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What Happened To Cupbop After Shark Tank? Facebook By Ree Winter/Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 10:09 am EST What do a former investment banker and a former break dancer have in common? Korean BBQ in a cup! Dok Kwon worked in the financial sector for seven years before becoming a co-owner of Cupbop, a local New York food truck owned by Jung Song (via KSL). Song was a former restaurant server and break dancer who co-founded the food truck in 2013 with two other people, according to Taylorsville City Journal....

What We Know About Adam Richman’s New Podcast Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Aug. 25, 2022 2:21 pm EST Adam Richman has built a rich career as one of America’s most beloved food-related narrators. He first won fans over during his four-year stint as host and subject of “Man v. Food,” which aired from 2008 to 2012, and continued his reign of hilarity on other culinary-based series, including “Adam Eats the 80s” and “The Food That Built America,” per IMDb....

Why Some Artisanal Candies Are More Expensive Post-COVID Gulcin Ragiboglu/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/July 19, 2022 8:56 am EST Candy and confection is big business in the United States — so much so that it’s directly responsible for the total creation of more than 696,500 direct and indirect jobs across the country. The candy industry pays $10.5 billion in wages and earns $1.8 billion in exports, per Candy USA. And the list of the top candy companies in North America reads like a who’s who of food conglomerates....

Why The Popeyes Jingle Is So Catchy Elliott Cowand Jr/Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/June 16, 2022 12:57 pm EST When it comes to commercials, a good jingle might just be enough to make thoughts of crispy french fries or savory sandwiches stick around in your mind well after your favorite show is back on. There’s a reason well-known restaurant jingles like McDonald’s “I’m Lovin It” and Subway’s “Five Dollar Footlong” have landed spots on Quality Logo Products list of Top 10 Ad Jingles of All Time....

Why You Should Never Eat Processed Carbs By Themselves Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/June 30, 2022 8:07 am EST You’ve probably heard many times that if you are trying to lose weight, you should stay away from carbs. After all, many famous diets, from keto to the Atkins diet, advise eating foods that are low in carbs, but high in protein and healthy fats, to maintain your ideal weight. But why is it that carbs are so often demonized in the diet world?...

Why Your Cheese Rinds Could Soon Have Tracking Devices barmalini/Shutterstock By Jared Kaufman/May 18, 2022 6:39 pm EST There might be an impostor hiding under a familiar name in your cheese drawer: parmesan cheese. This parmesan is different from Parmigiano Reggiano, and the problem goes deeper than those green jars of pre-grated cheese that you should think twice before getting. In fact, cheese that’s marketed as true Parmigiano-Reggiano but actually does not qualify for that legally protected name is a big problem — and the cheese authorities are cracking down....

Wolfgang Puck Is ‘Going Green’ With His Massive SUV Gabe Ginsberg/Getty By Melissa Campana/Feb. 21, 2022 3:35 pm EST As Eater pointed out after last year’s Disney+ documentary on the life and times of Wolfgang Puck, the cultural touchstones, aesthetic, and trends of the ’80s and ’90s are back like “Die Hard” … which is to say, with a vengeance. One need only look so far as the reunion of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck to see that America wants a bit of nostalgia in its pop culture headlines these days, and if there’s evidence of some evolution and growth in said nostalgic touchstones, well, then that’s just the cherry on the espresso martini....

You’ve Been Reheating Steak Wrong Your Whole Life Chatham172/Shutterstock By Dave Malyon/Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 10:25 pm EST Reheating your steak the next day should not toughen it or dry it out, but if it does, it’s probably because you’re doing it wrong. Many foods taste better the day after their cooking because chemical reactions continue to occur as it stands overnight. According to the Institute of Food Technologists, proteins degrade, releasing acids that alter and enhance the taste....

Aarón Sánchez Shares ‘Beautiful’ Guacamole Recipe Ahead Of National Margarita Day Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/Updated: Feb. 20, 2022 3:10 pm EST It can be tough to remember all of the National Food Holidays throughout the year, after all, there are so many! And if you get the feeling that many of these oddly specific holidays are made up, you’re on the right track. The blogger behind Foodimentary, a website with a comprehensive list of 314 food holidays, admitted to the San Antonio Current that he has fabricated over 100 of them and switches stale ones out on the calendar as he sees fit....

An Ex-Dunkin’ Employee Thinks Starbucks Baristas Shouldn’t Complain About This Sorbis/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/May 15, 2022 5:30 pm EST With staffing shortages and general unpleasantness of people during the pandemic, working in the food and beverage industry has become increasingly difficult. In addition to everything happening in the world right now, the workers also have to deal with the same customer pet peeves they had before the pandemic. Luckily, Reddit is a great place for these workers to vent, especially the baristas that are dealing with increasingly annoying “secret menu” items....

