Ben Schwartz is a busy guy. He’s giving cornerstone voice performances in two separate animated series, as Leonardo in Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Dewey in DuckTales—and, he’s quick to note, he’d be thrilled to play “any other blue iconic ’90s character.” Since letting that bon mot fly, he’s also…
Which is the greatest food city in America? I could argue among three or four contenders. What about the greatest music city in America? Likewise. But when phrased as, “Which is the greatest food and music city in America,” there is only one answer: New Orleans.
Even if you haven’t watch pro wrestling in the last 30 years, the broadcast voice of Jim Ross—known to us wrasslin’ geeks as “Good Ol’ J.R.”—has transcended the squared circle and into sports and pop cultural meme-dom. If you’re a professional athlete and you make some sickening tackle or nasty dunk, it’s become de…
If when you think of Andy Samberg, you think, “Oh, right, he’s the ‘Dick In A Box’ guy,” congratulations, you are correctly remembering the ditty for which he won an Emmy. But if, by chance, that’s your most recent point-of-reference, hoo boy—there’s a whole world of delightful weird funny shit waiting for you,…
Angela Bassett is a force of nature. Through a career that spans more than 30 years, she’s been reliably electric. She’s waited to exhale. She’s gotten her groove back. She’s been gorgeous, imposing, droll, deadly serious, warm, cold, and Tina Turner. She’s absolutely someone you can imagine nimbly dealing with…
By my count, 18 people have achieved that most revered of arbitrary designations: the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). It’s like the Triple Crown, if the winners also had to sing and dance. That number, 18, is only accurate if you include people who’ve won honorary awards—lifetime achievement, humanitarian, honorary…
Alison Brie is very good at her job. There was a period of time there, between 2007 and 2015, when she was a regular fixture on two of the best shows on television—arguably two of the best in the history of TV—at the same time (those would be Community and Mad Men). Not content to pull that off just once, she’s doing…
The town of Bedale sits in the north of England, and their local soccer team—Bedale AFC—wouldn’t likely make The Takeout newswire if not for their delightful uniforms (we beg your pardon, British friends, for not calling them “kits”).
Jaequan Faulkner, 13, was selling hot dogs outside his home in North Minneapolis. It’s something he began doing in 2016 to raise money for new clothes. So of course someone called the city to complain, because fuck that adorable kid and his encased meats, right? It’s a familiar story by this point. This time,…
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In a continued effort that will strike terror in the hearts of people who love $1.50 hot dogs and ginormous pieces of pizza, Costco is still tweaking its beloved food court menu toward a healthier lineup. Say it ain’t so. First the big-box chain released an al pastor salad made of soy and offered a new acai berry ice…
It was the hanging chad of competitive eating. In the final moments of the annual July 4 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, as Joey Chestnut was poised to shatter his own world record, confusion reigned: Had he eaten 74 or 64 hot dogs? Astute Takeout commenters noticed the discrepancy between the televised total—64—and…
Yesterday, while you lit sparklers, grilled burgers, and got #starspangledhammered, American hero Joey Chestnut shoved 74 water-soaked hot dogs into his mouth in 10 minutes, breaking his previous world record of 72. In the process, American supremacy in the global order has been restored.
I gotta tell you man, I’m scared of bacon and hot dogs. Are they delicious? Yes. Do they increase the risk of colorectal cancer? All signs points to yes. Eating too much red meat probably isn’t good for you, but compound that with red meats that are processed, cured with nitrates and nitrites, and suddenly the…
Yesterday, Takeout contributor Marnie Shure made her argument for the plain hot dog—that is, no condiments, just bun and wiener unadorned. This of course inspired a lively comment thread in which our readers argued about everything from the best hot dog wieners and regional styles to condiments.
In Chicago, the rules are firm and shouted from rooftops: absolutely no ketchup on hot dogs. It’s a popular (albeit stubborn) rallying cry for Chicagoans. But I’m not here to relitigate the merits of the Chicago dog, a variant with seven unyielding toppings. I don’t just think ketchup shouldn’t be on a Chicago-style…
If you’re sitting close enough to the field at a professional baseball game, chances are you’re keeping an eye out for errant foul balls that might graze by your body, or worse, spill your beer. But one Philadelphia Phillies fan learned that actually, it’s flying footlongs that pose the true threat.
I may call the Washington, D.C. region home these days, but I spent the first 93 percent of my existence in northern New Jersey, and will always identify as a proud son of the Garden State. That’s why I retroactively berate my younger self for voluntarily abstaining from what is indisputably North Jersey’s greatest…
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut sounds a little wistful, longing for the halcyon days of years past, when he wasn’t winning hot dog eating contests by a 20-dog margin. The New York Post spoke with the 10-time contest winner, presumably as he stared mournfully out of a window while rain poured down, about the decade-long absence…
Editor’s note: Lucky Peach was a magical food magazine that existed from 2011 to 2017. It was beloved by readers, regarded as a destination publication for writers, and won a slew of James Beard Awards. After its untimely demise, the website—and all the stories it ever published—disappeared into the digital ether. In…
