Dunkin’ is officially declaring the start of iced coffee season with the return of Iced Coffee Day on May 23. The coffee chain is marking the occasion with a special day dedicated to the frosty drink, where $1 from every iced coffee sold at participating Dunkin’ locations will be donated to the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood […]
In 1936, Carl Mayer, the nephew of hot dog impresario Oscar Mayer, suggested that the company could promote its “German-style Wieners” by designing and developing a vehicle that was shaped like one of those now-iconic sausages. The more-famous Mayer agreed, and the first 13-foot, all-metal Wienermobile debuted in Chicago later that year. “The Wienermobile hit the streets of […]
The Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain is being acquired by Darden Restaurants for about $715 million. The original Chris Steak House opened on New Orleans’ Broad Street in 1927, and became a long-standing NOLA tradition. In 1965, Ruth Fertel, a divorced mother of two, mortgaged her home for $22,000 to buy the small 60-seat restaurant. […]
Food Allergy Awareness Week seems like the perfect time to talk about a promising new treatment for kids – and adults – with deadly peanut allergies. In a new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, the trial’s findings show the experimental skin patch treatment, named Viaskin, helped kids ages 1 to 3 […]
Over 32 million Americans are living with potentially life-threatening food allergies. During Food Allergy Awareness Week, which is May 14-20, 2023, the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) organization wants to bring the food-allergic community together to share their stories and raise awareness. FARE asks everyone, whether they have food allergies or not, to participate by sharing […]
Anyone flying JetBlue this summer will have another beer choice when the beverage cart stops beside their row. As Food & Wine reports, the Long Island City-based airline has just announced that, starting this month, it will be offering Athletic Brewing Company’s non-alcoholic Upside Dawn Golden Ale on its flights. With this addition to its drinks menu, […]
This might fall under the category of, “I can’t believe they’ve never thought of doing this before!” After over 125 years in the baked goods category, Entenmann’s is now expanding its signature classics into the ice cream aisle. The bakery’s parent company, Bimbo Bakeries USA, partnered with Sorrisa Group Inc. (a food development company) to launch six […]
Vodka and cranberry juice are a duo that just works, like the peanut butter and jelly of the cocktail world. Elegant in its simplicity, it’s a two-ingredient drink that’s already fairly simple to make, but Absolut thought it would cut out any muss or fuss by partnering with cran brand Ocean Spray on a new canned cocktail line. […]
Before Lady Whistledown was spilling the Bridgerton family’s tea all over the Ton, a young Queen Charlotte was stirring up scandals and raising eyebrows in the first years of her marriage to King George III. And now, ahead of the Netflix spin-off prequel series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story premieres on May 4, you can order an official line […]
Miller High Life recently made headlines around the world after Belgian authorities may have slightly misinterpreted the company’s longtime “Champagne of Beers” slogan. According to Food & Wine, customs officials in Antwerp destroyed 2,352 cans of Miller High Life because they believed that it was in violation of France’s protected designation of origin for actual champagne. And just […]