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11 Kids Who Can't Get Enough of Ice Cream

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:20 +0000

Raise your hand if you love summer. We're assuming there was just a collective "aww yeah!" among you, because seriously-- who doesn't enjoy lemonade and Slip N' Slides and hanging your head out the window? But we can't forget the tastiest way to celebrate the season-- ice cream. And lots of it.

There's a New Diet Where You Eat Nothing But Mac and Cheese

Big Jim — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:43:28 +0000

I can’t decide if this idea is brilliant or twisted. There’s a new diet floating around that promises you can lose weight by eating nothing but delicious macaroni and cheese. But there’s a major downside. Afterwards, you may never want mac and cheese again. The diet is called the Boredom Diet. Basically, the principle is [...]

NYC Restaurant Eliminates Tips for Servers

Donald Deane — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:49:59 +0000

Have you ever gone to a restaurant and agonized over how much of a tip to leave? Well, an eatery in New York City has decided to save you the trouble by completely eliminating tips and paying staff salary plus benefits instead.

Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe Donut Debuts At San Diego Fair, Sends Hearts Into Delicious Panic

Joe Student — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:03:00 +0000

To paraphrase the late Robert F. Kennedy, some people would ask 'Why put sloppy joe meat into a deep-fried, glazed donut shell?' but Charlie Boghosian asks 'Why not?' Boghosian, known to many fans of fair food (and presumably their cardiologists) as "Chicken Charlie," debuted a Krispy Kre

10 Insanely Delicious Doughnuts for National Doughnut Day

Emerald Catron — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:13:07 +0000

Whether you love doughnuts, or hate your pancreas, Friday, June 7 is National Doughnut Day! Celebrate by getting a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme, or getting a "free" doughnut from Dunkin' Donuts if you buy a drink. If that's a little too tame for you, let these epic doughnuts inspire you to search for a doughnut so good, it's actually worth paying for.

12 Lemonade Hacks to Help You Win Summer

Emerald Catron — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:53:01 +0000

Hey, did you notice it's summer outside? It's time to start working on that "beat the heat" thing, and since the neighbors gave us weird looks when we just held a hose over our head during the hottest hour of the day, we're thinking lemonade might be the way to go. Sure a tall glass of classic lemonade sounds good, but why drink that all summer long, when you can add stuff to it like tequila? Or other fruit. But also tequila!

10 BBQ Fails to Avoid on Memorial Day

Cameron Simcik — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:52 +0000

Got any Memorial Day plans? Maybe you’re heading to a parade and dressing up in those American flag shorts (guilty). Or perhaps heading to the public pool to kick off swimming season is more your style. Whatever you do, there’s one Memorial Day staple that all Americans must experience on Monday— the BBQ. While barbecuing [...]

News Anchor Tries to Eat World's Hottest Pie

Emerald Catron — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:02 +0000

You might recognize a few of these faces from last week, when we showed the man on the right, Karl Stefanovic, pranking his co-anchor from Australia ‘Today’ on the air. He’s back, and this time he’s trying to eat the world’s hottest pie. If this confuses you, in Australia they make delicious savory pies, so it’s [...]

Oscar Mayer Has Introduced Hot Dogs Stuffed With Bacon

Big Jim — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:34:33 +0000

You know, this is exactly what this country needed. Oscar Mayer has just introduced a new line of hot dogs that are stuffed with bacon. That’s in addition to whatever else hot dogs are normally stuffed with . . . chicken, pork, turkey, squirrel? These Bacon Dogs are now on sale all over the country. [...]

Ridiculously Demanding Craigslist Ad For Line Cook Goes Viral

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:52:14 +0000

Thanks to reality TV and America’s desire to stuff their faces like these are the last days of the Roman Empire the job title of chef has grown in stature and prestige. But before you become a chef, you have to work your way through the kitchen. Farm Bloomington, a restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana, figured [...]

