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In the News: Gourmet Airline Food, Sandwich Wars, Ramsay's Chef School

Posted by Emily Koh, January 29, 2008 at 6:30 PM

• Airlines to offer gourmet meals: Flight meal plans might get a little more enticing as more airlines are starting to offer dishes by celebrity chefs like Stephan Pyles, Alfred Portale, and Gordon Ramsay. [ABC News]
• McDonald's employees can earn degrees at the workplace: A new government initiative in the UK will allow student workers at McDonald's to get their diplomas while flipping burgers. [CNN Video]
• Subway sues Quiznos over ad contest: Subway is suing Quiznos for "false statements" and portraying Subway in a "disparaging manner" over a contest held by Quiznos, which asked people to create a commercial promoting its sandwiches as being "superior" to Subway's. [NY Times]

• Gordon Ramsay creating UK chef academy: Unhappy with the poor standards of catering colleges, Gordon Ramsay's next big project is to open a chef academy in the UK: "I want to set up my own modern day apprentice scheme, where students will experience everything fromo a most amazing pub, to a one, two, or three Michelin starred establishment." [Caterer Search, via YumSugar]
• Caffeine affects blood sugar in diabetics: Results of a new study suggest people with type-2 diabetes should lower their caffeine intake, as it could raise their blood sugar glucose to rise throughout the day. [Reuters]
• London restaurant offering prix-fixe seven course meal at £1,000: Restaurant Viva Bacchus is targeting accountants, lawyers and other financially elite working in London's financial district with their seven course menu, priced at an extravagant £1,000 ($2000) per person. Company tab, anyone? [Reuters]

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