For a limited time, McDonald’s is helping customers rise and shine with a bougie addition. The fast-food titan is elevating breakfast with two new offerings that feel more like a gourmet brunch than a standard drive-through order. The Honey Brown Butter Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit and the Honey Brown Butter Chicken Biscuit are the … Read more
Jalen Brunson is the talk of the town, including the bodegas. Brunson’s Knicks have taken New York by storm after winning their first championship since 1973 on Saturday, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals. Now, Brunson’s bodega order has gone viral. In a video that’s now reached over 5 million views, child influencer … Read more
Many highly independent adults may be masking this serious form of trauma, and their children could be paying the price. While “cereal for breakfast” and “latchkey” kids are often celebrated for their self-reliance, as these kids age into adulthood, particularly parenthood, serious issues can surface. When parents are emotionally unavailable, a child’s independence is not … Read more
This breakfast will break you. Hundreds have tried, but fewer than 50 succeeded in scarfing down an epic stack of deep-dish pizza-sized pancakes at Nappi’s Nook in Nesconset as one of Long Island’s most popular – and deceptively difficult – eating challenges making rounds on social media. “Everybody comes in, ‘oh that’s easy, I could … Read more
The traditional “breakfast of champions” might not come from a cereal box these days. Some Americans are reaching instead for something warm and savory. Instead of pouring cereal or flipping pancakes, some people are starting their days with soup. The goal is to opt for a balanced, protein-packed meal instead of one high in sugar and refined … Read more
There’s just no eggs-cuse for this. Frequent travelers, those with exacting tastes, are freaking out over the “sick” way hotel chefs prepare scrambled eggs for complimentary continental breakfast buffets. The chow may be free, but foodies are paying for it in disgust. Emmert, a hotel kitchen worker, virally revealed the revolting way she prepares scrambled eggs for … Read more
If you’ve missed rooting around in a cereal box for a toy, you’re in luck. WK Kellogg Co. said Thursday it’s including toys with some of its breakfast cereals for the first time in more than a decade. Starting on Sunday, special edition boxes of Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, AppleJacks and Cocoa Loops will have plastic toys shaped … Read more
An unusual source of caffeine is whipping up buzz across social media. The drink known as egg coffee, which originates from Vietnam, is made by blending egg yolks with sugar and condensed milk. When the mixture is poured on top of strong Vietnamese coffee, the result is a sweet, fluffy drink that tastes like a dessert — with … Read more
An unusual source of caffeine is whipping up buzz across social media. The drink known as egg coffee, which originates from Vietnam, is made by blending egg yolks with sugar and condensed milk. When the mixture is poured on top of strong Vietnamese coffee, the result is a sweet, fluffy drink that tastes like a dessert — with … Read more
Dropping $2,000 a night on a swanky New York City hotel? You’d think breakfast would at least be included when paying a wildly high nightly rate, but think again. In Gotham, even the morning meal comes with a side of sticker shock. It’s a head scratcher that posh hotels charge an arm and a leg … Read more
A complimentary breakfast buffet may be a favorite perk at many hotel chains nationwide — but these days, not everyone in the buffet line may be a paying guest. Viral videos making the rounds show buffet crashers strolling into hotel dining rooms, piling up plates with food and heading out — no payment in sight. The buffet configurations … Read more
Turns out, we may all be committing a major breakfast faux pas. Etiquette expert William Hanson has revealed the “proper” way to eat cereal – and it surprisingly involves using not one utensil, but two. In a now-viral Instagram video filmed at a hotel breakfast buffet, Hanson — who has more than 4 million followers — demonstrates his … Read more
In parts of the US, asking for grits with your eggs is expected. In others — it’s a nonstarter. A Southern staple, grits are rarely found on breakfast menus in much of the US, particularly in New England. Conversely, New England’s fare of baked beans, fish cakes and corned beef hash could be unappealing to most … Read more
Martha Stewart has embroiled herself in a hole new controversy. Bagel etiquette is a religion to natives of the New York City metro area — which is why the Jersey City-native is being ordered to “repent for [her sins.” While some choose to eat their bagel like a sandwich and others opt for an open-face … Read more
Does “nature’s Ozempic” exist? One protein-packed product may be worthy of the title, as research suggests that consuming it before certain meals could mimic the effects of the popular slimming drug. Eating one type of food could result in similar effects as Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Siam – stock.adobe.com While it’s not quite … Read more
Ron Dean, who was best known for his roles in “Risky Business” and “The Breakfast Club,” has passed away. He was 87. The actor died at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday, Oct. 5, his partner, Maggie Neff, told TMZ Wednesday. Although the cause of death is unclear at this time, Neff said he’d been fighting … Read more
Wake up and smell the bacon. Holiday Inn Express by IHG is launching a world-first hotel experience with a scent-based alarm clock in an effort to improve guests’ sleep and mornings. Beeps and buzzers, be gone — the Holiday Inn Express Breakfast Alarm Clock is a brand-new device that wakes guests up with the sweet … Read more
Call them “cereal” thieves. It’s not just guests who are taking advantage of complimentary hotel breakfasts — growing number of people off the street are purportedly waltzing into the establishments to snag a free meal. Entire Reddit threads full of freeloaders are boasting about stopping by a hotel for a free breakfast without even booking … Read more
Older adults who chow down on breakfast well after sunrise could be in for a rude awakening. A new study out of Mass General Brigham reveals how meal timing shifts with age — and links a later breakfast time later in life to depression, fatigue, oral health problems and even a modestly higher risk of early … Read more
As John Hughes’ legendary ’80s film “The Breakfast Club” celebrates four decades of making detention iconic, we found fresh inspiration in its aesthetics, from the perfectly preppy to the subversively renegade. Now part of the coming-of-age canon, the movie stars a quintet of brilliant Brat Packers — Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally … Read more