Hungry and low on cash? Denny's is offering free Grand Slam breakfasts today, Tuesday, February 9 from 6am to 2pm. If you're headed out there, be ready to wait. We've heard that the lines are long in some areas.

Denny's did the same promotion last year, and said that in 2009 they gave out more than 2 million free meals. One of the restaurants most popular menu items, the Grand Slam breakfast consists of two eggs, two pancakes, two pieces of bacon and two sausage links.

Travelers, rejoice! Now your favorite brews will be available at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Great Lakes Brewery has opened at AIRMALL at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Your favorite food and drinks from the Ohio City restraunt will all be in stock at the new location.

"We are excited to be a part of the ongoing concessions development at the AIRMALL at CLE by providing travelers from all over the world with an authentic taste of Cleveland," said George Walker, operator of Great Lakes Brewing Company at the AIRMALL. "Our award-winning, flavorful beers and mouth-watering food selections will surely be a big hit among passengers, all while providing uncompromising, superior customer service."

I don't know about you but sometimes I need a drink after going through the security at the airport.

A new law against animal abuse in China could crack down on the practice of eating dog or cat meat in China once and for all. Under the law, individuals caught eating dog or cat meat could face a fine of 5,000 yuan ($735 USD) or up to 15 days in prison, and businesses caught serving it could be fined up to 500,000 yuan ($7,325).

The draft will be going to Parliament in April, and would be the first law against animal abuse by a new, increasingly animal loving modern Chinese society that no longer has a taste for dog or cat meat.

Dog meat first appeared in the Chinese diet as early as the third century B.C. It ha long been believed to provide warmth to those who eat it, and the warming property makes it especially popular in winter stews in the cold northeastern region of China.

Cat meat has also long been a part of Chinese cuisine, but the practice of eating feline meat is not as widespread. It is primarily consumed by those living in the southern Guangdong province. It is not as popular as dog meat because of an old superstition that the cat will come back at night to retaliate.

Burger King is gearing up to open a new "Whopper Bar" in the South Beach area of Miami, where both hamburgers and beer will be served up. The Whopper Bar will open in mid-February, and according to BK North American president Chuck Fallon, more could soon be coming to big city hot spots in locations like New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.

Beer at the Whopper Bar will be served in aluminum bottles to keep them cold, and will be priced at $4.25. A Whopper combo with beer will be priced at $7.99, which is a mere $2 more than the same combo meal with a traditional fountain drink.

The beer products sold will be from Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors.

One Whopper Bar location is already open in Universal City in Orlando, Fla., however that location does not serve beer. Some international BKs do serve beer, but the South Beach location will be the first in the U.S. to serve beer. As of now, there are no plans on the table to sell beer at conventional Burger King locations.

The Whopper Bar concept is a more trendy twist on the fast-food burger. Available at the Whopper Bar are the Whopper, Double Whopper and Steakhouse XT. Employees known as Whopper-istas build the burgers, and there are 22 different toppings to choose from to put on your sandwich.

Girl Scouts across the United States began taking cookies for their delicious cookies on Friday. New to the 2010 line-up is a tasty new cookie - Thank U Berry Munch.

As the name implies, this cookie features berries. The new cookie is filled with cranberries and white fudge chips, which sounds pretty tasty to me.

You can place an order now with your favorite Girl Scout, or wait til they set up shop outside the grocery stores in a couple months and buy them on impulse. Or, you can be like me and do both.

Executives at Campbell Soup Co. say that they will be improving the nutrition of SpaghettiOs by cutting the amount of sodium in the canned pasta by up to 35 percent. They also say that this is the second time in two years that they are lowing the product's sodium level.

Sean Campbell, president of Campbell's U.S. soups, sauces and beverages, said in a statement:

"Changing the recipe of SpaghettiOs comes on the heels of reducing sodium in our condensed kids' soups to healthy levels. It's also consistent with our commitment to advertise only sound food choices to children."

