For years, the two powerhouses of fast food, McDonald’s and Burger King, have been at war to determine the king of fast-food. While they both have rather similar food, everybody has a some sort of preference. I’ll admit that I personally prefer McDonald’s, however I’m here today to put this never-ending battle to rest between the two juggernauts of fast-food.

When it comes to McDonald’s, they use to run all day breakfast but stopped recently and instead added a few other things to their breakfast menu. Like I stated earlier, McDonald’s in my opinion triumphs Burger King when it comes to their deals. My go to at McDonald’s is a McChicken with no lettuce, add cheese, and bacon with a large. While the regular McChicken is on their value menu, adding the bacon and cheese obviously makes it more expensive. I do not one bit regret the $3 I drop on a chicken sandwich, I’d do it in a heartbeat once again. The menu at McDonald’s, is nearly identical to Burger King’s and doesn’t offer much else outside of their seasonal drinks. The Shamrock Shake and holiday drinks are a large reason as to why they receive significantly more business during those period.

Burger King offers to what some consider garbage, but too that I say, “Shut up”. Understandably, not everybody enjoys Burger King and should never be expected with any food establishment. I actually like their food quite a bit, especially their Bacon King, which is just a double cheese burger with cheese and bacon. A big positive that Burger King holds over Ronald “the clown” McDonald is that their burger are larger and you truly get the bang for your buck. A lot of people tend to give Burger King a terrible wrap, but at the end of the day offers a very similar experience to that of McDonald’s.

When it comes to the battle between the Clown and The King, we may never have an answer to whom rules supreme. However I can leave you with this, just because you prefer one over the other doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try the other as they both excel in certain categories individually and both offer great deals.

At the College of Wooster, one thing you’ll sadly never get to enjoy consistently is the taste of home cooking. While the food on campus is average at best, it’s still possible to make do. Regardless, nothing beats gathering around with family and eating some amazing food. Unfortunately for most of us, we’re stuck in the middle of Ohio for Easter and won’t be able to enjoy the luxury of home cooked meals. Today, I’m going to talk about some of the food that my grandma said she was making for Easter, even though she’s aware I won’t be home.

The first thing my grandma told me she was making was the Easter ham. Now to many a ham may not seem like much, but at the same time a home cooked ham is a thousand times better than anything cooked at Lowry regardless who cooked it. For whatever reason, the way my grandma cooks her ham truly makes me appreciate her and her amazing cooking. It’s never undercooked, never overcooked, and most importantly taste amazing.

My grandmother never fails to deliver on food, no matter what it is. While some may not agree with me, I have encountered countless individuals who flat out cannot cook, especially deviled eggs. I know that not everybody loves deviled eggs, but I only like them when somebody doesn’t mess them up. Deviled eggs in-particular are a food a food that I associate with family gatherings because they’er always at one!

The absolute best thing that I have ever tasted in the world is my grandma’s black bottom pie. However, the issue with my grandma is she used to only ever make it for Thanksgiving until one year instead of her trying to give me money, I simply asked for a black bottom pie. It took quite a bit of convincing, but after awhile I got my pie for my. birthday. If that alone doesn’t tell you how great something taste, I’m not to sure what else to say to you and frankly your opinion on food is terrible. Black bottom pie contains so many flavors all at once such as chocolate, whipped cream, and a graham cracker crust. The pie literally melts in your mouth and is easily my favorite food of all time, no questions asked.

I don’t know who remembers this, but before our time way back in the 1980s, there was something called the cola wars. Softdrinks and pop were all the rage back then and the market was fierce with Coca-cola and Pepsi-cola being the top contenders to this day. but Coca-Cola was undisputed since its conception and Pepsi was second-best behind coke. That is until when Coca-cola revealed New Coke in 1985 changing the original formula everyone loved for something new in the hopes of revitalizing the market for them. This would ultimately backfire on them with New Coke being hated amongst consumers with a loss of 30 million dollars.

With Coke’s sales being at an all-time low and the failure of New Coke, it was the perfect time for Pepsi to take the reins as the top contender. Pepsi had its big boom during this time when they started the Pepsi challenge which was when people were asked to sample a secret cola and decide which was the better one, most people chose Pepsi from this and this increased its popularity even more so.

Today the cola wars have more or less ended and people have their own go-to colas that they enjoy for different reasons. However, I wish to respark the cola wars here in Wooster because Pepsi cola and their products are superior to coke bar none. As you may have noticed Wooster is mainly coca-cola territory with it being sold at lowery and only coke products being sold at the C store and other places on campus. However, I wish to encourage diversity with our cola selections and we let the college decide wheater to stay as coke or to embrace change and have Pepsi products. So that is why I wish to bring forth the Pepsi challenge here in Wooster. Have your taste buds decide for yourself. Pick up coke and a Pepsi and choose definitively what is better.

Here in the city of Wooster, Ohio there are a large variety of different places individuals may choose to eat. Today we will take a closer look at a very popular restaurant called “Basil Asian Bistro” located just less than a mile from the College of Wooster campus. The restaurant is beautifully decorated with rustic undertones and colors of deep red which creates a homey but sophisticated atmosphere. The decorum is merely the icing on the cake of the restaurant as the food which is served there is both appetizing and delicious.

The food served at Basil Asian Bistro is primarily from China as well as the Pacific and Southeast Asia, all which have been seasoned and executed with the greatest finesse. The various options of sushi are one of the most appreciated items off of the menu, for they have many different kinds of rolls all for reasonable prices.

The Thai curry dishes as well as the stir fry’s served at the restaurant are also very popular as many of them sport flavors of coconut, ginger and soy sauce. Each of the dishes are unique and delicious as the flavors have been perfected prior to being served to the public. My personal favorite dish on the menu is the “Thai Spaghetti” which costs about $10 and can be served with shrimp and pork for an additional $5.  The main component of the dish is Mandarin egg noodles which have been tossed with various vegetables and are served in a spicy Thai basil sauce. 10/10 would recommend it to all!