Restaurants & Dining
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Has McDonald’s Reached Its Final Straw? Fast-Food Giant Tests Strawless Lids
Plastic straws at McDonald’s may soon be a thing of the past if a pilot program the fast-food giant is trying out proves successful. The burger chain is testing a plastic beverage lid in Minneapolis and other cities as part of…
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22 Famous CEOs Who Stepped Down or Got Forced Out
When a high-profile CEO exits a company, it doesn’t just make headlines — it can shake up stock markets, fan speculation about a company’s future, or expose behind-the-scenes drama. From quiet handoffs to headline-making scandals, these high-powered executives left at…
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Things You Never Knew About Pizza Hut
Pan pizza, hut-shaped red roofs, nostalgic red plastic cups — there are so many Pizza Hut staples that we all know and love. The restaurant has been around for seven decades and is the second-largest pizza chain in the world.…
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Taco Bell is Bringing Back a Popular Game Day-Worthy Snack
Taco Bell is bringing back its popular chicken wings Jan. 26, but for two weeks only. The chicken wings were due to return Jan. 19, but the company said the rollout was being delayed for unknown reasons and then announced…
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Score Free Food at Del Taco Through the End of January
Del Taco wants to help you get through the doldrums of winter with the best thing possible: free food. Through Jan. 31, customers at the Tex-Mex chain can score a free item every day. A different free item is featured…
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Waffle House Workers Hate Your Viral Menu Hacks
Complicated menu hacks for fast-food restaurants go viral on social media all the time, but now some Waffle House employees are fed up with the elaborate (and expensive) orders. These hacks are generally ways that people come up with to…
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This Rapidly Expanding Fast-Food Chain Started in a Parking Lot
If you haven’t heard of Dave’s Hot Chicken, we can’t blame you. Started just five years ago as a pop-up in a Los Angeles parking lot, the chain of spicy…
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White Castle Slides Into ‘Fine Dining’ for Valentine’s Day
Trying to decide where to take your sweetheart out for Valentine’s Day dinner? Here’s another restaurant to consider: White Castle. No, that’s not a mistake. White Castle is turning itself…
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Beloved Burger Chain Finally Expanding Beyond West Coast
In-N-Out, a staunchly West Coast fast-food burger chain with a fervent cult following, is finally expanding east of the Mississippi River. The California chain is opening its first territory office…
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Crazy Taco Bell Menu Items Dreamed Up by Superfans
Taco Bell food has a certain je ne sais quois that’s impossible to replicate. Tacos at home, even made with Taco Bell-branded ingredients from the supermarket, don’t even come close. So…
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Best Regional Fast Food Chains the Rest of the Country Needs
In the vast culinary landscape that is our country, flavors change as often as accents, spread out in every direction you look. The bummer? That means certain fast food chains…
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The Best Items To Order From Taco Bell’s Vegetarian Menu
As meatless patties and nuggets skyrocket in popularity, it’s clear that faux meat is in. But plant-based herbivores, vegetarians, and vegans’ appreciation for Taco Bell’s vegetarian menu and its greasy,…
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Big-Name Companies Paying at Least $15 an Hour
President Joe Biden has endorsed raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and though Congress hasn’t acted, prominent companies have been plumping up workers’ paychecks on their own.…
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Big-Name Companies Where Workers Are Fighting to Unionize
Only about 10% of U.S. employees were union members in 2021 — a drop of about half from 1983, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But these days, with…
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Taco Bell Testing 2 New Versions of Mexican Pizza
Customizing a pizza when you order one is a given unless you only eat plain cheese. But Taco Bell serves up just one option when it comes to its Mexican…
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Popeyes Is Giving Out Free Chicken Sandwiches for the Holidays
Popeyes is giving everyone a gift this holiday season: a free chicken sandwich. From now through Jan. 1, you can grab one of the chain’s famous crispy fried chicken sandwiches…
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Sober Bars Are on the Rise. Here’s What You Need To Know About Them
For the sober or sober curious, going out to a bar used to mean navigating a menu devoid of mocktails, with only a couple of fruit-based beverages, sodas, or water…
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Taco Bell Might Make This Fan Favorite a Permanent Menu Item
Taco Bell CEO Mark King made a bombshell announcement this week that might change the way you think of the taco- and Crunchwrap-slinging fast-food chain. The company is looking at…
