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Americans Claim to Hate the Fast Food Chains They Love
Hamilton Nolan · 07/02/14 08:09AMAmericans, It's Time to Eat Haggis
Dayna Evans · 06/30/14 10:20AMWow--Icelandic Skyr Wants to Be the New Greek Yogurt--OK--Dream On
Hamilton Nolan · 06/26/14 09:11AMTake Me to Sanborns: Swiss Enchiladas and Race in Mexico City
Eric Nusbaum · 06/23/14 01:00PMIn the first chapter of D.H. Lawrence's late novel, The Plumed Serpent, an Irishwoman named Kate has a terrible experience at a Mexico City bullfight. The book is set during the Mexican revolution. Kate is overwhelmed by the sights and sounds in the arena and by the murderous event itself. Afterward, she tells a driver:
Only You, the Weird Gawker Media Reader, Can Save the Cereal Industry
Hamilton Nolan · 06/19/14 09:36AMThere's Never Been a Better Time to Stop Eating Meat
Hamilton Nolan · 06/18/14 10:22AMWatch 1,000 People Cry Eating Ghost Peppers
Aleksander Chan · 06/11/14 08:44PMThe Bhut Jolokia, or "ghost pepper" was, for a time, the hottest pepper on the planet, as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records. It is definitely hotter than Tabasco sauce. One thousand people in Copenhagen downed one simultaneously as part of a spicy stunt put on by pepper enthusiast Claus Pilgaard. There were tears.
Motherfuckers Just Want Protein, Any Protein
Hamilton Nolan · 06/11/14 09:24AMReport: Shrimp Sold at Walmart and Costco Are Produced by Slave Labor
Andy Cush · 06/10/14 11:06AMThe Taco Bell-Pizza Hut-KFC Guys Are Dabbling in Banh Mi Now
Aleksander Chan · 06/03/14 12:55PMFast food mega-brand and diabetic triple-threat Yum! Brands—which sells you Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC—is testing a "new stealth Asian concept" restaurant in Dallas called Banh Shop. According to Escape Hatch Dallas, the prototype store will be opened inside an old auto repair shop near the SMU campus.
"Miracle Fruit," America's Oldest New Food Trend
Hamilton Nolan · 05/29/14 11:10AMPizza Hut Is Willing to Try Something Wacky: "Higher Quality"
Hamilton Nolan · 05/28/14 09:40AMArby's to Air Thirteen-Hour Commercial In Duluth, Minnesota
Dayna Evans · 05/24/14 09:00AMArby's, which has been on its game as the new cool brand to watch, is pulling another publicity stunt that only residents of Duluth, Minnesota will get to enjoy. For thirteen hours, starting at 1 p.m. today, the cooked meat shill will air one single commercial on local network My9. The storyline is magical.
Hamilton Nolan · 05/22/14 04:35PM
Lunchables Allegedly Cool For Teens Now
Hamilton Nolan · 05/19/14 11:56AMHamilton Nolan · 05/16/14 08:29AM
Burgers For Breakfast, Because Nothing Really Matters
Hamilton Nolan · 05/09/14 08:15AMBurger King today announced that it will serve its burgers for breakfast now, as part of their new corporate philosophy, "Why try harder than absolutely necessary when the American people want nothing more than to eat themselves into oblivion to erase the pain of being locked into this zombie-like existence?"