I was homeless and desperate — now I’m taking NYC’s pizza scene by storm

I was homeless and desperate — now I’m taking NYC’s pizza scene by storm

Hakki Akdeniz is the owner of Champion Pizza, with six shops across New York City and Long Island. He boasts nearly 29 million followers on Instagram as well as celebrity fans like Mike Tyson and Courteney Cox. Not long ago, however, Akdeniz, 42, was homeless and desperate on the streets of NYC. Whether the animated … Read more

How I made ‘Pizza Rat’ into a cash cow that changed my life

How I made ‘Pizza Rat’ into a cash cow that changed my life

Pizza Rat is the gift that keeps on giving.  A video of a rat dragging a slice of pizza down a flight of subway stairs nearly broke the internet when Matt Little posted the 14-second clip to YouTube in 2015. Seven years later and the viral video has more than 12 million views and still … Read more

What fast food chain are you based on your zodiac sign?

What fast food chain are you based on your zodiac sign?

Have you had your break today? In America, we like things cheap, quick and easy and nowhere are those preferences more pronounced than the arena of fast food. As Adam Chandler, author of “Drive-Thru Dreams,” attests, “The food is terrible, and it’s delicious, and it’s completely ridiculous and we love it.” In 1921, Capitalizing Capricorn … Read more

Menu-flation at NYC restaurants has diners forking over $50 for a burger

Menu-flation at NYC restaurants has diners forking over  for a burger

Well, that’s rich. Humble comfort foods are now dangerously close to becoming unaffordable luxuries for many New Yorkers in the age of menu-flation. With rising food and labor costs, restaurant owners risk biting off more than they can chew, leaving customers to make up the difference. “You must ask yourself, ‘Sacrifice quality and keep price … Read more