Food & Drink
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Best National Ice Cream Day Deals and Freebies to Grab This Weekend
I scream, you scream, we all scream for free ice cream! That could be your mantra this weekend as fast food restaurants and other chains celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 20. If you and your family are…
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Easy Dump-and-Bake Casseroles for Busy Weeknights
Casseroles are great family comfort food. But sometimes they get complicated with lots of precooking and pans required to bring the components together. That’s where “dump casseroles” come in. The unusual name just means that you don’t have to do…
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23 Discontinued McDonald’s Menu Items Most People Won’t Remember
Do you remember the McDLT, the McSalad Shakers, or the McSpaghetti? Despite McDonald’s consistent and reliable image, it has tried and failed tons of different menu items over the years. While some of these items were popular and beloved by…
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10 Unhealthiest Fast-Food Chains In America, Ranked
Roughly 1 in 3 American adults — about 36.6% — grab fast food every single day. On the other side, more than 38 million Americans (11.6%) live with diabetes, and nearly 98 million (38%) have prediabetes. To figure out which chains…
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16 Fast-Food Restaurants That Use Real Cheese
Sadly, we’ve come to expect fast-food restaurants to cut corners and use processed (aka fake) cheese, but you might be delighted to discover that a few places still use the real deal. Real cheese comprises four primary ingredients: milk, starter…
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The Best Fast-Food Soft Serve Ice Cream, Ranked
The fast-food burger-and-fries debate will rage on forever. By this point, most people are extremely brand-loyal in the fast-food world when it comes to the entree. But one thing you don’t hear too much debate about? Soft serve. Many fast-food…
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Unique Comfort Food From Every State
Comfort food is a concept everyone understands: It makes you feel better when you’re sick, it cheers you up when you’re feeling down, and it reminds you of home. But…
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Where Middle-Class Families Went Out to Eat in the ’70s
Though it wasn’t an every-night occasion, going out to dinner wasn’t unheard of when you were growing up in the middle class in the 1970s. But when it happened, for…
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Best German Restaurant in Every State
Full of rich, meaty, carbohydrate-dense dishes like bratkartoffeln (pan-fried potatoes), bratwurst (sausage), roulade (thinly rolled meat), and schnitzel (cutlet), German cuisine is some of the best comfort food around. Luckily,…
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The Only Fast-Food Tacos Worth Your Money
Mexican-style fast-food restaurants cover just about every inch of this country. Taco Bell has over 8,000 locations alone — in most cases, it’s easy to grab some fast-food tacos. But…
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15 Quick and Easy Sheet-Pan Dinner Ideas
The sheet-pan dinner is a beautiful concept. For those of us who are short on time or just love a good lazy man’s hack, sheet pans can get a whole…
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Popular Foods That Will No Longer Have Artificial Colors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in a war against synthetic food dyes, led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Though there is no outright ban on most…
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32 Retro Recipes for an Old-Fashioned Summer Luncheon
Getting together for a leisurely lunch is an old-fashioned pastime that needs to make a comeback. Luncheons bring up warm feelings, elegant vibes, and — of course — a lovely…
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Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with the Best Flavors at the Grocery Store
With so many brands and flavors of ice cream on the shelves, deciding what to pick up at the store can seem overwhelming. Plus, the options seem to get weirder…
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7 Fast Food Chains That Use Real, High-Quality Chicken
Right after the good ol’ burger, chicken — whether fried, grilled, or sandwiched — is one of America’s favorite indulgences. Just about every fast-food joint has chicken on the menu,…
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The Most Popular French Fry Cut in Every State
There are so many kinds of french fries in this world, and they’re an essential part of many of our favorite meals. Can’t have a burger without ‘em. Can’t have…
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The 9 Biggest Fast-Food Chain Ripoffs
Fast food isn’t cheap anymore, whether that’s due to inflation, corporate greed, or a little bit of both. You can easily drop $10 or more on a combo meal now…
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Where to Get Free Fries on National French Fry Day
Mark your calendars, because National French Fry Day falls on Friday, July 11, this year. While you may not celebrate that “holiday” regularly, plenty of fast-food restaurants do by giving…
