If you missed the chance to celebrate National Beer Day on April 7 or International Beer Day on August 7, have no fear: Tuesday September 7th is National Beer Lovers Day! Time to break out those German steins, decorative pitchers and very cool beer bottles or cans of your favorite pilsner, IPA, stout, lager, ale, […]
Category: Food & Drink
Subway Is Launching a Restaurant Inside a Blimp, and it could be Hovering over Your town this month
If you look toward the sky in September and see an oversized Subway sandwich floating overhead, you’re not having hunger-related hallucinations. As Food & Wine reports, Subway is really, truly launching a new dining experience called “Subway in the Sky,” which involves taking guests 1,000 feet above ground in a 180-foot-long blimp. And yes, that inflatable aircraft does actually […]
Why is the French Government paying Farmers $215 Million to Destroy their Wine Crops?
As Forbes reports, a fall in demand for French wines, a more competitive market and lingering pandemic problems have hit winemakers in the regions of Bordeaux and Languedoc so hard that the French government will soon pay them $215 million to sell off their surplus—and has set aside other money to help grape-growers shrink their […]
Burger King is being Sued over the Size of its Whoppers
In March 2022, four people filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleging that Burger King exaggerated the size of its burgers in its advertisements. As Food & Wine reports, the plaintiffs’ legal filing alleged that Burger King used inaccurate pictures to both advertise and illustrate its Whoppers, inflating the size of its sandwiches by “approximately […]
The First of September is Gyro Day!
September 1st is National Gyro Day. Perhaps the first things you need to know about Gyros is how to pronounce the classic Greek food correctly. In Greece, this classic dish of meat roasted on a vertical spit and turned in front with a source of heat (usually an electric broiler) is pronounced “YEE-ro,” not JI-ro, […]
In case you were wanting to Drink your Beer through a Hot Dog Straw, Oscar Mayer now makes that
In 2022, seemingly the entire internet fell in love with the “Hot Dog Straw” video, showing a guy casually sitting at a baseball game, turning his hot dog into straw, then sliding it into his beer to enjoy. It was one of those viral moments that brought people together to celebrate ingenuity at its finest. Well, you […]
In Honor of Taco Tuesdays, Jack In The Box wants to help you Score Free Tacos every single Tuesday, Forever
Taco John’s surrendered its trademark on the phrase “Taco Tuesday” earlier this summer, giving restaurants in 49 states the right to use the phrase as they see fit. As Food & Wine reports, it’s been good news both for taco lovers and their wallets, thanks to deals like Taco Bell’s free Doritos Locos Tacos every Tuesday through September 5, […]
Have a Hankerin’ for some PB&J IN your Coffee? Coffee Mate shows you How to Win their Limited Edition PB&J Duo Creamer!
Last week, Coffee Mate dropped info on its new “Peanut Butter & Jelly Flavored Duo Creamer,” which it calls a “nostalgia-inducing duo” that brings together the beloved brown bag lunch flavors of salty peanut butter and strawberry jelly. But it’s so limited, that if you want it, you’re going to have to win it. “We […]
August 25th is National Whiskey Sour Day
Each year on August 25, people across the United States observe National Whiskey Sour Day. If you don’t know about this delightful cocktail, but have always wanted to, you’re in luck, because we’re here to welcome you to the world of the Whiskey Sour. Spirit, citrus and sugar—the original big three—come together in the Whiskey […]
Sweetgreen launches its first ever Potato Chips, inspired by their Fan-Favorite Green Goddess Dressing
Sweetgreen is likely already your go-to salad spot, but now it wants to give you a little something extra on the side. Last week, the chain announced it’s expanding into the snacking space with a new collaboration with Siete Foods for its very first chip flavor, Green Goddess Ranch Potato Chips with a Hint of Poblano. “At […]