Krispy Kreme’s menu is getting a big refresh. The pastry chain is adding nine new flavors and increasing its everyday menu from 10 full-sized doughnuts to 16 — and nixing three. Starting today, Nov. 3, the new additions will be available to give fans “more ways to dozen.” Krispy Kreme is increasing its everyday menu … Read more
The cheeseburger has been an American favorite for nearly a century, and it has its own special day. Sept. 18 marks National Cheeseburger Day in the United States. Though the origins of the beloved dish are murky, many believe the cheeseburger was created in the 1920s before becoming an American staple in the 1940s. The combination of … Read more
Hey, we’re evolving here! New Yorkers know that the only constant in local life is change — but in 2025, some of the most exciting new additions to the city are sounding comfortingly familiar. Beloved institutions may come and go in the fast-paced Big Apple, but a spate of preservation-driven progress is lately warming the … Read more
Famed chef Michael Anthony has grand plans to restore the Waldorf Astoria as the epicenter of the Big Apple’s crowded dining scene – and he’s starting by reimagining the famed hotel’s iconic dishes, Side Dish has learned. Anthony, the longtime executive chef at Gramercy Tavern, helms Lex Yard, the 220-seat restaurant that hopes to satiate … Read more
It was 1977, and Barry Diller — just a few years into his tenure as CEO of Paramount Studios‚ was sitting down for a preview of “Saturday Night Fever” at the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles when a publicist leaned in to give him a piece of advice. “[John] Travolta’s the problem,” the publicist hissed … Read more
The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted four honorees, paying tribute to games that challenged players and changed the industry. Making up the Class of 2025 are: Defender, the 1981 arcade game that raised the bar on difficulty; Tamagotchi, the digital pets that bridged toys and video games; GoldenEye 007, whose four-person mode … Read more
Mamma mia! For nearly a century, New York’s San Gennaro Feast has packed the streets of Little Italy with riotous revelers, sizzling sausage and plenty of cannoli and music to spare every September. What began in Naples, Italy, as a tribute to the eponymous Patron Saint of the southern Italian city was subsequently launched in … Read more
They’re totes in love. Back in the early to mid-aughts, there was almost nowhere — from airport to slumber party — you didn’t take your colorful, quilted Vera Bradley tote bag. Now, after years spent collecting dust at the back of closets, the blast-from-the-past padded, floral accessories are enjoying a major comeback, thanks to a … Read more
It takes time, of course, for a movie to become a classic, which is why it’s easy to say definitively that “Elf” and “Love Actually” deserve that designation. “Probably a decade later you think, ‘Wow, people are still watching that movie at Christmas time,’” Bevan said of realizing “Love Actually” had become a perennial favorite. … Read more
“Inspector Sun,” a computer-animated family film released in Spain last year and now arriving in an English-language dubbed version, is very clearly a product of the director Julio Soto Gurpide and the screenwriter Rocco Pucillo’s deep affection for motion picture history. The movie draws on a range of classics, from silent adventure serials to screwball … Read more