You can tell a lot about a culture by the way it eats, and the way it treats kids. For this list, we took a look at both factors, focusing on nations around the world and what their schoolchildren commonly…
Breakfast without Fido? It’s unthinkable to some pet parents to have any meal without their furry one. Fear not, there are plenty of restaurants that not only tolerate pets but make them feel like an honored guest with special touches…
Imagine life with three or more kids, all involved in extracurricular activities well into the evening — and maybe one spouse travels. It’s unlikely there’s much time for meal prep and family dinners during the week. The reality for many…
Taking in a great view can be expensive — particularly in major cities where riding an elevator to the top of a skyscraper is a tourist attraction on its own. But there are often less-expensive alternatives. We went on the hunt for…
Ice cream is often delicious for its simplicity, but sometimes we all want to go a bit beyond classic vanilla. As foodie culture has proliferated around the nation, so too have artisanal ice cream shops that distinguish themselves with envelope-pushing…
The art of dining al fresco on the fly is easily mastered by knowing where to get a gourmet basket to-go. Outdoor picnicking prepared for you and your guests oftentimes is a spur of the moment idea, and there are…
America’s birthday, Independence Day, July Fourth. Whatever you call it, this is a day for fun, fireworks, and low-key cookouts based on recipes — from appetizers through the night’s final…
You already know Costco, Trader Joe’s, and Aldi for cheap groceries, but did you know that all three also offer deals on wines that you won’t find anywhere else? We’re…
Sometimes it seems like chocolate-lovers have all the fun, delighting in menus that are heavy on the cocoa and light on, well, everything else. But it doesn’t have to be…
For a certain segment of the population, there’s chocolate, and then there’s everything else. Fortunately, there are plenty of amazing restaurants, chocolate shops, and bakeries across the country that are…
Puerto Rican cuisine often gets lumped into the general “Latin food” or “Spanish food” categories, but it has its own rich culture to explore. African roots (all the mashed plantains),…
Ice cream shops and soda fountains across the U.S. are concocting decadent sundaes of all kinds. Some are humongous and meant to feed a dozen people or more, and come…
Most restaurants want to pack in as many diners as possible to maximize profits, but that isn’t always the case. Some tiny eateries buck conventional wisdom by instead focusing on…
It’s a well-worn piece of trivia that many of the world’s most successful people were bad students or even kicked out of school while others achieved impressive university degrees, but…
If there’s one thing that every culture has in common it’s a love of eating delicious food for little money. As food trucks and stands have proliferated across the United…
Spring break is fast approaching, with the promise of trips to sunny destinations and the lure of serious partying. Instead of throwing caution to the wind and putting New Year’s…
Ditching Cereal I love cereal for breakfast — to me it tastes like milk and cookies. Unfortunately, when I realized that it also has roughly the nutritional value of milk…
Chocolate cake can be an indulgence, but it doesn’t have to be — at least when it comes to your wallet. While whole cakes can top $30 at a fancy…