Newswire1/22/21Jan 22SaveNewswire1/22/21NewswireAmbitious Atlanta teen scams Kroger out of nearly $1 millionAimee Levitt44Very few of us earn the vast sums of money we think we deserve, but most teenagers—unless they are among the lucky…
Hot Links1/21/21Jan 21SaveHot Links1/21/21Hot LinksIn tough times, Americans have always turned to sourdoughAimee Levitt7I will not argue that the quarantined Americans of the past year have had it harder than the Forty-Niners who headed…
Features1/21/21Jan 215Features1/21/21FeaturesThe Jews waited 4,000 years... for Crisco?Aimee Levitt42Any Jew will tell you that it’s hard to be a Jew, and that includes the Jews who arrived in America from Eastern…
Last Call1/20/21Jan 201Last Call1/20/21Last CallLast Call: What should President Biden ask the White House kitchen to serve him for dinner?Aimee Levitt56Joe Biden got up early this morning to go to Mass. Then he dropped by the Capitol to get inaugurated. Then he and…
Newswire1/20/21Jan 201Newswire1/20/21NewswireDonald Trump visited only one D.C. restaurant as president. Can you guess which it was?Aimee Levitt76As I write this, Donald Trump has officially left the White House and is on his way back to Mar-a-Lago, where he can…
Hot Links1/20/21Jan 201Hot Links1/20/21Hot LinksLet Julia Child take you behind the scenes at the White HouseAimee Levitt61968 was not the most peaceful and gentle of times: the nation was at war overseas, there were violent protests at…
Hot Links1/19/21Jan 19SaveHot Links1/19/21Hot LinksThe 1,200-calorie diet is completely worthless (unless you’re an 80-pound dog)Aimee Levitt61Have any of you ever tried the 1,200-calorie diet? It’s something I never heard of until I read this essay by…
Last Call1/15/21Jan 152Last Call1/15/21Last CallLast Call: What is the perfect food crime?Aimee Levitt67Much has been written about the bizarreness of the Year of Our (or someone’s) Lord 2020, and that extended to food…
Newswire1/14/21Jan 141Newswire1/14/21NewswireHark! Taco Bell potatoes have risen! [Updated]Aimee Levitt and Allison Robicelli159Update, January 14, 2021: Remember last year when Taco Bell, in an effort to streamline its menu, ditched a whole…
Newswire1/14/21Jan 141Newswire1/14/21NewswireIn the future, we will all pick up food in our cars and never wear pantsAimee Levitt20Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants were working hard to ensure that paying customer would have to…
Features1/14/21Jan 14SaveFeatures1/14/21FeaturesMicrowave Hamburger Soup and the dawn of a brave new era in cookingAimee Levitt48Back in the early 1980s, the microwave promised to bring us all into a brave new era of convenience cooking. “Use…
Newswire1/13/21Jan 133Newswire1/13/21NewswireThe Food Timeline has been saved! [Updated]Aimee Levitt8Update January 13, 2021: Yesterday I tried to check the Food Timeline and saw the site was down. I panicked. And…
Newswire1/12/21Jan 12SaveNewswire1/12/21NewswireFunfetti debuts new ice cream, continues plot to take over worldAimee Levitt3Over the past year or so, a quiet plot to achieve world domination has been taking place under our very noses. While…
Newswire1/11/21Jan 111Newswire1/11/21NewswireAnd now a brand-new theory about how dogs became our very best friendsAimee Levitt9For the past 20,000 years or so, dogs and humans have been as in love with each other as it’s possible for any two…
Newswire1/8/21Jan 81Newswire1/8/21NewswireSean Hannity auditions for new career as Olive Garden spokesmanAimee Levitt67In the grand narrative of American politics, at least as presented by right-wing news outlets such as Fox News,…
Newswire1/8/21Jan 81Newswire1/8/21NewswireA tale of two ice creamsAimee Levitt18A few months ago (or decades in COVID time), a brewery in Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware announced that it had…
Newswire1/7/21Jan 71Newswire1/7/21NewswireSomeone fed all the hungry, hiding members of Congress yesterdayAimee Levitt45Like most of you, I think, I spent most of yesterday afternoon and night huddled over my laptop, flicking between…
Rec Room1/7/21Jan 7SaveRec Room1/7/21Rec RoomTchibo made a black coffee drinker out of meAimee Levitt27One of the greatest disappointments of my early life was that coffee never tasted nearly as good as it smelled.…
Newswire1/6/21Jan 61Newswire1/6/21NewswireNew California law gives third-party apps exactly what they deserveAimee Levitt54Sometimes a tweet can lead to actual change. Nearly a year ago, in January 2020, San Francisco restaurant owner Pim…
Newswire1/5/21Jan 51Newswire1/5/21NewswireIn 2021, Chipotle resolves to serve carbless cauliflower riceAimee Levitt16In the future, no one will ever eat carbs ever again. And since it’s a new year, the future has arrived! Your newly…