It feels like a no-brainer, as in, “you mean they haven’t done this already?”, but The Grateful Dead are getting their own branded “Grateful Greens” salad blend — featuring Dead-inspired packaging and all — thanks to a new partnership with Gotham Greens. So Deadheads the world over might want to take a long, strange trip… to the […]
Lately, every day seems to be a food holiday, where we celebrate some special dish, beverage or ingredient. But May 11th is truly special, because today you are given permission to eat whatever you want. It’s National Eat What You Want Day! This silly foodie holiday was introduced by Thomas Roy, American film and voice […]
If you’ve ever finished eating Cup Noodles-brand “original ramen cup” and were taken by the color palette on its iconic packaging, you’re not alone. And if you’ve ever thought, “I’d very much like my eyelids to look like the Cup Noodles logo,” well, you’re not alone there either. Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based beauty brand HipDot launched […]
We all know about the dangers of ingesting lead, right? But did you know that trace amounts of lead can also be found in some fruit juices? Although the FDA already has limits on how much of this heavy metal is allowed to be found in juice (is there a “safe” level?), advocacy groups have recently pushed […]
Over the past half-decade, whiskey records have been broken left and right: world’s most expensive cask, world’s oldest single malt, world’s most valuable collection, etc. And next month, one of the most coveted titles might be toppled: the most expensive bottle of whiskey ever sold. However, scoring this distinction requires a big leap: Whereas the current most expensive bottle is a […]
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because of concerns that specific ground beef products may be adulterated with E. coli O26. “The problem was discovered after a consumer submitted a retail package of ground beef produced by Empire Packing bearing a use or freeze by date of […]
What could be more enjoyable than a slice of, delicious, Blueberry pie? Blueberries, or star berries as the Native Americans called them, are one of nature’s super foods. The humble blueberry is one of few blue foods, found in nature, and it is native to the Americas. Blueberry harvest begins in April and lasts until […]
A big part of White Castle’s appeal is the simplicity of their burgers: thin, tiny sliders — just beef, bun, onions, and a pickle — that can be eaten by the sackful. That’s not to say the chain has shied away from innovation: as Food and Wine pointed out, White Castle was the first major […]
Milk’s favorite cookie has a new field of science dedicated to it: Oreology, the study of the flow and fracture of sandwich cookies. Everyone has their own way of snacking on Oreos, whether it’s twisting the sandwich cookie to eat two separate parts, dunking it into milk or just shoving the whole thing into one’s […]
It’s an exciting time for food in America. The culinary landscape in cities big and small around the country has matured exponentially in the past two decades, a shift that has been thrilling to experience and to taste. The immense challenges of the last two years in particular have seen many chefs, restaurateurs, and makers […]