THE NEWS IN FOOD AND DRINK

It is June 5th, 2018 and this is the news in food and drink.

IHOP BECOMING IHOb

In a surprise announcement on Monday, the International House Of Pancakes announced they are changing their name to IHOb.  What the b in the new name stands for is unclear (breakfast).  The name change will take place June 11th at the franchise's 1650 locations across the country.  This is the first name change for the restaurant chain in their 60 year history.  Hopefully they do not change the name of the Big Steak Omelet.  

JAPAN TO GET ALCOHOLIC COCA-COLA BEVERAGE

Japan has many unique items that no other country has.  Very soon, the land of the rising sun will be the first country to have Coca-Cola's first alcoholic beverage.  Lemon-DO Coke is a sparkling water beverage with Japanese wheat spirits which is called chu-hi.  Lemon-DO will come in 3 flavors: Lemon, salt lemon, and honey lemon.  Was hoping for a mandarin flavor, but I don't call the shots.  Each can contains 3%-8% alcohol.  It is available now.  

NEW HANGOVER CURE:  Brisket

As we know, there are many different food items that help lessen the effects of a hangover.  Some people choose greasy pizza, and some choose the Mexican tripe stew Menudo.  A few new studies have shown that there is a new food item that can cure a hangover.  If you like Texas BBQ, this will be music to your ears because it is brisket.  But why brisket?  Brisket in rich in B vitamins which boost your immune system.  Both the fatty and lean variety of brisket help those after a night of drinking get back on their feet.  In many cases, it works faster than most foods.  

California Roll is now a thing in Tokyo

For many years, If you ordered California Roll at a sushi bar in Tokyo, there was a good chance you would get told no or laughed at.  That is not the case anymore.  The legendary NOBU restaurant in Tokyo now has California Roll on their menu.  The NOBU has locations all over the world, including several in the USA.  It is known for its traditional Japanese menu, and the fact IRON CHEF MASAHARU MORIMOTO got his start at NOBU.  The big positive of this particular item being on NOBU's menu in Japan is that the restaurant will attract more North American tourists.  I am partial to Maki Roll myself.  

DID YOU SAY A BURGER BOY FOOD TRUCK?

For a number of years, Burger Boy has had one location on St. Marys and West Josephine Street.  In February, they opened a second location very close to my house on Potranco road.  There is a third location in the works.  I had lunch at the Potranco Burger Boy when I overheard an employee talk about the burger chain  will be having their own food truck going all over the city very soon.  I think it is a very good idea.  Another legendary burger establishment called Chris Madrid's recently turned to a food truck after the long time building they called home burned down a few years back.  It has done very well for them while they look to rebuild their original building. It's an excellent idea.  Can't wait to see how it goes.

Stay tuned next week for a a ton of new posts.  I will be out of town for food research which will include video.  Good night and good eats.