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Taco Bell Waffle Tacos Are Coming to Make You Fatter

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:30:15 +0000

Taco Bell recently changed America’s taco calculus by offering Doritos-flavored shells. Their next move appears to be far more radical. Fast food fans in Southern California are reporting the presence of waffle tacos on the menu at some local Taco Bell franchises. The item, which goes for 89 cents, features a waffle folded around sausage [...]

Would You Eat a Lion Taco? Because It's Now a Thing

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:35:52 +0000

Lions: scary animals, controversial food. A Mexican restaurant in Tampa, Florida has turned heads (and maybe some stomachs) by offering lion meat tacos, in the biggest news for the animal since Snoop Dogg turned Snoop Lion. Despite some reports claiming it had stopped selling the unusual cuisine, Taco Fusion appears to have kept the item [...]

Man Calls 911 Nine Times to Request a Cheeseburger

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:29:04 +0000

There is just something about fast food that makes people abuse 911. In the past, folks have been arrested after calling emergency services to report problems with their orders at Burger King, McDonald’s, Subway and Hardee’s. Gregory Jackson Sr. decided to cut out the middleman. Instead of going to his local restaurant chain to be disappointed, [...]

Subway 'Sandwich Artist' Fired Over Ketchup Dispute Gone Awry

Emerald Catron — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:57:31 +0000

Maybe Subway is stepping up their game a tad. They've made it abundantly clear that they now have avocados and sriracha sauce, and they will NOT be putting ketchup on anybody's sandwich. At all. They don't even have ketchup, and one employee was willing to fight to prove it. They don't call them sandwich artists for nothing.

Hungry? Try California's Caviar-Dispensing Vending Machine

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:15:57 +0000

Great news, readers! The over-priced, stomach-turning (but for some reason decadent) meal known as caviar is now available via vending machines. The company Beverly Hills Caviar recently unveiled the first ever touchscreen vending machine, located at the Burbank Towne Center. The machine offers “a large selection of the world’s finest selection of caviar, truffles, escargot, bottarga, [...]

Japanese Burger King Offers All-You-Can-Eat Burger And Fries

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:30:35 +0000

Japan, you confuse us so. First you tell us about Pepsi Special, which actually makes you lose weight. Today we find out that Burger King Japan offers an all-you-can-eat deal. What do you want from us?! Stop with the mixed messages! The promotion, which is in celebration of the fifth anniversary of BK’s return to Japan, runs until [...]

Students Send First Burger Into Space

Donald Deane — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:38:32 +0000

Thanks to a group of Harvard students, a fast food burger has boldly gone where no burger has gone before -- into the edge of space. Hey, it's better than eating it. Those things'll kill ya.

Secret Fast Food Menu Items From Starbucks, McDonald's and More Revealed

TheFW Staff — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:56:48 +0000

Believe it or not, most fast food joints and quick service chains actually offer a lot more variety and ingenuity than their menus would suggest — they just hide it from you for some sad, sad, reason. We just want our fast food to be as disgusting, er, as tasty as possible, so we’ve pulled [...]

Pizza Cone Crust Pizza — Awesomely Gross or Grossly Awesome?

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:58:24 +0000

Remember when we introduced you to the Pizza Hut Crown Crust Pizza? We’d like you to meet Pizza Hut Middle East’s newest massive calorie bomb, the Cone Crust Pizza. Sounds innocent enough, right? WRONG. Wrong wrong wrong. Heaven help us all.

McDonald's Delays McRib Release a Christmas Gift

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:00:34 +0000

It will a belated release for fans of the McRib sandwich. Instead of being sold beginning on October 22nd, as was initially planned, the limited time offering won't hit markets until late December. Like a BBQ laden Christmas gift.

Activists Seek to Ban McDonalds and Coca-Cola from London Olympics

Mary Martin — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:54:09 +0000

Two of the biggest sponsors of the Olympic Games, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola, are underfire as a movement has been launched to ban the companies from the London Olympics.Green Party member Jenny Jones proposed the ban to the London Assembly by saying, “London won the right to host the 2012 Games with the promise to deliver [...]

Assault with a Deadly Weapon? Man Charged After Throwing French Fries at Daughter

Mary Martin — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:22:15 +0000

26-year-old James Hackett of Lowell, Massachusetts is free after being arrested for allegedly throwing french fries in the face of his step-daughter.Hackett and his wife were arguing inside a McDonald’s. During the argument Hackett’s stepdaughter, who’s age was not released, made a comment that turned a pack of yummy french fries into a deadly weapon. [...]

New Jack in the Box Commercial for Those Who LOVE Bacon [VIDEO]

Mary Martin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:23:03 +0000

Today, everybody is a buzz about commercials that ran during the Super Bowl. This is one from Jack In The Box that has what it takes to make it a Super Bowl commercial, but fell short by not actually airing during the Super Bowl.

May The Force Be In Your Food [PIC]

Steve King — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:00:19 +0000

As you may have heard, The Force in Star Wars is supposed to be an overture to God. The Good Force being that of the Jedi, the Bad Force being that of Darth Vader and the Imperial Troops. Now that I have shown how geeky that I really am, I have actually compounded my geekiness to a level not equaled to that of Obi Wan Kenobi, by finding the Darth Vader and Jedi Burgers

What Makes The McDonald's McRib So Tasty?

BJ Kelley — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:40:23 +0000

Growing up in the 1980′s, I can remember all the McDonaldland characters, when Chicken McNuggets came out, and the introduction of the McRib. But unlike McNuggets though, the McRib comes and goes like magic. So this afternoon, I was talking with Tracy over at our sister station, Kiss Country 93.7… And she’s never had a [...]

Burgers for Breakfast — Florida Schools Serve Lunch Before 10 AM [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:54:21 +0000

Is a cheeseburger or a corn dog appropriate early-morning fare for kids? Some Florida schools think so. According to a report on ‘Today,’ Winter Park High School has begun serving lunch as early as 9:30 a.m. because, they say, students start their days much earlier now. And this isn’t the only school serving lunch when [...]

Americans' Diets: Train Wrecks

Elaine Etheridge — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:18:52 +0000

USA Today reports many Americans’ diets are loaded with junk food, fast food, sugary beverages and too few healthful foods. What do YOU eat? Here’s the entire story from the USA Today website.