Food & Drink
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Subway Ditches Employees and Dining In for Vending Machines
Subway is planning to roll out sandwich-vending machines nationwide, shunning traditional restaurants in some locations for a faster grab-and-go concept that eschews the need for dining rooms and even employees. The fast-food chain’s first sub-sandwich vending machine, dubbed Grab &…
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18 Creative Pie Recipes to Spice Up Your Holidays
Break out of the boring routine of apple and pumpkin pies this holiday season, and bring something unique and exciting to the table. From wine-infused fillings to hearty kicks of salt to go with the sweet, these offbeat recipes mix…
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Sam’s Club’s Hot Dog Combo Just Got Cheaper. In Your Face, Inflation!
Sam’s Club just took aim at both Costco and inflation by lowering the price of a food court favorite: the hot dog combo. The hefty quarter-pound 100% beef hot dog and 32-ounce refillable soda combo now costs $1.38, a drop…
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You’ll Never Believe This Thanksgiving Dinner Is Actually Ice Cream
We’ve all at least thought about having dessert for dinner, but now’s your chance to take it to the next level. Life Raft Treats, an artisan ice cream truck based in Charleston, South Carolina, is making Thanksgiving TV dinner trays…
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How Salvage Grocery Stores Help Shoppers Save Money (and the Planet)
As inflation continues to eat away at budgets, more shoppers are turning to salvage stores, which sell damaged, discounted, and otherwise unwanted goods for cheap. In the first part of 2022, some salvage store managers even saw double-digit sales growth,…
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Trader Joe’s Best Seasonal Items, According to Superfans
Some products are just too good to be seasonal. Who doesn’t want to snack on a few pumpkin samosas in July? Trader Joe’s fans recently shared their favorite seasonal products, which they say the retailer should sell year-round. We’ve listed these…
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Unexpected Stuffing Recipes to Shake Up Thanksgiving Dinner
Just about everyone loves holidays traditions, but let’s be honest — making the same recipes for Thanksgiving every year can get old, for the cook and for those who simply…
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Dunkin’s Free Coffee Might Make Mondays More Bearable
When the Sunday scaries turn into Monday melodrama, sometimes a caffeinated pick-me-up is the only saving grace. For Dunkin’ rewards members, that start-of-the-week jolt is on the (orange-and-pink) house for…
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19 Celebs Who Worked At Fast Food Chains
Not every celebrity was an overnight success, with many paying their dues before they hit the big time. And for many, stints at fast food chains during their school days…
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The Best IPAs You Can Buy at the Grocery Store
When IPAs became all the rage in the 2010s, I resisted the craft beer trend, preferring cheap, easy-drinking light beers to the metallic bitterness of a bottle of Lagunitas. Everything…
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Deli Counter Meat and Cheese Linked To Deadly Listeria Outbreak
One person and an unborn baby have died from listeria, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 16 people have become infected during the outbreak, which began…
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Shake ’n Bake Shakes Things Up by Ditching Plastic Bags
Since its inception more than 50 years ago, Shake ‘N Bake hasn’t changed — until now. The Kraft Heinz Co. is doing away with the very container behind the product’s…
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Starbucks Baristas Reveal the Most Frustrating Holiday Drinks To Make
With holiday season in full swing, Starbucks baristas are being inundated with a word salad of festive drink orders. And just as their lengthy names imply — what the heck is…
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Things We Used To Get For Free (But Now We Have To Pay For)
Once upon a time, we got a lot of goods and services for no charge at all. But now we’re nickeled and dimed from the local gas station to the…
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Sacré Bleu! This is Wendy’s Most Popular Breakfast Item
Wendy’s didn’t officially roll out breakfast nationwide until 2020, long after all the other big fast-food burger chains, so it’s taken a bit of time for customers to get to…
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The Best Veterans Day Free Food Deals
Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, a time to honor former military members. Though there’s little that can make up for the sacrifices made by many veterans and their families, many…
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Chipotle Employees Reveal the ‘Weirdest’ Refund Requests
We’re sorry to report that the customer is not always right. And we have hard evidence to support that claim. On Chipotle’s subreddit, employees recently shared customers’ “weirdest” refund requests, many…
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McDonald’s Employees Share Their Favorite Break Meals
Leave it to fast food employees to know all the tricks and hacks for getting the best meals. Recently on subreddit r/McDonaldsEmployees, one poster asked their fellow McDonald’s workers what…
