David Chang’s Momofuku bullies small biz chili crunch competitors: ‘It felt like a punch’

David Chang’s Momofuku bullies small biz chili crunch competitors: ‘It felt like a punch’

Things are heating up. Momofuku’s David Chang, the New York chef once known for a punk rock ethos that upended the city’s white table cloth-dining scene, is now accused of being a “bully” who targets mom-and-pop food purveyors. Chang’s Momofuku, which has a big business selling pantry items — including a spicy oil with bits … Read more

World Bog Snorkeling Championship competitors are no sticks in the mud

World Bog Snorkeling Championship competitors are no sticks in the mud

LONDON — Intrepid athletes donned snorkels and slithered through slime on Sunday during one of Britain’s quirkiest sporting events: the World Bog Snorkeling Championships. The annual competition in the tiny town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, sees competitors race to complete two lengths of a 60-yard (55 meter) water-filled trench cut through a peat bog. They … Read more

Longtime Bud Light competitors gaining ground in beer wars after Dylan Mulvaney disaster

Longtime Bud Light competitors gaining ground in beer wars after Dylan Mulvaney disaster

Bud Light sales continue to reel in the wake of the Dylan Mulvaney controversy, as new data shows Corona Light and Coors Light have reaped the benefits of Bud’s decline. Data from Evercore ISI shows that in the 12-week period leading up to July 2, Bud Light’s sales volume fell by 27.1% over that timeframe – … Read more

‘Strongwoman’ competitors like ‘The Dominator’ drag cars, lift boulders

‘Strongwoman’ competitors like ‘The Dominator’ drag cars, lift boulders

Inez Carrasquillo used to live in her car. Now she can haul a 700-pound car chassis across a 50-foot course by her own strength. The Rolling Meadows, Illinois, resident spent part of her twenties homeless and sleeping in her Honda Civic She eventually moved into her boyfriend’s house but, after having her son in 2016, … Read more