Unbrie-lievable! Philadelphia’s trendy new late-night hangout is a cheese vending machine

Unbrie-lievable! Philadelphia’s trendy new late-night hangout is a cheese vending machine

Curd your enthusiasm. An enterprising Philadelphia dairy recently unveiled a highly sophisticated cheese and charcuterie vending machine that’s receiving raves — and attracting customers at all hours of the night. Perrystead Dairy, steps from the City of Brotherly Love’s fashionable Fishtown district, is now robotically selling many of its own high end cheeses — some good enough … Read more

Tip your Domino’s delivery driver and the company will tip you right back: ‘We decided to flip the script’

Tip your Domino’s delivery driver and the company will tip you right back: ‘We decided to flip the script’

Everyone is getting a piece of the pie. Customers who leave a gratuity for their Domino’s delivery driver now have more of an incentive to do so: they’ll get a tip right back from the company. The pizza chain is rolling out a new initiative, called “You Tip, We Tip,” starting Monday, April 29, when … Read more

PepsiCo recalls yet another soda for mislabeling after sugar-free mixup

PepsiCo recalls yet another soda for mislabeling after sugar-free mixup

PepsiCo recently recalled Schweppes Zero Sugar Ginger Ale after the brand found it was full of sugar. And now, the soda giant is recalling another soda for incorrect labeling. The brand recalled over 2,000 cases of Mug Root Beer after it was reported the cans actually contained Mug Zero Sugar root beer. The recall began … Read more

Video showing how McDonald’s burgers are made ripped online: ‘I feel so gaslit’

Video showing how McDonald’s burgers are made ripped online: ‘I feel so gaslit’

They were quick to put the video on the digital skillet. A video detailing how McDonald’s burgers are allegedly made has been ripped online — with many accusing the explainer of spreading Golden Arches “propaganda.” A “How It’s Made” video detailing how McDonald’s burgers are allegedly processed has been ripped online — with many accusing … Read more

Bird flu traces have been detected in milk — is it safe to drink?

Bird flu traces have been detected in milk — is it safe to drink?

Got milk? The Food and Drug Administration announced this week that traces of bird flu have been found in samples of pasteurized milk obtained from grocery shelves, leaving consumers wondering if they should toss their jugs. But the FDA and the US Department of Agriculture claim that the commercial milk supply is safe because of … Read more

NYC’s restaurant reservation black market is raking in big bucks for resellers: ‘It’s bad for business’

NYC’s restaurant reservation black market is raking in big bucks for resellers: ‘It’s bad for business’

They’ve got no reservations about doing whatever it takes to land reservations. Dining out in New York City, especially at a high-profile eatery, has become a cutthroat endeavor as the demand for tables aggressively outweighs the supply. Now an elite network of resellers stands to make tens of thousands of dollars a year, while reselling … Read more

Restaurant offers tempting hot wing challenge — but requires waiver for possible ‘loss of life’

Restaurant offers tempting hot wing challenge — but requires waiver for possible ‘loss of life’

A restaurant offering a hot wings challenge makes daring competitors sign a waiver before they begin — in case of “loss of life”. Wing Kingz in Canterbury, Kent in the UK runs an ‘Earn Your Wingz’ endurance test in which challengers take on 15 chicken wings coated in a Carolina Reaper sauce.  If participants can … Read more

I dropped 160 pounds in 2 years — these 11 foods made weight loss easier

I dropped 160 pounds in 2 years — these 11 foods made weight loss easier

For Amber Clemens, it’s protein all the whey. The Wisconsin weight loss coach — who says she shed 160 pounds from 2018 to 2020 and kept it off — is revealing the 11 foods that made her journey easier. She credits chopped salad kits, ready-to-eat protein, Greek yogurt, meat sticks, protein shakes, protein bars, protein-packed … Read more

Various ground beef products may be contaminated with E. coli: health agency

Various ground beef products may be contaminated with E. coli: health agency

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is warning that some ground beef products may be tainted with E. coli.  The more than a dozen potentially contaminated products were produced by the Greater Omaha Packing Co., and include both patties and tubes of raw ground beef, according to the FSIS public health alert issued on Saturday. The … Read more

