Food Trends & Trivia

  • Four regional pies on a cutting board on an old fence on an old road

    Skip the Road Trip: Bake Your Way Across America With These 12 Legendary State Pie Recipes

    From Alaska’s campfire salmon pie to Florida’s no-bake Key Lime, these regional desserts prove there’s a lot more to America than apple and pumpkin.Pie is as American as, well, you get the gist. According to a survey by the American…

  • McDonald's vanilla soft serve

    Why McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Never Work

    Every few weeks, usually at night, I have a sudden craving for vanilla soft serve from McDonald’s. But just as I start to fantasize about the immaculate, snow-white swirl, I remember the futility of it all: A working McDonald’s soft-serve…

  • A New York style margherita pizza slice held by a hand along a New York City street

    American Cities With the Most Expensive Pizza

    When you’re hungry, don’t feel like cooking, and don’t want to spend a lot of money, pizza is the perfect choice. It’s cheap, readily available, and can feed a whole family. Plus, no matter how picky anyone is, you can…

  • Burger King Halloween Whopper

    The Biggest Fast-Food Flops of All Time

    Fast-food restaurants make some of our favorite guilty pleasures, many of which have reached iconic status. But it takes a lot of experimenting to score a hit the likes of the Big Mac, Whopper, or Frosty. Whether they missed the…

  • Classic Chocolate Frosty

    Wendy’s Frosty Is Getting Fancy. Here’s Every New Flavor

    Wendy’s Frosty may be one of the best frozen fast-food treats. It’s better than a shake and tastier than boring old soft serve.  Lately, the chain has been switching up its usual chocolate and vanilla Frosty flavors for options like…

  • Top looking down at restaurant food spread on table.

    The Top 10 Most Popular Cuisines in America

    Americans might argue over politics, parking spots, and pineapple on pizza — but when it comes to food, they’re pretty united in one thing: global flavors run the table. A recent study by restaurant furniture company Seating Masters dug into…