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Food & Drink
Have $500 to Waste? Try These Gold-Coated Jelly Beans
This is getting downright ridiculous. $500 for a jar of jelly beans? A bit over the top, especially since NewsFeed isn’t so sure that coating candy with 24-karat gold actually improves the taste. Of course, we’re willing to …
At Last! Sandwich in a Can Now Available for Sale
Apparently, a sandwich isn’t portable enough to begin with.
German Restaurants to Display Health-Code Ratings With Traffic Lights
Ever wonder what goes on in the kitchen of your favorite restaurant? If you’re in Germany, your restaurant will tell you with a traffic light.
China’s McDonald’s Will Give You a Discount, Just for Being Male
Tired of paying a cover charge and not getting a break?
Is Normal Beer Too Manly For You? Carlsberg Develops ‘Gender Neutral’ Brand
Scandinavia is no stranger to gender equality in the boardroom. But now Danish brewer Carlsberg is putting the ale into female with its new gender neutral beer.
Why You Can’t Get a Medium-Rare Burger in North Carolina
No raw meat for you! That’s the current rule for restaurant patrons in North Carolina.
Growth Chemical Leads to Exploding Watermelons in China
Safety goggles may become required for eating watermelons.
Well Done, Houston: The Top 10 U.S. Cities for Burgers
How does your town rank on their list of America’s ultimate comfort food?
The Price Tag on the World’s Most Expensive Bowl of Soup? $5,000
Your average bowl of Vietnamese phở should by no means break the bank. So what sets this one apart?
Quote: Bush Was Eating Souffle When Obama Called About bin Laden
“I was eating soufflé at Rise Restaurant with Laura and two buddies. I excused myself and went home to take the call.”
–GEORGE BUSH, former U.S. president, candidly explaining what he was doing when President Obama called him …
UN: One Third of Food Produced for Human Consumption Is Uneaten
A new report suggests that some 1.3 billion metric tons of food in the world is lost (on the production side of the food supply chain) or wasted (on the consumption side) each year. That’s about one-third of total edibles …