The newly reduced sodium content SpaghettiOs and SpaghettiOs A to Z's should begin hitting grocery store shelves in April 2010. Other modified types of SpaghettiOs will begin arriving in July 2010.

Campbell's, like other manufacturers of food marketed to children, are under intense pressure from the federal Food and Drug Administration and Department of Agriculture to meet requirements for main dishes with controls on fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.

Food intended for children is also supposed to contain a significant level of at least two positive nutrients.

Join PAWS on Saturday November 14, 2009 for their 2nd Annual Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction. The event will be at St. Michael's Woodside Party Center. ( 5025 East Mill Road, Broadview Hts.) Tickets are $75.00/person or $130.00/couple.

The night will include a fabulous dinner, a DJ, silent auction prizes, and a chance to win the $1,500 grand prize! Dinner will be hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, rolls, salad, buffet dinner and three main entree selections, side dishes and dessert. Complimentary beer and soda all evening with complimentary wine until 7 pm.

Purchase your tickets at http://pawsohio.org.

Food fanatics, get your Tivos ready! This fall Kitchen Stadium will once again open up its doors to find a new culinary warrior in the ever popular primetime Food Network series "The Next Iron Chef." Announced Thursday, the new season will premiere on Sunday, October 4 at 9pm ET/PT, and will challenge ten top chefs from around the country in a series of demanding situations, putting their culinary skills and mental toughness to the test.

The ten contestants for the upcoming season include:

• Nate Appleman (Chef/Butcher, New York, NY)
• Dominique Crenn (Chef de Cuisine, Luce at InterContinental San Francisco, San Francisco, CA)
• Brad Farmerie (Executive Chef, Double Crown, Madam Geneva, PUBLIC and The Monday Room, New York, NY)
• Amanda Freitag (Executive Chef, The Harrison, New York, NY)
• Jose Garces (Executive Chef & Owner, Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa, Philadelphia, PA)
• Eric Greenspan (Executive Chef & Owner, The Foundry on Melrose, Los Angeles, CA)
• Jehangir Mehta (Executive Chef & Owner, Graffiti, New York, NY)
• Seamus Mullen (Executive Chef & Partner, Boqueria Flatiron and Boqueria Soho, New York, NY)

It's Christmas in July and there are plenty of celebrations this weekend. If you're looking for a place to celebrate check out this list below:

Melt Bar and Grilled – (14718 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood) They have 4 kegs of Great Lakes Brewery Christmas Ale that they tapped this morning at 11 am. Last year they had two kegs and they were out in 8 hours.

Great Lakes Brewery – (2516 Market Ave., Cleveland) They'll have Christmas Ale all weekend. On Monday they will have there annual celebration. This event is already sold out so stop by this weekend for some Xmas Ale.

The Winking Lizard – The Lizard will have GLBC Xmas Ale and Christmas Cookies. I heard Santa might stop by as well. Always a fun place to hang out!

Put-in-Bay – The place with the largest Christmas in July celebration. The bars will be decorated in holiday decor serving holiday drinks. It feels just like Christmas at Put-in-Bay this weekend, except it's 80 degrees)

McCarthy's Ale House – (16918 Detroit Ave., Lakewood) Costume party tonight with a variety holiday beverages.

West Park Station – (17015 Lorain Ave., Cleveland) They'll not only have Great Lakes Christmas Ale but they will also have Goose Island Christmas Ale.

More than 250 domestic and international wines will be available to taste at the Cleveland Wine Festival that runs June 26th & 27th downtown. Live music will be featured and cooking demos will take place during the event as well. Here is the information from their website:

Voinovich Bicentennial Park
800 E. 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44114
Dates/Times

June 26 & 27, 2009

Friday, June 26
4:00PM to 10:00PM
Ticket sales end at 8:30PM, alcohol sampling and
sales end at 9:30PM

Saturday, June 27
1:00PM to 8:00PM
Ticket sales end at 6:30PM, alcohol sampling and
sales end at 7:30PM