Titanic Beer News

Hard Rock Cafe, the international chain known for hamburgers served in the atmosphere (at at the sound level) of a rock festival, has just started marketing two beers, Hard Gauge and Light Gauge. And speaking of theme beers, The Great American Beer Club is distributing an Oscar-related brew, Titanic Blonde Ale, and will distribute a 12-pack to your door for $24.95. Call (800) TRY-ASIP if you have to try it.

One Word: Bam

Well, you can forget about getting a seat at any of this month’s “Emeril Live” TV tapings. The 1,500 openings were filled in the first 22 minutes they were available April 1. In case you called the Food Network and didn’t get through, you may feel better knowing you were in the same boat with at least 48,500 other callers.

I Used to Be an Economist, But Now I’m a Scientist

We’ve been amazingly slow to pick up on this. In 1994, the American Home Economics Assn. changed its name to American Assn. of Family and Consumer Sciences.