Anthony Adragna
I am an editorial intern at Foodista, and living in Seattle, WA. Since I was little, I followed my dad around the kitchen, preparing dishes. I studied in Italy for a year and learned all about "La Bella Vita" and food. Today, I follow the food movement, and hope to educate others about the beauty of eating well. I also write on my personal blog adragna.org.
Posts by Anthony Adragna
December 4, 2011
Check out this creepy old soda advertisement from the 1960s. Gotta love the especially odd musical soundtrack.
December 4, 2011
A two-star Michelin restaurant in Tokyo had a specialty license to serve pufferfish revoked after a customer became seriously ill after eating at the establishment. Fugu Fukuji, which is located...
December 3, 2011
A Google-backed Massachusetts startup hopes to shakeup the waitressing world by ranking servers by efficiency and sales, and rewarding the best employees with their pick of prime shifts. Objective...
December 3, 2011
The BBC does an excellent job of chronicling the various beliefs about safe coffee consumption. Over the years, scientists have disagreed about whether coffee provides any real health benefits and...
December 3, 2011
Apparently this video was filmed by director Ty Migota for a film called How to Get Laid. It's not clear what, if any, bearing the exploding cocktails have to do with the movie. Still,...
December 3, 2011
Joining an increasingly crowded field of celebrity musicians opening restaurants in Las Vegas, the Beach Boys plan to open the "Beach Boys Good Vibration Restaurant" at Bally's in...
December 2, 2011
A group calling itself the Animal Liberation of USA/Canada has threatened to poison the food in several Chinese restaurants throughout Toronto. The letter was received by the Toronto...
December 2, 2011
Well, his company stock may be crashing on Wall Street, but Groupon CEO Andrew Mason remains upbeat about the company's future. Appearing at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference, Mason...
December 2, 2011
The Los Angeles Times profiles a new wave of self-described young coffee sobs who are taking classes on how to roast their own beans at home. Courses are popping up across California and stores...
December 2, 2011
Thanks to the United States Congress, millions of children will now think that pizza constitutes an acceptable substitute for vegetables. Wonder why Americans are getting so fat? Check out this...
December 1, 2011
People are sometimes driven to do ridiculous and frankly bizarre things. Why do they decided to do these things? Even they can't tell you at the end. Nevertheless, two young men completed two...
December 1, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has completed work on a cookbook, which is now available for purchase from his campaign site. The Pauls boast that the book is "much-in-demand and...
December 1, 2011
America's largest restaurant chain, Subway, will offer a $2 6-inch sandwich for the month of December as customers still remain committed to cheap meals during the recession. The deal applies to...
December 1, 2011
A five-year ban on funding the inspection of horse meat slaughterhouse facilities was recently lifted by the federal government and a fully functional slaughterhouse could be operational within a...
November 30, 2011
Presented without comment. 1) From a store in China. 2) Somewhere in the United States.
November 30, 2011
Portlandia writers take note for your next script because this seems like a story right out of the show. A woman in Portland was cleaning out her tofu pan when a powerful explosion rocked her kitchen...
November 30, 2011
Spurred by redesigned restaurants and a focus on quality foods, Wendy's appears poised to flip spots with Burger King as the number 2 fast food burger chain. At the beginning of 2010, Burger King...
November 30, 2011
Britain has a new largest restaurant and Za Za Bazaar can serve 2,000 people a wide selection of worldwide cuisine on any given evening. The 30,000 mammoth restaurant finally opened its doors in...
November 29, 2011
Top Chef: Just Desserts Season 1 finalist Morgan Wilson has been indicted in federal court for one count of possession of child pornography, in addition to the state charges he already faces. The new...
November 29, 2011
Ocean Spray announced a voluntary recall of their popular Craisins due to a small possibility of small metal fragments in the packages. The company has not received any complaints to date and...
November 29, 2011
A new poll out from Gallup finds that American weigh 20 pounds more than they did 20 years ago and their perceptions of ideal weights have also increased nearly 10 pounds during that time. The...
November 29, 2011
South African-based restaurant chain Nando's created this funny advertisment to mock some of the world's worst dictators. Among those pictured: Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, Libya's...
November 28, 2011
Restaurants & Institutions Magazine has the low-down on what creates a "premium" burger in the minds of hungry consumers. Some of the findings are surprising. Customers find the cut (...
November 28, 2011
Though the name Sara Lee tends to conjure up images of super sweet desserts, the company has an impressive array of global brands— ranging from premium coffees and teas to deli meats. This past...
November 28, 2011
Jay Leno got into the mocking spirit last week when he edited a clip from the Today Show to show Martha Stewart pepper-spraying a turkey. Well, it is a "food product" you know. ...
