This week, The Takeout staff was inspired by a comment from Otto42.5 in a story about who actually eats Beyond Meats/Impossible Burgers (it’s not vegans). That comment:

Dear Salty, I have zero issues with parents popping a tablet or phone in front of their kid to keep them occupied in a restaurant, but here’s my beef: While dining in (non-kid-centric) restaurants, I have encountered, on many occasions, children at a nearby tables watching videos or playing games at top freaking…

One thing you need to know about Illinois is that it’s basically two states: north of I-80 is the city of Chicago and its many suburbs and townships, the kind of places filled with denizens who will happily say they’re “from Chicago” until otherwise pressed by someone who lives within city limits.

Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to see the woman, the myth, the legend Jenny Lewis in Whitefish, Montana, at the inaugural Under The Big Sky festival. She followed Lucius’ set and was, do I even need to say, a vision. That peach-colored, floor-length sequin dress alone was worth the price of admission.

If you’re using an app to get food deliveries, your tip might be going right into the bank account of the company the deliverer works for, not the person’s pockets.

Parallel strips of golden brown goodness on chops and steaks may scream “summer cooking,” but grill marks are—in fact—quite dumb. I don’t say this because my apartment-dwelling ways have left me lacking in the grill department; I say this because Meathead Goldwyn (undisputed Grill King) told me so, and because it…

Mayim Bialik is smart. Best known for her roles on Blossom and Big Bang Theory, she also has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University Of California Los Angeles, a tidbit that any profile about her is obligated to bring up because wow, a smart TV sitcom actress, what’s next?! Another fact some profiles mention:…

Most wouldn’t assume that the life of a tip-dependent, perpetually harried food delivery courier is easy. But as evidenced by a New York Times writer’s 27 hours spent in the bike delivery business, documented in this weekend feature, it’s both incredibly difficult and almost entirely thankless.

What’s a reasonable number of distinct grocery stores to visit each month? (Don’t forget to factor in Costco.) According to an annual report from FMI, a food-retail industry group, the average American shops at 4.4 different grocery stores each month. And that’s higher for millennials and Gen Z shoppers, who visit 5…

It was only a matter of time. With fast food chains looking to speed up the drive-thru process, and even customize the experience for individual drivers, the inevitable streamlining of fast food will now get rid of one of the biggest barriers to speedy service: the dine-in portion of the restaurant.

Not every company’s product launch is worth our attention, but Starbucks debuting a line of coffee creamers in its signature latte flavors feels like A Pretty Big Deal. Those flavors are so ingrained in America’s collective flavor memory—caramel macchiato, cinnamon dolce latte, white chocolate mocha—that many of us…

Submitted for your approval: The case of an In-N-Out Double Double, the signature dish of one of fast food’s most prized and debated chains, found on a sidewalk in the New York City borough of Queens. Somehow, it made its way there despite In-N-Out ownership’s insistence that no locations will ever move further east…