It’s Halloween, the one night of the year when begging is encouraged, scares are fun, and playing dress-up is the order of the day. Inspired by pagan harvest rituals, Halloween has become a major commercial holiday, second only to Christmas in spending. However, amid the candy, costumes and entertainment, there is an increased risk of …
You’ll want to milk this new Starbucks deal. The java chain is making a big update to its menu that will save its plant-based customers some extra dough. Starbucks will no longer charge a fee for substituting non-dairy milk in drinks, the company announced in a press release Wednesday. Starbucks will no longer charge customers …
Happy Halloween! For many of us, the most haunted night of the year is all about filling buckets full of candy – but there are some treats you won’t find going door to door. Across the country, restaurant chains are getting into the spirit of the spooky season by offering food deals and freebies to …
The number of Americans diagnosed with autism increased by 175% between 2011 and 2022 thanks to an increase in new cases among young adults, a new study finds. A developmental disorder, autism affects the way people learn, behave, communicate and interact with others. For the new study, a team led by Kaiser Permanente’s Division of …
It’s known that vaping can negatively affect one’s health, but a viral moment shows just how bad it can be. Sheldon Shuffield of Fort Worth, Texas, posted a video on his TikTok (@thisdadtiktoks) account in August to his more than 600,000 followers, which now has more than two million likes and 22 million views. “Oh …
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol on Wednesday told investors that he plans to overhaul Starbucks locations in the US, adding more comfortable seating, ceramic cups and a coffee spice bar, with customer wait times of less than four minutes. Faced with declining demand for its expensive drinks in key markets of the US and China, and …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the number of people infected in an E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has risen to 90 from 75. The outbreak was first reported on Oct. 22, and on Wednesday, the CDC said 27 people have been hospitalized because of the outbreak, which …
This is good news for Ozempic users. Smoothie King this week became the first quick-service chain to introduce a special menu for people using GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic. The five new smoothies contain 20 grams of protein or more — and no added sugar — that the Dallas-based company says will help customers maintain their …
Inflation-hit foodies are setting aside less time and money for chefs’ extravagant tasting menus – prompting many Big Apple restaurants to ditch the pricey concept in favor of shareable a la carte options, it has learned Side Dish. Industry insiders say new restaurants aren’t launching tasting menus, and many that do have them are already …
Jennifer Fishburn grew up constantly going to concerts in the ’90s, from Lollapalooza to Woodstock ’99, and she kept an unexpected — and unwanted — souvenir from everyone. The 49-year-old suffers from tinnitus, as a result of the regular concert. “Now that I’m older, I don’t need to be up front and in the pit,” …