Bimbo Bakeries, maker of Thomas’ English muffins, had one of its former executives banned by the U.S. Court of Appeals from working for rival baker Hostess, maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs. It seems Chris Botticella was one of 7 executives who knew the complete “nooks and crannies” recipe, originally developed by Englishman Samuel Bath Thomas in his New York City bakery in the late 19th century. Considering Thomas’ English Muffins now produce more than $500 million in annual sales, Bimbo Bakeries literally knows which side its “muffin” is buttered Cialis Professional on.

McCormick, the world’s largest spice and seasoning company, definitely knows that over the past several decades U.S. consumption of spices has grown almost 3 times as fast as the population. This is partly due to the influx of immigrants. According to the Department of Agriculture, Americans eat 300% more cumin and 1,600% more ginger than in the 1970’s. Among the 1 billion containers of spices and seasonings McCormick produces annually, sales of chipotle chili pepper increased 70% in 5 years and sales of smoked paprika increased 300% in 3 years. With net sales exceeding $3 billion in 2009, the company is definitely “well seasoned”.

Having served 2 terms as Britain’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill was a seasoned politician. In 2010 his dentures sold at auction in the UK for $23,723. Churchill so highly regarded his dentist he nominated him for knighthood. He also prevented his dentist’s technician from enlisting in the military so he’d be on standby for repairs. It seems Churchill had a lisp from childhood, making it difficult for him to say S’s. His slurred speech became famous from his WWII radio broadcasts. Because he wanted to maintain the lisp, his dentures intentionally didn’t connect with the top of his mouth. For Churchill they were “den-sures”.

Systematic eating is a sure thing. It’s eating the same thing on a routine basis. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps’ breakfast consists of 3 fried-egg sandwiches with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise; 2 cups of coffee; a 5-egg omelet; a bowl of grits; 3 slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar; and 3 chocolate-chip pancakes. For the 10 years Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow filmed “Friends”, they had Cobb salads every day. Winston Churchill always had Pol Roger champagne with lunch. However, for those wanting more variety in their meals, this type of eating may be “systemat-ick”.

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