Results tagged “tacobell”

There might be a recession on the way, but American culture is doing just fine. Although we've said nunca más to Taco Bell, but we got the MLB coming our way, Rambo's back in a way that Rocky Balboa could only dream of, and best of all is the surprising news that Dunkin' Donuts is on its way to Shanghai.

Taco Bell, we hardly knew ya. An article in this morning's Metro Express commuter paper reported that a Yum Enterprises spokesperson has confirmed the closing of Shanghai's two Taco Bell Grandes, at People's Square and in Gubei, as well as the chain's single Shenzhen location. Instead of pushing Americanized Mexican food in a tough market, the owners of KFC and Pizza Hut have chosen to concentrate on expanding their new Chinese "quick service" venture East Dawning (东方既白), which according to Dianping.com already has 10 locations sprinkled throughout greater Shanghai. The People's Square former Taco Bell Grande will become East Dawning's flagship location. According to TIME magazine:

Our round-up of some of last week's highlights from China's English-language blogosphere:

With its "E-mail From Shanghai: Return of the Bourgeois Dogs," TIME magazine points out one of thousands of examples that China today is nothing like it was 30 or 40 years ago -- many people own pet dogs, animals that were outlawed and slaughtered by Chairman Mao's Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution. The fact that many Shanghainese own dogs (if that's what you choose to call these tiny creatures) is nothing new, and thanks to Taco Bell, Paris Hilton and -- we'd like to think, at least -- Triumph, little yippy pooches are all the rage the world over now. Hell, even future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens has one -- although he's not entirely sure why. "I guess it's trendy to have little dogs like this," Clemens said earlier this month at baseball's All-Star game.