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Foodies

Only in Berkeley would the Berkeley Bowl expansion project be considered bad for the neighborhood.

Berkeley Bowl is so treasured by some customers that shopping there is for them "like a religious experience,'' Massih said, and people have been known to bring out-of-town visitors for sightseeing visits.

I guess some people just can't handle too much produce. Well, that and the traffic.

On the other hand, I guess Americans can never have too much beef. And bacon. And cheese. With a side of fries and a large soda. If you go with Hardee's version of that all-American meal, that would come out to about 2000 calories, with the Hardee Monster Thickburger accounting for 1420 of that (including 107g of fat). Yeah, that's what happens when you ingest 2/3-pound of beef, four slices of bacon, and three slices of cheese. Even the bun is buttered. Hey, whatever works.

"The Monster Thickburger helped Hardee's achieve strong same-store sales of positive 5.8 percent,” says Puzder [the CEO].