A napkin — yes, a napkin — sold for nearly $1 million at an auction. It’s no ordinary wipe, though: Inter Miami star and soccer legend Lionel Messi has ties to the napkin sold at a Bonhams auction on Friday. The napkin, inked in blue, is actually a contract that led to Messi joining FC … Read more
They’re spiking their drink. Coffee has become the latest canvas for including seemingly incongruous ingredients like butter, olive oil and even meat, like Starbucks’ notorious pork latte in Shanghai. As the espresso splicing trend percolates, East Village fruit-centric coffee shop Not as Bitter has concocted possibly the wildest rocket-fuel hybrid to date: the durian latte. … Read more
When the food on an airline is so bad, the kids would rather starve for 14 hours than eat, you know something’s very wrong. On Monday, a passenger traveling on a long haul flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles slammed Qantas online. “Most disgusting food we had in our lives,” they said. “One bite of every meal … Read more
What’s on the menu? Germs, according to experts. Harmful bacteria could be lurking in your kitchen and your dinner could come with a side of health risks if you’re not careful. Here’s a list of the top five dirtiest places in your kitchen and a little about how to keep them cleaner. Refrigerator meat and … Read more
You would be hard pressed to find a New Yorker unfamiliar with the name Veselka. The pierogi and borscht eatery, established in 1954 by a Ukrainian émigré, is a staple of the East Village, where its genial diner atmosphere — overseen by Jason Birchard, the founder’s grandson — draws everyone from university students to seasoned … Read more
You’d have to be a cotton-headed ninnymuggins to miss this. A high-end hostelry in Chicago is celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Elf” by recreating the unorthodox pasta dish concocted by actor Will Ferrell in the beloved modern Christmas classic. Miss Ricky’s, a restaurant located inside Chicago’s Virgin Hotel, will be selling the sweet surprise from … Read more
With the country gripped by a homelessness epidemic, community-minded students at one high school in Detroit are volunteering their time to ensure dignified burials for homeless and unclaimed veterans in their city. “It’s a reminder that every person, especially in the Christian religious tradition, is made in the image of God and is deserving of … Read more
Mr. & Mrs. McCheapskates. French newlywed couple Ophélie and Thomas Billaudeau received backlash after serving guests McDonald’s during their wedding reception in Beauvais, France. “I was afraid that we were going to pay for something that we did not like,” the bride told Le Parisien newspaper. “If you are going to pay, you may as well get … Read more
Apparently this tourist dining destination never heard the old idiom about not [bleeping] where you eat. A restaurant in Israel has stirred up a crapstorm online after serving up brown ice cream in a toilet-themed vessel, as seen in a viral video eliciting gags across TikTok. In the retch-worthy clip — filmed at a restaurant … Read more
Hair ye, hair ye — Prince William’s got jokes. The Prince of Wales, 41, collaborated with the online cooking community Sorted Food recently to dish out plant-based burgers for fans in honor of his charity, Earthshot Prize. While flipping and grilling the veggie-filled patties, the bald-headed royal made a hilarious joke about his hair. “I … Read more
Celebrated chef Kwame Onwuachi will join a star-studded roster chosen to serve hungry tennis fans at the US Open this summer, Side Dish can reveal exclusively. Onwuachi, the Long Island born, Bronx-raised Nigerian-American chef, wowed New Yorkers with his restaurant Tatiana when it launched at Lincoln Center’s Geffen Hall last year — including my colleague … Read more
Your mind isn’t playing tricks on you — the pandemic may have altered your memory. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, COVID-19 lockdowns caused people to lose track of time. Scottish researchers found people made errors when trying to remember events from 2021, findings that are consistent with memory lapses … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — The movie “Cat Person,” which premiered Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, should be called “Camp Person.” Because gone is the deceptively simple, resonant, viral New Yorker short story about the pitfalls of dating in the age of the internet that touched a cultural nerve in 2017, and in its place … Read more
The stars came out for the 15th annual New York City Wine and Food Festival, sponsored by the Food Network. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Strength training isn’t just for biceps. It may also provide support for the muscles that help us breathe to reduce blood pressure. A daily dose for six weeks of high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) reduced the systolic blood pressure by an average of nine millimeters of mercury, … Read more