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Beyoncé’s Midas touch sent Red Lobster’s sales skyrocketing on Super Bowl Sunday this year after she name-dropped the American seafood chain in a surprise single she released the afternoon before. The song, titled “Formation,” is an homage to the singer’s southern roots, and includes quotable lines such as “I got hot sauce in my bag”…
For four glorious hours, Moe’s Southwest Grill was the burrito king. While every Chipotle in the country closed its doors Monday from 11 AM to 3 PM for a company-wide food safety meeting in response to its recent E. coli outbreaks, the smaller, queso-serving casual Mexican chain celebrated its day in the limelight. While Chipotle…
Taco Bell’s Quesalupa features a crispy, flaky Chalupa-like shell but with a melted pepper jack cheese core. It comes filled like your standard Chalupa Supreme with seasoned beef, reduced fat sour cream, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and shredded 3-cheese blend. These aren’t out until tomorrow but I picked up a couple at $2.99 a piece…
(Amy King/The Washington Post; iStock) In the aftermath of an E. coli outbreak at Chipotle that sickened dozens of people across the United States last fall and led to an overhaul of the company’s food safety practices, Americans reacted by avoiding the beloved fast-food chain. Restaurants that once sported long lines were suddenly empty, a phenomenon that was almost…
The great and powerful Mitch has spoken, and on Saturday New York City will be blanketed in 8-12″ or perhaps 24″ or even 36 inches of fluffy, white snow. Or not! Regardless the outcome, if plans for hunkering down on Saturday include relying on the services of your local restaurants, it’s important to keep in…
I know, right? Will your friends agree? Share this Link 21 Bloody Marys That Went Too Far http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/insane-b… Sometimes it's unclear where the garnish ends and the buffet table begins. Source: 21 Bloody Marys That Went Too Far
“New York City Is Going Crazy Over These Insane Next-Level Milkshakes,” proclaims a BuzzFeed post posted yesterday, which already has over a million views. I too am going crazy over these milkshakes, because they are abominable. They are the Melania Trump of food options and they are so extra I want to die. The milkshakes…
In the last century, the hot dog has been on something of a world tour, traveling across the shining seas to every corner of the globe. But nowhere has it received warmer welcome or greater fanfare than in Asia. And while you can find the classic configuration of dog beneath ketchup on bun at any…
The Poutine Pizza Is Probably The Next Pizza You Will Want To Eat Foodgasms Poutza? Pizztine? Whatever you want to call it, it’s delicious! by Jeremy Hazan · March 20, 2015 · 0 shares The Poutine Pizza Is Probably The Next Pizza You Will Want To Eat Jeremy Hazan · March 20, 2015 ‘);} For More Stories Like…
Meeting up at a coffee shop is a cornerstone of modern American life. Business meetings, book clubs, and first dates all pair well with a coffee. But some fast-growing Taiwanese chains and American entrepreneurs are hoping you’ll switch allegiances to a younger rival: bubble tea. Invented in Taiwan in the 1980s, the hugely popular drink…