Another Fast-Food Giant Has Pulled Out Of Russia Michele Ursi/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/July 5, 2022 3:54 pm EST The mass exodus of companies from Russia, which insists on waging war on neighboring Ukraine, continues. The war has raged now for nearly five months, claiming the lives of nearly 5,000 Ukrainian civilians and injuring more than 6,000 more, per United Nations. Many companies have ceased operations in the country after the invasion, including McDonald’s big move with its Russian restaurants, Adidas, H&M, Carlsberg, Little Caesars, and the huge change Starbucks announced for its Russian locations (per The New York Times)....

Can You Make Risotto In A Microwave? nelea33/Shutterstock By Abby Tariq/May 30, 2022 10:42 am EST When you immerse yourself in cooking, the sensory engagement can be therapeutic. The aromas and flavors can help calm jangled nerves, keep you focused, and achieve inner satisfaction and joy in creating something delicious out of raw ingredients. But who said cooking has to be time-consuming and tiresome? You can find tons of time-saving kitchen hacks on TikTok, or really, anywhere on the internet to make cooking seem like a breeze....

Copycat Red Lobster Coconut Shrimp Dipping Sauce Recipe Ksenia Prints/Mashed By Ksenia Prints AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 25, 2022 12:30 pm EST Craving Red Lobster but too lazy to leave the house? Try our copycat version of the sweet, creamy, and tropical dipping sauce for Red Lobster coconut shrimp’s instead. Copycat versions of familiar restaurant foods shouldn’t be difficult to make, says food blogger and photographer Ksenia Prints of At the Immigrant’s Table....

GoodPop’s New Dessert Sandwiches Were Made With Dietary Restrictions In Mind Facebook By Molly Clark/April 6, 2022 6:55 pm EST You know the song: “Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream,” that is, unless you have certain dietary restrictions that make enjoying one of America’s favorite desserts a challenge, which is definitely a massive bummer. Luckily, myriad companies have developed and released dietary restriction-friendly ice cream products....

Instagram Is Raining Hearts Over This Pic Of David Chang’s Mom And Son Ron Adar/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/March 2, 2022 12:32 pm EST Celebrity chef David Chang has been melting the hearts of his fans by posting adorable pictures of his youngest baby boy, Gus, who was born in September 2021. At the beginning of this year, he wished his fans by sharing an unexpected picture of Gus on his Instagram account with the caption, “Happy New Year & Happy 백일 (100 days) Gus....

Potentially Bad News For Fans Of Disney World’s Citrus Swirl Facebook By Chase Shustack/Feb. 23, 2022 8:39 pm EST Ah, Disney World. The slogan “The Happiest Place on Earth” is so catchy in commercials, but it’s all relative, right? Some may have fond memories of meeting Donald and Daisy on Main Street while others might remember waiting an hour in line for Space Mountain. Whether your favorite moment involves meeting beloved childhood characters or singing along to your favorite Disney tune while marching in the Main Street parade, there’s something for everyone at a Disney theme park....

Rocco DiSpirito Says He’d Want This Chopped Judge To Cook Him Dinner - Exclusive Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Crawford Smith/June 30, 2022 8:15 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Rocco DiSpirito moves through prestigious culinary circles and rubs elbows with many distinguished chefs. Of course, he’s an accomplished chef himself, with acclaimed restaurants and numerous cookbooks to his name. These days, he spends a lot of time appearing on food television shows and lending his presence to food events where he gets to hobnob with other members of the culinary elite....

Selena Gomez Just Dropped Her Own Cookware Line Amy Sussman/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/May 15, 2022 3:37 pm EST Most millennials recognize Selena Gomez from her stint on “Wizards of Waverly Place” and other Disney Channel projects. More recently, she has risen to become a pretty prominent pop star, with her songs blasting from radios around the world. And her ventures have not stopped there. Following in the footsteps of other celebs inspired by down time in quarantine, Gomez has taken her career from fictional acting to a cooking show....

The Caffeine-Packed Bagels You Never Knew Existed uniqueton/Shutterstock By Amberly Mckee/July 18, 2022 12:50 pm EST There are two types of people in America. The type that doesn’t drink coffee, and the type that swears by coffee, even making it a part of their personality. Stores and websites are flooded with coffee-related merchandise, such as shirts that read “But first, coffee,” and mugs and wall hangings with similar messages. According to Disturb Me Not, 64% of adults in America consume coffee every day....

The Country Andrew Zimmern Wishes He’d Visited For Bizarre Foods Amy E. Price/Getty Images By Colin McCandless/May 12, 2022 10:39 am EST Andrew Zimmern hosted the Travel Channel show “Bizarre Foods” for 12 seasons and 350 episodes spanning over 13 years. During that time he trotted the globe extensively, visiting more than 50 countries, some, such as China and Mexico, on multiple occasions. Viewers have watched him eat many gross foods over the years, at least depending on your perspective of what qualifies as disgusting....