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Doritos May Have Hinted At A Mysterious New Flavor On Twitter ZikG/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 8:58 am EST Cool Ranch, Nacho Cheese, and Blazin’ Buffalo & Ranch are all part of the lingua franca when speaking of Doritos flavors. Doritos, as we know them, have been around since Arch West, who worked for Frito-Lay back in the day, discovered the concept of this chip in the 1960s during a vacation to Southern California (per The Washington Post)....

Here’s How To Keep Grits From Getting Lumpy Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Updated: June 15, 2022 12:57 pm EST Grits are a seemingly easy meal to cook. Seriously — who can mess up boiling water and mixing in some grits? If you raised your hand, though, you are not alone. Even the most seasoned home cook can struggle with this dish. The origin of grits, while closely associated with the South, can be traced to the Native Americans who would grind up grains and eat them....

Hostess Just Dropped New Chocolate-Mint Mini Cakes Hostess Brands By Justina Huddleston/April 19, 2022 4:49 pm EST When you hear the brand name “Hostess,” your mind might immediately jump to the Twinkie, one of the most iconic snack cakes out there. But Hostess makes many more snacks than just Twinkies. We’re talking classics like Donettes, Ding Dongs, Zingers, and Honey Buns (via Hostess Brands). And while all of those are soft snack cakes, one of the most recent additions to the brand is the line of Hostess Cr!...

Iconic Street Foods You Can Only Find In Asia Bloomberg/Getty Images By Taylor Murray/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 11:57 am EST It’s not unlikely that the most memorable part of a trip to any foreign country will be the street foods you eat there. To be certain, food enjoyed in a fine restaurant or even a friend’s home can be excellent, but there’s some special about food eaten on the go. Street foods exist to feed hungry local people as they go about their day, and the types of food that become known from a particular country can be seen as a microcosm of the regional ingredients, cooking techniques, culture, and lifestyle of that country....

Instagram Is Loving Martha Stewart’s Cute Cat Pic lev radin/Shutterstock By Justina Huddleston/March 1, 2022 3:08 pm EST There are many ways you could describe Martha Stewart. Chef, host, author, lifestyle guru, gardener, farmer, a friend of Snoop Dogg. But you would be remiss if you didn’t also say animal lover. Stewart has had many beloved pets over the years, from her French Bulldogs Creme Brulee and Bete Noire, and her Chow Chows Emperor Han and Empress Qin (via Woof Republic), to her various Himalayan and Persian cats, per The Martha Blog....

Redditors Are Hilariously Unimpressed By Chipotle’s New Employee Hats Brandon Bell/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/June 15, 2022 6:57 am EST There are nearly 100,000 U.S.-based Chipotle employees, whose job responsibilities should be familiar to anyone who’s worked in a restaurant: taking orders, fulfilling those orders, and conducting payment transactions, as well as preparing food, cleaning, and re-stocking the restaurant, according to Job-Applications.com. Recent incidents, in which some Chipotle workers claimed to be victims of discrimination, aside, the fast-casual chain seems to be a run-of-the-mill foodservice place to work — at least in terms of required apparel....

Shake Shack Just Dropped Two New Chocolate Shake Flavors YAO23/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 9:19 am EST Shake Shack is shaking things up again, menu-wise. The beloved burger joint, which is known for regularly introducing new and innovative milkshake and custard flavors, has just announced a pair of brand-new dessert options: The Oreo Funnel Cake Shake and the Chocolate Churro Shake. But they won’t be around forever, as they’re both limited-time-only menu inclusions, per The Fast Food Post....

Sonic’s Hard Slush Brings Whimsy To Cocktail Hour Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/July 5, 2022 2:52 pm EST Most consumers know Sonic as being one of the pioneers of drive-thru fast-food restaurants. The original Sonic was first opened back in 1953, though it operated under a different name — Top Hat Drive-In, per the Oklahoma Historical Society. Today, the chain’s silly-yet-memorable commercials of a fun food discussion inside of a car are hard to forget....

Starbucks Barista Calls Out This ‘Rude’ Behavior By Drive-Thru Customers Bloomberg/Getty Images By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 12:22 pm EST According to a 2021 QSR article, drive-thru orders accounted for half of Starbucks’ second-quarter sales. That means that your average Starbucks barista working at the drive-thru probably deals with a lot of people every single day. And while their main job is to take orders and prepare food and drinks for their customers, many of them might try to bring a little bit of friendly cheer to their interactions....

The Burger King Restaurant Detail You’ve Never Noticed Fierman Much/Shutterstock By Amberly Mckee/Aug. 9, 2022 1:11 pm EST Tons of companies have hidden aspects that you might not notice at first glance, such as the number “31” embedded into the Baskin-Robbins logo to symbolize a different flavor for each day of the month (via CNBC). Similarly, the Tostitos logo shows an image of a chip being dipped into salsa at the top of the “I,” and there’s animal you’ve probably noticed in the Toblerone label....

