They’ve got great taste. As New York’s fashion flock descends on runways and afterparties this season, one sweet theme keeps coming through: Food-themed clothes and accessories. Cult Gaia’s Grape Clutch outside the brand’s New York Fashion Week show. Getty Images Outside the Cult Gaia show at the American Museum of Natural History on Thursday, influencers … Read more
Coq-fight! California is at or near the top of a lot of lists lately, but usually for things like being too expensive to survive in, or places that people can’t wait to leave, or places where everything seems like it’s going wrong, all of the time. Every once in awhile, however, the Golden State is … Read more
Checkers & Rally’s is leaning into value as Americans remain squeezed by higher everyday expenses, and the fast-food chain’s CEO says consumers’ demand for affordability has intensified over the past couple of years. The chain is offering a $4 Unbeatable Meal Deal, priced at $5 in select markets, as restaurants compete for increasingly price-conscious customers. … Read more
They’re causing the Domino’s to fall. Pie-hards have a new go-to fueling station. Midwestern gas station Casey’s is quietly cornering the US market on fast food pizza, beating out Domino’s and other marquee slice slingers. With over 3,000 stores spanning 19 states, the refilling stop is now the fifth largest pizza purveyor in the nation, … Read more
Bell has frozen over again. Taco Bell is catering to nostalgic Tex-Mex fans by introducing a brand new ice cream taco for a limited time. Created in collaboration with Oregon-based ice-cream company Salt & Straw, the Churro Ice Cream Taco ($3.99) features a taco-shaped waffle cone filled with churro ice, per a recent press release. … Read more
Burger King and McDonald’s are fighting for chicken nugget dominance. The two competing chains have both rolled out their newest take on the poultry pieces. Burger King dropped its latest version after the King said it listened to its royal subjects, while McDonald’s reintroduced its spicy chicken nuggets. Both have also added sauces for dunking … Read more
Big Apple coffee fiends are spending loads of bread on brew — but the actual cost of a cuppa is just the tip of the iceberg. NYC go-getters fueled by beans, cream and sugar are being “guilt-tripped” into tipping an average of $357 to baristas each year, warns a new report on the ever-controversial rise of tipping … Read more
Chipotle just brought back a fan-favorite dish, and diners have a new way to try it. The assembly-line-style chain just announced that Pollo Asado is back again, but with a tasty twist. For a limited time, fans can score the beloved dish, but with a new recipe — freshly grilled adobo chicken well seasoned with … Read more
A video has emerged purportedly showing a Panda Express employee stepping around food while cleaning a frying station, as meals were being prepared. Paul Elisha Finger, who captured the footage, told Storyful that he “noticed the gentleman jump on the fryer that the lady had just put food into” when he visited a Panda Express location in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in early … Read more
Videos of people eating at Korean convenience stores are racking up millions of views on YouTube, with new quirky products constantly hitting shelves, turning each visit into a treasure hunt. Now, that viral convenience-store culture has arrived in Los Angeles with the just-opened Mokja in Highland Park. Mokja is a cafe, restaurant, market, and neighborhood … Read more
The San Antonio-based chain Whataburger, beloved by fans for its five-inch toasted buns and fresh, never-frozen beef patties, has served customers a new one-upper in its recent efforts to compete with larger fast food chains — a $4 value meal menu, aptly coined “More for $4.” The high-value, low-cost selections on the freshly released menu … Read more
Forget checking the expiration date. Americans have found a new reason to fear the grocery aisle. Stomach-churning videos showing rubbery fruit, stretchy meat, and eerily resilient bread are racking up millions of views, with horrified users attempting to expose what they believe is an increasingly artificial American food supply. The clips are part of a … Read more
As more diners end 24-hour service, a handful have managed to keep the tradition alive, keeping their lights and griddles on around the clock. The original Red Arrow Diner opened its doors in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1922. Over the decades, the business expanded, changed ownership, and moved locations. Currently, the historic diner is the flagship … Read more
Hut, Hut, Bite! Pizza Hut is ditching “pizza,” at least for now. The popular pizza chain announced Wednesday that it will be dropping “pizza” from its name to go simply by “hut.” The temporary change coincides with the start of the 2026 NFL season. “You can just call us HUT for the next 25 weeks,” … Read more
We’ve reached a tipping point: self-service kiosks are asking for tips, while shoppers feel pressure to tip cashiers who don’t cook a thing. At restaurants, where a tip of 15 to 20% has been standard for decades, suggested tips are climbing higher and higher. In a viral incident earlier this month, TikTok creator BD Powell … Read more
They’re flying the coop. Classic American fried chicken chain KFC has permanently closed a total of 44 restaurants across California from July 2025 to July 2026, according to a new analysis from search visibility platform Local Falcon. The chain closed 312 restaurants nationwide in the same period, representing a 7.6% loss in the chain’s national … Read more
It’s a monster mash-up. A brand-new Happy Meal is crashing into McDonald’s with a few unexpected characters. The fast-food behemoth just rolled out its “Hello Kitty and Friends x Godzilla” collab on menus today. Each limited-time meal comes with one of eight toys in a brand new blending of Sanrio’s Hello Kitty characters and the … Read more
A Northeast Ohio McDonald’s restaurant was transformed into a wedding venue last Saturday as two co-workers said “I do” in front of friends, family, fellow employees and the occasional customer. “We had people trying to come in the lobby the whole time,” despite the dining room being closed to the public for the ceremony and reception, bride … Read more
There’s nothing funny about this rubber chicken gag. Two Texas residents are suing Popeyes and its parent company — Restaurant Brands International — after they allegedly found a “condom-like” object in a piece of fried chicken. The latex lawsuit alleges seven counts of negligence and violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA). The … Read more
Your Taco Bell order is about to get even hotter. The California-based fast food chain is joining forces with seasoning company Tajín for a special new menu that’s been years in the making. Available nationwide beginning August 13, the limited-time menu features tree options: the Tajín Taco, the Tajín Cheesy Gordita Crunch, and the Tajín … Read more