Gum can stick to many surfaces—the bottom of your shoes, the underside of your desk and the locks of your flowing body hair (in even the most private of areas). But your digestive tract isn’t one of them. As we’ve written before, some of the hygiene tips...
Whether it’s a backyard burger contest or a professional hot dog showdown at Coney Island, competitive eating has become as synonymous with the 4th of July as a firework-related visit to the ER. For pro eaters like Crazy Legs Conti, if you heave, you leave. But Crazy...
Regardless of whether you consider yourself someone who eats to live, lives to eat or avoids the choice altogether by taking the Soylent route, we all need to provide our bodies with the energy required to do the work that keeps us alive. We get that fuel by...
In the not-too-distant future, when you’re bred in labs for maximum efficiency and unparalleled servitude, it’s probably safe to rely on machines for data about how many calories you consume and burn off in any given period. Until then, however, it’s hard to say exactly how many...
The smell of sunscreen and charcoal in the air means that summer is finally here, shepherding in the familiar rites of the season—sunburns, hot dogs and another chance to finally resolve the Blizzard vs. McFlurry debate once-and-for-all. Be careful, though, how quickly you devour that Blizzard or...
Put down the margarita for one second, and listen. You need to eat something. No really—you’ve got work tomorrow, and we don’t want another “situation.” And don’t just put another taco, burrito or quesadilla in your mouth because, let’s face it, you probably had some combination of those...
You can’t throw a rock lately without hitting a restaurant that hasn’t jazz-handed its menu with a massaged kale salad or shaved Brussels sprouts with squeezed lemon and pecorino cheese. That shit is everywhere. Not that kale and Brussels sprouts don’t taste great. They do, but they’re...
When it comes to food, sugar and spice is always nice. Something Matthew Hilla knows full well. Case in point: His smokey habañero hot sauce, Hotmaple. It relies on maple syrup as its key ingredient, which provides the right balance of sweet and heat in dishes such...
You can build up quite an appetite trying to figure out what to eat for lunch. But should it really be that hard? When you think about it, lunch is actually kinda easy. Check out the flow chart below, and see if you agree.
While launching into an off-key rendition of the Pointer Sisters’ classic “I’m So Excited” isn’t the reaction most of us have after drinking too much coffee, maxing out on caffeine can cause plenty of negative side effects—trouble sleeping, anxiety, upset stomach and the frequent need to pee...
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The bar you’re in has 30 beers on tap, yet you’ve only heard of one of them. You order it while your friend gets some German-style something-or-other that supposedly “pairs well with jackfruit.” Worst of all, you feel the fear creep in...
Hot. Salty. Crispy. The French Fry is as simple a culinary treasure as it is delicious. Sure, you can tart it up with truffle oil, but you can also just stuff the greasy, fast food version into your mouth with equal pleasure (plus a generous heaping of...