The Controversial Ad Dunkin’ Once Released Overseas Facebook By Lauren Farkas/Aug. 23, 2022 12:26 pm EST It’s inevitable that companies will make mistakes, and a simple internet dive will likely bring up some unsavory moments from a corporation’s history. These businesses are, after all, run by people, and we all know people are far from perfect. All the same, if a company’s mistake causes pain for a large number of people, the public has every right to hold the business accountable for its actions and push those in charge to do better....

The Cookbook Inspired By The Simpsons’ Cartoon World Facebook By Kimberley Laws/March 27, 2022 3:09 pm EST If you’re like many Americans, you have spent a great deal of time at 742 Evergreen Terrace over the past 33 years hanging out with its yellow, pointy-haired residents. Yes, “The Simpsons” is more than just a cultural icon and the longest-running scripted TV show in history (via Entertainment Weekly). The iconic show and its characters have become like friends or strange family members — the ones you probably wouldn’t ask to accompany you on “Family Feud” — for many obsessed viewers....

The Delicious Sauce You Never Thought To Add To Ramen Yulia Gust/Shutterstock By Abby Tariq/June 24, 2022 6:54 pm EST While we may be uncertain about many things in life, we dare say that ramen never disappoints. After all, chowing down on this convenient, noodle dish with enthusiastic slurping satisfies our taste buds. While one may argue that store-bought ramen doesn’t always deliver, we believe that homemade ramen with a flavorful broth, fresh veggies, a soft-cooked egg, and succulent chicken or beef is the real deal....

The Shocking Restaurant Statistic That Highlights Inflation Struggles Art Event ET/Shutterstock By Andrew Walser/June 28, 2022 11:48 am EST Eateries have faced turbulent times over the past few years as the COVID-19 pandemic forced many establishments to limit how they could serve their guests and with lockdowns preventing indoor dining. The restaurant industry has also seen a significant labor shortage during that time. Many businesses resorted to “temporary” layoffs to help cope with the COVID-related restrictions, but 38% of those workers had no interest in returning to the service industry (via Food & Wine)....

The State With More Trader Joe’s Locations Than Any Other jejim/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/March 7, 2022 12:28 pm EST When Joe Coulombe opened the first Trader Joe’s in Pasadena, California in 1967, it was little more than a cluttered purveyor of granola with a slightly nautical decor concept. Now, Trader Joe and his many varieties of trail mix have landed in over 550 locations across the US, and the chain’s ever-expanding lineup of new products has even inspired the annual Trader Joe’s Customer Choice Awards....

The Sweet Way Ina Garten Made Jeffrey Feel At Home In Tokyo Taylor Hill/Getty Images By Melissa Campana/Aug. 23, 2022 11:48 am EST When history tells the story of Ina Garten, celebrated chef and author of over a dozen cookbooks, and her husband, Jeffrey Garten, a respected economist and Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management (per Yale), there may be little doubt in anyone’s mind that theirs was an incredible love story for the ages....

The Tiktok Food Trend That Made Gordon Ramsay Gag Mike Coppola/Getty Images By Allison Lindsey/Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 5:31 pm EST Broadening his audience, food television’s most ruthless chef Gordon Ramsay joined TikTok back in 2020. Although he’s currently receiving backlash from PETA and other animal activists due to an insensitive post in a lamb pen, the celebrity chef’s profile is the most followed account in the U.K. (per Twitter). The celebrity chef’s profile is an assortment of promotions, throwback clips, hot takes, and a whole mess of duets where he savagely rates other TikTok user’s recipes....

The Time Fage And Chobani Were Sued For Not Actually Being Greek Peter T. Christy/Facebook By Julia Mullaney/June 17, 2022 1:11 pm EST Lawsuits against food and beverage companies are not uncommon. And in some cases, they can raise eyebrows for feeling a bit out of left field. According to Reader’s Digest, some of the most notable (in other words, odd) lawsuits include when a plaintiff sued Starbucks for putting too much ice in its drinks and, in another situation, when a man sued McDonald’s for advertising Happy Meals directly to his kids and thus putting “pressure” on him to constantly buy them....

The Unexpected Ingredient Andrew Zimmern Uses In His Cacio E Pepe Kevin Winter/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/July 24, 2022 1:00 pm EST When it comes to underrated Italian dishes, cacio e pepe has to rank near the top of the list. Never heard of cacio e pepe? Consider adding this traditional, easy-to-prepare dish to your repertoire soon. But don’t just take our word for it — the late, great Anthony Bourdain once called this simple concoction of pasta, cheese, and pepper “the greatest thing in the history of the world” (via Bravo)....

This Is The Largest Collection Of McDonald’s Memorabilia In The World berni0004/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/March 15, 2022 2:44 pm EST In the decades the restaurant has been around, the Golden Arches of McDonald’s have become an iconic image of American culture, just like football, Walmart, and highways. To some, McDonald’s represents the American Dream of wealth and success through hard work, investment, and moxie. To others, the chain is a greasy symbol of consumerism....