By Donald Bucklin

The Super Bowl is more than simply a sporting event, it’s the American version of the World Cup (the other football) and New Year’s Eve – a veritable eating, drinking, and possibly cigar smoking free-for-all.

In terms of a total calorie consumption day, the Super Bowl is second to only Thanksgiving.

We manage to consume 1,200 calories of the daily 2,000 in snack food alone. As such, it has been fodder for inquisitive minds. Last year 111 million Americans watched the Super Bowl out of a U.S. population of 310 million.

Presumably a good chunk of the population is too young or too old to care about such things. The Super Bowl was the most watched television program in history, and now has an international audience. An additional 37 foreign countries received the live TV feed. No wonder advertising costs $4 million per 30-second spot, and the advertising is sold out.

If you are looking for a restaurant in Yuba City, you might want to check out Linda's Soda Bar & Grill. It is located at 668 Plumas Street, Yuba City 95991, and its phone number is (530) 673-8140. Its normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday 6:00 am - 3:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 7:00 am - 2:00 pm.

With 'Breakfast in My Neighborhood' News10 viewers get a chance to decide where News10 Mornings Anchor Keba Arnold will be broadcasting live from 5-7 a.m. this Friday, November 21.

Voting began on-air Friday morning November 14 and ended Tuesday November 18 at 6 p.m.

The winner was announced Wednesday November 19 on News10 Mornings.

This week's picks were in Turlock and they were:

AJ's Cafe & Grill

Latif's Restaurant

Viewers chimed in and OVER 27,000 votes were cast.