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REVIEW: Jersey Mike’s Kicks the Other Guys Butts in the Giant Sandwiches

REVIEW – Eureka, I found a nice mix of customer service, great food and good value, but I had to drive to Fresno to get it. After a very horrible experience at a Madera sandwich shop that shall remain freakishly unnamed, my wife and I decided to hit the road and we found Jersey Mikes at the El Paseo Shopping Center at the corner of Herndon Avenue and Riverside.

The first thing we noticed was that at 8pm there were customers both sitting at the tables eating and customers waiting in line to have sandwiches made. When it was our turn to get our sandwiches made the girls behind the counter were very helpful and pleasant to deal with. We told them we had never been in before and they walked us through the process. What we ended up with was two great big GIANT sandwiches with piles of meat and toppings. While their GIANT was not 16 inches, it was packed and weighed three times more than the GIANT at Jimmy Johns, and is currently on a limited time special – buy one and get a second for five dollars.

Dunkin' Donuts' Executive Chef Prepares a Perfect Pair of Pumpkin Recipes

CANTON, Mass. - Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, has been helping guests enjoy the fall season by offering one of the largest varieties of pumpkin food and beverages of any national restaurant chain, including pumpkin coffees, lattes, donuts, muffins and a new Pumpkin Pie Donut and new Frozen Pumpkin Coffee Coolatta®. T

o help people bring the passion for pumpkin into their own kitchens, Dunkin' Brands' Executive Chef and Vice President of Product Innovation Stan Frankenthaler, a three-time James Beard Award nominee and co-author of The Occidental Tourist, today shared two new special, simple seasonal recipes, Pumpkin Munchkins Whoopie Pies and Pumpkin Donut Parfait.

Monterey Bay Aquarium and California Fish Grill Announce New Partnership to Serve Ocean-Friendly Seafood

IRVINE, Calif. - California Fish Grill announces today a partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program, formalizing their commitment to serve sustainably caught or raised seafood in all of their locations. As a Seafood Watch Business Partner, California Fish Grill is proud to already be 100% compliant in serving seafood rated as Best Choice, Good Alternative, or eco-certified by an organization Seafood Watch defers to.

Through this partnership, California Fish Grill and the Seafood Watch program are dedicated to bringing awareness to growing public concerns of the impact seafood production has on our environment and ocean health. "As we celebrate our 20-year anniversary, joining the Monterey Bay Aquarium is a natural partnership for California Fish Grill. The Seafood Watch Program is the gold standard for sustainability and healthy ocean stewardship — this is a movement we're proud to be a part of," said Bob Holden, California Fish Grill CEO.

REVIEW: Madera Jimmy Johns Freaky Chintzy, Freaky Rude, Freaky Bad

REVIEW – I used to think Subway Restaurants’ made the worse sandwich in Madera…. then I tried Jimmy Johns. I didn’t think anyone could be chintzier with the meats than Subway, and then I ordered a Jimmy Johns roast beef that had thinner mayo then the roast beef. I used to think the rudest franchise owner of a sandwich shop was the lady at the Howard Road location of Subway, and then I had a conversation about my complaints with Eric, the franchisee of the Jimmy Johns in Madera.

Sunday I took my wife into Jimmy Johns on Cleveland Avenue in Madera and what I saw is a company that is headed down the same road as Quizno’s. We ordered a GIANT #2 Roast Beef sandwich for a little more than $13. It was a sixteen inch sandwich with lettuce, tomato and Jimmy John mustard. We wanted regular old American yellow mustard but the staff refused to put in on the sandwich saying we had to do that ourselves with mustard packets. We went with the Jimmy Johns mustard which my wife and I had not tried previous to this and both decided we do not like.

California Wine Month Events Make September the Time to Visit Wine Country

SAN FRANCISCO - September is California Wine Month, and there's no better time to experience the excitement of the state's annual harvest season. Across California, wineries, regional associations and other organizations are hosting exclusive tastings, festivals, live music, food pairings, grape stomps, vineyard hikes and much more.

Now in its 14^th year, California Wine Month celebrates the Golden State's 250-year winegrowing history and recognizes the achievements of California vintners and growers in preserving tradition and driving innovation. With 4,800 vintners and 5,900 growers within its borders, California is the world's fourth-largest wine producer and the source of 81 percent of the wine made in the United States.