Food

After the success of Crumbl Cookies, with their weekly rotating flavors and unique take on a sweet treat, other cookie companies have jumped at the opportunity to copy their success.  Crumbl Cookies was founded by Jason McGowan and Sawyer Hemsley in 2017. They started as a single storefront in Logan,...

This isn’t any typical Gen Z late-night craving, Hot honey is a trend that’s been around for a while. It’s considered the ultimate sweet and spicy mixed condiment. Most notably, Hot Honey has been implemented on pizza to rising popularity. So, where has the craving for this condiment originated from?...

When you hear about low-fat foods and diets, it is often easy to assume that less fat equates to having great weight loss potential. While this can be true in most cases, there are also some drawbacks to maintaining consumption of this kind of food, with other options being just...

The days of seeing rainbow-hued cereal and coffee could be coming to an end. Two weeks ago, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to end a longstanding rule allowing food companies to use new additives, including artificial dyes, that have not undergone FDA safety review....

The food industry has always had the inescapable responsibility of pushing out quality products to millions of consumers. Restaurant chains are now expected to provide their services to customers at their places of business and for delivery as well. The constant demand for food naturally brings about new ways to...

With the introduction of a new presidential administration come structural changes. That said, while most American federal programs are changing, no program has seen bigger changes currently than the USA’s food programs. Robert F. Kennedy, the current United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, has taken the reigns of...

A new viral trend has surfaced on TikTok, calling out millennial burger joints, restaurants, and cafes for their overpriced trendy food. What exactly is a millennial burger joint? They’re usually characterized by their “quirkiness,” for example, using chalkboard menus, measuring cups to serve drinks to customers, or using anything but...

There was a time when fast food chains offered fish sandwiches, but that era, which included the participation of brands like Long John Silver’s and Red Lobster, is long gone due to people’s growing dissatisfaction with seafood. The brands have either shut down or altogether discontinued Fish Sandwiches. Recently, something...

For the last couple of months, we’ve all heard Kendrick Lamar’s thunderous chant of “mustard” on the hit song: TV Off. Heinz even used the music for their mustard commercial last month. How did the perfect Hot Dog condiment begin to flourish these previous couple of years? Formerly a Greco-Roman...

If you’re thinking about baking but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for eggs, you might be surprised to find that there are many egg substitutes out there for you. If you’re making a sweet dessert, you can easily replace one egg with ¼ cup of applesauce!...

Authentic food is genuine, original, and true to its cultural and geographical origins. It’s made with real ingredients from specific places and prepared using traditional methods rather than industrialized ones.  Authenticity in food ensures its quality, freshness, and economic prosperity to the sellers. You see the word everywhere; it’s the...

The iconic Shamrock shake returns to McDonald’s menus for a limited time this St. Patrick’s Day. The fast food giant announced the arrival of the beloved seasonal item early Tuesday morning. According to the press release, McDonald’s is set to honor the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), a charity that...

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