Tomorrow, Pizza Hut Will Start Selling Pizza Where the Crust is Made Out of Deep Pockets of Cheese

Big Jim — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:39:33 +0000

It’s about time Pizza Hut figured out a way to shove more cheese into a pizza. This makes the stuffed crust pizzas look cowardly. Starting tomorrow, Pizza Huts nationwide are going to start selling the new Crazy Cheesy Crust pizza. The twist? Instead of bread, when you get to the end of your slice, you [...]

9 Tasty Peeps Cocktails That'll Help You Forget Easter

Emerald Catron — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:20:19 +0000

It's Easter weekend, and we all know what that means -- time to eat some ham and get your crunk on. We've always said if you aren't risking an insulin coma, you aren't really drinking, so here are some Peeps-themed cocktails to prove you love Easter but hate your body. Enjoy (to a point, then feel really sick a

Find Out What 2,000 Calories Actually Looks Like

Emerald Catron — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:51 +0000

Here’s a helpful video, if you were wondering how many carrots you could eat without going over 2,000 calories. If that sounds like something you definitely do not need to know, 2,000 calories is also quantified in Big Macs, pizza, Chipotle burritos and delicious, delicious avocados. Because you probably couldn’t eat 60 carrots if you [...]

You Won't Believe The Ingredients In This Homemade Shamrock Shake I Just Had

John Riggs — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:58:00 +0000

One of my co-workers thought it'd be funny to make his own 'shamrock shake' being that St. Patrick's Day is on Sunday. He wouldn't tell me what was in it until I took a drink. Although nobody was brave enough to actually try it, I decided to give it a try. What's the worst that could happen?

Genius Physicist Invents Machine to Separate Cream From Oreos

Emerald Catron — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:13:57 +0000

Here you were proud of that macrame potted plant caddy you tied together. This video might have you rethinking your hobbies. Clearly what you should be doing in your spare time is inventing complicated machinery to deal with your snack food problems. This physicist invented a machine that uses a hatchet to separate Oreos and a [...]

Prankster Adds Hilarious Fake Menu to Guy Fieri Restaurant Website

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:40:51 +0000

Guy Fieri has been having a tough time with his new restaurant, Guy's American Kitchen & Bar, which opened in New York's Times Square last November.

First the eatery was savaged in a New York Times' review. And just when folks were starting to forget about that, Fieri has made an unforced error which is sure to subject him to another round of ridicule.

This Is What Happens When You Drink 20 Year Old Crystal Pepsi

Emerald Catron — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:51:43 +0000

You know what? Good. We want this guy to puke. He calls himself LA Beast and thinks a shirt that says "SWAG SWAG SWAG" is cool. The only reason we wouldn't want him to puke is that he has a whole YouTube channel that is just footage of him subjecting himself to "Xtreme" food challenges that ultimately result in barf, so we suspect he might actually enjoy throwing up

The World's Most Expensive Bacon Sandwich

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:55:25 +0000

If there is one thing the internet has taught us it's that people really love bacon. A coffee house in Cheltenham, England is betting that there are folks out there who love the cured meat so much that they would be willing to shell out 150 pounds ($237) for what they are calling the Bacon Bling sandwich.

13 Hilariously Weird Fortune Cookie Fortunes

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:51:06 +0000

Chinese takeout is a classic American staple, and fortune cookies are easily the greatest part of the meal. Why? Surprise fortunes are inside, duh! The thing is, sometimes these pieces of paper don’t carry through on their fortune-esque duties. See, they’re supposed to be all, “you will strike it very, very rich one day” or [...]

11 Extreme Super Bowl Snacks

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:37:14 +0000

Only t-minus four days until the big game, so now is the perfect time to start thinking about the most important part of our Super Bowl party-- food. Nachos, sandwiches, pizza and anything greasy goes, as long as it's hardy and semi-manly. But how the heck are we supposed to choose with so many delicious options out there? Answer: go big.