• Banana bread

    The Real Reason Why Banana Bread Exploded During Quarantine

    Baking has exploded during quarantine. Sourdough bread and frog bread went viral, but neither is great for beginners. Then came banana bread, whose big moment isn't seeming to end. Mashed spoke with food history expert Katherine Spiers, who explained a few reasons behind the phenomenon.
  • Burger King Mini Shakes

    The Truth About Burger King's $1 Mini Shakes

    Luckily, the latest milkshake-related development from Burger King should cause far less uproar (and a lot less mess if tossed at an unsuspecting politician). This summer, the burger chain is banking on the old adage "good things come in small packages" with the release of a trio of mini milkshakes.
  • Supermarket Sweep

    Netflix Nabs One Of The '90s Most Beloved Game Shows

    Supermarket Sweep is a game show that first aired in the '60s and was then revived in the '90s. Contestants first answered trivia questions, competing to earn minutes. They'd then race around a grocery store set with their carts, using these minutes to collect as many high-dollar items as possible.
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    Wegmans Just Announced Sad News For Pub Fans

    The Pub at Wegmans might have been a reliable place to hang out on your own after a supermarket run, or with family and friends for an after-work beer, but this week it became another restaurant casualty of the coronavirus pandemic as it was announced that all locations would permanently close.
  • Walmart drive-in movie

    The Truth About Walmart's New Drive-In Theaters

    Walmart will be teaming up with Tribeca Enterprises, the production company founded by Robert DeNiro, to turn 160 of its parking lots across the nation into drive-in movie theaters. Walmart says their parking lot drive-ins won't roll out until August, but once they do, will run through October.
  • Dunkin' sign

    Dunkin' Just Announced Sad News For Fans

    Soon, travelers will no longer be able to grab doughnuts and coffee from Dunkin' when they fill up their tank at Speedway gas stations. Dunkin', formerly known as Dunkin' Donuts, recently put the word out that the popular chain is closing all 450 of its Speedway locations by the end of the year.
  • Costco

    Costco Just Made Another Change To Its Hours. Here's Why

    Costco has had some ups and downs over the past few months, to be sure. While not all of the changes they introduced in an attempt to keep shoppers safe were all that well-received, one change that was generally regarded as a good thing was their instituting special shopping hours just for seniors.
  • 3D-printed meat

    What You Need To Know About 3D-Printed Steak

    Redefine Meat is replacing the constituent parts of a steak with so-called "alt-muscle," "alt-fat," and "alt-blood" in an attempt to approximate the complexity of beef. According to the company's calculations, printing one of their fake steaks takes 95 percent less land than the real thing.
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    Taco Bell's New Cheesy Burrito Has Everyone Talking

    It's hard not to love Taco Bell for its iconic mainstays like Baja Blast and comical hot sauce packets. However, the chain's inventive specials are brilliant enough to reel in plenty of customers, whether they're Taco Bell fanatics or not. This new burrito is no exception.
  • Whataburger restaurant

    Whataburger Just Announced Exciting News For Fans

    Beloved burger chain Whataburger will forever be associated with its native Texas, and for good reason. Lately, though, they've been talking about extending their range, and Whataburger fans everywhere are thrilled to bits — especially those in Kansas City and Tennessee.
  • Guinness tap

    The Weird Way Guinness Is Using Its Extra Beer

    One of the great food-related setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic involves all the beer that went to waste when law-abiding bars closed down for a few months. The draft beer that would ordinarily have been supplied to these bars had nowhere to go, with only a limited shelf life.
  • Woman in a supermarket

    Why Some Of Your Favorite Groceries Won't Be Making A Comeback

    Once upon a time, IGA supermarkets carried 40 different varieties of toilet paper; it now carries just four (via The Wall Street Journal). Progresso used to make 90 different kinds of canned soup (it cut half of that inventory), and Amy's Kitchen had an organic product line of 228 products.
  • Burger King $1 Cheeseburger

    The Truth About Burger King's $1 Cheeseburger

    One hugely important item on the Burger King value menu is the $1 cheeseburger. On the Burger King website, the chain describes this menu item as a flame-grilled beef patty, topped with melted cheese, pickles, mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun.