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...three times the size. "Why should that memorable food experience be limited?" asks Bob Okura, the Cheesecake Factory's corporate executive chef. Critics call the portions a gimmick; health policy experts call them a dangerous contribution to obesity; the Cheesecake Factory sees value, encouraging customers to make a second meal of leftovers. Overton loves the attention that celebrity chefs have brought to dining out, but there is no room for ego in his restaurants. The person in charge of the food at a Cheesecake Factory is called a kitchen manager, not a chef. The emphasis is on consistency, not creativity...
...vast surpluses of government-subsidized corn and soybeans, produced with modern petroleum-based fertilizers. Traditionally, steers had taken three to four years to fatten on pasture. Today they grow to slaughter size in less than two years--an efficient industrial process that has transformed beef from a luxury meal into a cheap fast food...
Goin can do it too. When we had dinner, she ate from the seven-course menu enthusiastically. But it was her first and only meal of the day. During a 5 1/2-hr. plane ride that day, she had consumed only nuts...
...normally approach the quadruple mark until their second birthday. With growth slowing, toddlers need fewer calories per kilogram than infants, but not many parents seem to know that. In fact, because toddlers tend to be pickier than infants and are less interested in sitting still for a meal, parents often grow concerned that their kids aren't eating enough. "It becomes a vicious cycle where the parent is chasing the toddler around with a spoon, trying to get him to eat," says Dr. W. Allan Walker, a professor of pediatrics and nutrition at Harvard Medical School and the author...
...Meal Marketer When parents complain to Deborah Taylor, director of school-nutrition services in Shawnee, it's usually because the pizza ran out before Johnny could get some or that Emma had to eat baked chicken instead of the good old-fashioned fried stuff. Taylor rarely responds by talking up her menus. "Marketing the low-fat, high-nutrient value of our school meals often backfires," she says. "Fewer children choose to eat with...