fast food
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Cheeseburger-crust pizza is not even recognizable as pizza
We need to think of a new name for the monstrosities that pizza companies are coming up with, because, really, this is NOT pizza: Pizza Hut is selling this mutant creature in the Middle East, where, if the ad is to be believed, ordering a hamburger at a pizza place is a GIANT AND HILARIOUS […]
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Cities sell ad space on potholes, hydrants, and fire trucks
Well, this is dystopian: Faced with a cash shortage, some cities are opening up ad space on public services like fire hydrants, manhole covers, subway turnstiles, and fire trucks. On the one hand, that revenue means that the cities can continue providing services to advertise on. On the other hand, tell me this photo of […]
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Here’s how McDonald’s makes its food look good enough to eat
Ever wonder why McDonald’s food in commercials looks like food, but in real life looks barftacular? Watch this video to find out.
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Burrito robot problematizes fast food and nutrition, makes you a disgusting burrito
For his thesis project, Marko Manriquez, “a maker, interactive designer and foodie of all things delicious,” has created a robot that prints “a 3D edible extrusion combining a blend of digital fabrication and gastronomy.” That is the least appetizing possible way of saying “it makes a burrito.” Ladies and gents, we present, the Burritob0t: Why […]
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Takeout restaurant delivers dirty dishes so you can pretend you cooked
If you provided food for your dinner party by slaving over a hot phone all day, nobody need ever know — as long as you’re in the U.K., and within delivery range of Housebites. The company charges the equivalent of about 8 bucks to deliver dirty dishes and cooking utensils along with your food, so […]
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Brace yourself: Burger King is introducing a bacon sundae
I was under the impression that the “put bacon on everything” trend had run its course, but if so, nobody sent Burger King the memo. The chain is reportedly introducing a “bacon sundae” as part of its summer menu. That’s … exactly what you think it is.
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Taco Bell sold 100 million Doritos tacos in 10 weeks
The Doritos Locos taco is now Taco Bell's most popular product launch ever.
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Disney bans junk food ads from kids’ programming
Disney will no longer broadcast or post advertisements that promote unhealthy food. The company is also branching out into food policing, with the "Mickey Check" -- a Disney seal of approval on a packaged food's nutritional value.
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Fast-food burgers have tripled in size since the 1950s
According to this chart from the CDC, fast-food burgers have more than tripled in size since the 1950s, going from four ounces (i.e. a quarter pound) to a whopping 12. And if you think that’s bad, the average soda is six times as big as it used to be.