This wasn’t the kind of “smashburger” they were looking for. A food courier has been ripped up and down after they were filmed stomping and kicking a customer’s delivery order right outside their home. “I initially thought a fox got to it,” Monique Johnson, from London, told Jam Press of her dinner’s beatdown. The 30-year-old … Read more
She made these fast-food fraudsters eat dirt. Stealing someone’s takeout delivery order is in bad taste. Still, it’s a recurring malfeasance suffered by foodies nationwide, from the Big Apple to the Lone Star State and beyond. But when a no-nonsense Uber Eats courier caught a couple of creeps trying to swipe her customer’s chow, she quickly quashed the scheme, … Read more
You can now make an online return without leaving your couch — but it comes at a price. Uber Eats has rolled out a new returns feature that allows avid online shoppers to return items purchased through the delivery app and receive an instant refund. “A first for the on-demand delivery industry, customers will now … Read more
WACONIA, Minn. — In these polarizing times, Minnesotans have found something they can agree on — the thrill of a meat raffle. Meat raffles have been popular in pockets of the US for decades, offering a fun way to raise money for charities while handing out prizes ranging from ground beef and hot dogs to … Read more
A Los Angeles-based food delivery driver has gone viral after sharing that she has significantly boosted her daily earnings by including her feet in the delivery confirmation photos sent to customers. Jade Phoenix shared the unique strategy on the social media platform Threads, claiming the side quest has led to a surge in customers adding … Read more
He almost bit off more than he could chew. A Las Vegas sommelier earned the Guinness World Record for most Michelin-starred restaurants visited in 24 hours. Foodie Joshua Fyksen ate at a staggering 28 Michelin-star restaurants in New York City in 24 hours — costing him $1,451.34. “The food alone cost $976.97, plus tips. Transportation … Read more
He almost bit off more than he could chew. A Las Vegas sommelier earned the Guinness World Record for most Michelin-starred restaurants visited in 24 hours. Foodie Joshua Fyksen ate at a staggering 28 Michelin-star restaurants in New York City in 24 hours — costing him $1,451.34. “The food alone cost $976.97, plus tips. Transportation … Read more
A single shopfront in Melbourne’s outer suburbs serves food for 17 different restaurants being advertised on delivery apps. An eagle-eyed customer revealed in a Reddit post that the ‘Burgur’ venue on Berwick’s main drag shared the same address as more than a dozen other offerings on Uber Eats. Some of those delivery-only shops have names … Read more
A woman claims to have “cracked the code” to scoring free food when ordering Uber Eats, saying that all it takes is a little kindness. Taking to TikTok, content creator Emma Kate Boyd explained, “All you have to do is write something really nice in the caption” when using the food delivery app. When ordering … Read more
They’ll have fries with that. An Uber Eats driver is spilling the beans on a host of unsavory behind-the-scenes behavior committed by the culinary couriers — from purposefully slowing down when customers are rude, to swiping your precious food. “I don’t make a habit of it, but yeah, I’ve taken fries,” Tom, 33, who asked to keep … Read more
He had a grandfather-slam breakfast. A Lincolnshire, UK, mom was “mortified” after walking into her living room to find her 1-year-old son devouring his grandpa’s cremated ashes, detailing the post-mortem dust-up in a viral TikTok video. “I’m still trying to process it,” an aghast Natasha Emeny told Caters News Service. The Lincoln resident had popped … Read more
This takeout was taken way out. An absent-minded expat in Australia redefined “slow food” after accidentally ordering Uber Eats to an address in Dublin, Ireland — some 9,600 miles away. “I was absolutely gutted,” Oisin Lenehan, 29, told Jam Press while recounting the international meal mixup. “The food was being sent to a place in … Read more
This food trend hit the jackpot. A new viral game has landed on TikTok — but the grub that comes out of it is a gamble for everyone involved. Groups of friends have been playing “Uber Eats Roulette,” with each person ordering a specific dollar’s worth of food and not telling anyone what they ordered … Read more
Danger to our food supply is lurking at the US-Mexico border. A terrifying parasite that hasn’t beached North America in over a century may have recently crossed over from Mexico, the US Department of Agriculture has warned. Health officials in Mexico alerted the US about a recent infestation of New World screwworm in a cow from … Read more
The owners of Plus Bus Boutique, a Los Angeles consignment shop that buys and sells plus-size fashions, noticed something odd this past summer. “We’ve had an alarming amount of the larger sizes coming in,” says co-owner Marcy Guevara-Prete. With Americans eating less thanks to the new class of weight-loss drugs, retailers are anticipating losses in … Read more
Okay, who ordered the scallops with boiled eggs? Ordering from Uber Eats is a convenient way to satisfy your innermost culinary desires — without spilling the beans in a restaurant or at a take-out counter. No one has to know what weird food combos you are chowing down on, in the privacy of your own … Read more
You can bet things are about to get weird when the “best of” list you’ve just clicked on comes with a disclaimer up top — seems the decision makers behind CNN Travel’s new collection of the absolute best eats in the US of A could smell a controversy cooking from a mile away. “Americans have … Read more
Restaurant owners are struggling to combat a growing trend involving Uber Eats delivery partners stealing the food they’re meant to be taking to hungry customers. Across social media groups and forums, news.com.au has found a number of examples of hospitality business owners complaining of dodgy acts that have left them out of pocket. The scam … Read more
Is there anything worse than fish in a Tube? A UK subway passenger recently earned the wrath of fellow commuters after unsealing a package of smelly fish with his bare hands aboard the London Underground, as seen in a TikTok video with more than 375,000 views. “Not someone eating reduced mackerel on the tube in … Read more
John Oliver isn’t impressed by his Benjamins. On Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s Emmy-winning news satire show “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” the comedian talked about food delivery service apps. During his segment, Oliver blasted Uber Eats for the company’s 2023 Super Bowl commercial with Sean “Diddy” Combs. “I’m guessing Uber Eats might be … Read more