Move over, Carbone — this new NYC Italian hotspot has the best meatballs

Move over, Carbone — this new NYC Italian hotspot has the best meatballs

Tucci is the city’s hottest new Italian restaurant in many a moon. Beautifully built atop fine 19th-century bones, it’s the first place that might give reigning boldface-magnet Carbone a run for its money — and for less money than that notoriously hot spot. Tucci — or TUCCI as they prefer to stylize the name — doesn’t … Read more

Resy co-founder reveals his secrets to snagging NYC’s most waitlisted tables

Resy co-founder reveals his secrets to snagging NYC’s most waitlisted tables

Getting a good reservation in NYC can feel like entering the lottery. Ben Leventhal, the co-founder of Resy and Eater, revealed his tips for how to snag a spot at one of the hottest restaurants. Some of the toughest tables in NYC are Torrisi, Carbone, Polo Bar and Cote, according to Leventhal, adding, “Those are … Read more

‘Zero tip’ for you: Americans get candid about tipping wait staff in new survey

‘Zero tip’ for you: Americans get candid about tipping wait staff in new survey

They’re tipped off. A new survey has found a majority of Americans — who’ve been pushing back on the pressures of so-called “guilt tipping” — said they wouldn’t pay anything forward if faced with shoddy service. Fifty-one percent of respondents to a YouGov poll said they would “leave zero tip after receiving bad service.” This … Read more

These popular human foods that could be making your dog fat: study

These popular human foods that could be making your dog fat: study

You might want to be careful about what you’re feeding your dog under the table. A new study by online store Pet Range has revealed the top human foods that could be making your dog fat. Many pet owners will give their furry friends a human treat for being a good boy, but it’s not … Read more

I’m a fitness coach — here are the 3 foods I eat every day

I’m a fitness coach — here are the 3 foods I eat every day

She’s berry fond of these staples. Women’s weight loss coach Jenna Rizzo is revealing the three types of foods she always keeps stocked in her Georgia home — batch-cooked proteins, fermented fare, and fruits. “One thing about me is I like to eat, so having these foods on deck keeps me satiated throughout the day, and [they … Read more

You’re making your Bolognese all wrong —here’s how to do it right, according to an expert chef

You’re making your Bolognese all wrong —here’s how to do it right, according to an expert chef

Say that’s no’more to this culinary faux pas. People around the globe who take pride in their bolognese recipes are predisposed to a glaring rookie mistake, professional chefs warn. It’s a cardinal sin to serve the meaty mixture along with spaghetti, warned influential late chef Antonio Carluccio, who added in a recipe that it cannot … Read more

DoorDash driver ‘penalized’ for refusing delivery to nudist customer who planned on ‘exposing’ himself

DoorDash driver ‘penalized’ for refusing delivery to nudist customer who planned on ‘exposing’ himself

He wanted food in the nude. A female DoorDash driver claims she was “penalized” by the food delivery company for refusing to drop off an order to a male nudist. The woman, who posts under the username @acrispygal99, took to Reddit to rage over the incident, which she said occurred this past weekend. “I got … Read more

Michelin-starred chef brings dazzling taste of India to East Village at Bungalow — but good luck scoring a reservation

Michelin-starred chef brings dazzling taste of India to East Village at Bungalow — but good luck scoring a reservation

A Michelin-starred celebrity chef and a high-powered restaurateur have opened a jewel of an Indian restaurant that has transformed a shabby section of the East Village into a sophisticated slice of Mumbai. Bungalow, which opened last month at a new luxury building on the site of the original Lucky Cheng’s, is tucked between a pizzeria … Read more

I turned Mountain Dew into wine — it’s just 3 ingredients and easy to do

I turned Mountain Dew into wine — it’s just 3 ingredients and easy to do

Here’s a recipe for Dew it Yourself wine. A mad food scientist on TikTok who published a video of his winemaking experiment using Mountain Dew is sharing his secret method for any viewers who dare to Dew the brew. The transformation took Charles Biolo about a month to complete — a process that he initially … Read more