Friday, July 26, 2024

Food

113-Year Old Soba Restaurant Closes Because Owner Is Allergic To Soba

If the "Life's not fair" proverb was a restaurant, it'd be Maruka in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1490552236473-0'); }); After 113 years in business, the soba shop was forced to close because of its owner's crippling allergy to buckwheat, the main...

Craigslist Dude Will Bring You Fair Food On His Bike

You've gotta hand it to this guy in Minnesota. He placed a thoughtful Craigslist ad offering to hop on his bicycle and deliver State Fair food to anyone who wants to skip the concession lines and enjoy deep-fried foods the proper...

Fast-Food Workers Might Suffer Because Millennials Don’t Like People

Nobody said personal interaction was a strong suit of Millennials. They're having less sex, fewer babies, and getting hitched later in life. Nobody said personal interaction was a strong suit of Millennials. They're having less sex, fewer babies, and getting hitched...

Pharrell Can Now Add ‘Chef’ To His Long-Ass Resume

What doesn’t Pharrell Williams have his hand in these days? From being a judge on NBC’s The Voice, his Beats One OTHERtone Radio Show, producing films like Dope, and his main gig, creating music, Pharrell is the premiere example...

Gene Wilder’s Best Food Moments In Film

By now, most of the world has learned that Gene Wilder has died, joining his beloved Gilder Radner as co-stars on the forever stage in the sky. The 83-year old died of Alzheimer's Disease, which he was diagnosed with...

The Pumpkin Spice Latte Is A Delightful Twitter Troll

Recently I stumbled upon the Pumpkin Spice Latte Twitter account. It began in 2014, around the same time as the culture’s obsession of the pumpkin spice brand. Coincidence? I think not. https://twitter.com/TheRealPSL/status/496755925274095616 You must understand. The Pumpkin Spice Latte isn’t a...

Joey Fatone’s Hot Dog Stand Sparks Chaos At Mall

Everyone's favorite big brother, the guy who feeds you ice cream and Whopperitos when mom and dad aren't home, is at the center of a little mall drama in Florida. Joey "I'm not in a band anymore" Fatone, also known...

Kanye West Wrote A Weird Poem About McDonald’s

When we speak of great modern-day American poets, the list probably starts with — yeah, nevermind. Kanye wrote a poem about McDonalds. And it’s absolutely incredible. By now you’ve likely heard of *the poem*, but to recap: Frank Ocean’s recent...

Losing Olympian Pounds Down 8,000 Calories

It wasn't a great week for Australian badminton player Sawan Serasinghe. After he and his teammate lost to a Chinese Taipei team in the final showdown in Rio, he said goodbye to the 2016 Olympics (and his heretofore impressive abs) in a very...

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