food

Watch a KFC Employee Completely Lose It

Matt Cherette · 01/04/11 03:31PM

The lesson of this video—taken by a customer at KFC—is that one of the fast food chain's employees really, really, REALLY does not want to be recorded. And when he is recorded, he completely loses it. Watch inside.

Adventures in the North Korea's State-Run Restaurant Chain

Fast Company · 01/03/11 06:39PM

Dishes are approved by the Dear Leader but guaranteed not to make you Il. By expanding into Dubai and Amsterdam, the North Korean government's eateries are providing an alternative to arms sales in raising foreign capital. Food not bombs, indeed!

Everything Celebrities Say About Fitness Is a Lie

Hamilton Nolan · 12/30/10 12:47PM

Celeb fit myths exposed! Energy Kitchens everywhere! The 94 year-old daddy diet! Republicans embrace exercise! Feeble gymgoing works! Workaday workouts! Man loses weight! And your New Year's resolution, exposed! It's your Thursday Fitness Watch, where we watch fitness—2010 style!

Neanderthals Were Pretty Good Cooks

Max Read · 12/27/10 09:35PM

Scientists have discovered bits of cooked plants in the teeth of Neanderthals, contradicting the conventional wisdom that they only ate meat, and proving that the hominids hadn't yet developed sophisticated toothpick technology.

L.A. Times Restaurant Critic Outed by Enraged Restaurateur

Brian Moylan · 12/22/10 02:39PM

When the owner of a Beverly Hills eatery spotted the L.A. Times restaurant critic in his lobby, he refused her service and took her picture, making her identity publicly available for the first time. Kiss anonymity goodbye, S. Irene Virbila.

What Goes Inside a $324 Bowl of Noodles?

Max Read · 12/21/10 01:16AM

Taiwanese restaurateur and chef Wang Cong-yuan sells what's generally agreed to be the world's most expensive bowl of noodles—a $324 beef dish that he says people order every day. What, exactly, goes into a $324 noodle bowl?

Hold the Sprouts When Ordering at Jimmy John's

Jeff Neumann · 12/19/10 04:34PM

Midwest sandwich franchise Jimmy John's—subs so fast you'll freak!—is under scrutiny for a salmonella outbreak from alfalfa sprouts that has sickened nearly 50 people in Illinois. Maybe they should slow down a bit and watch the produce? [FPJ]

Are Your Supplements Spiked With Illegal Drugs, or Do They Suck?

Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/10 04:49PM

Staph inequality! DNA play okay! Probiotic neurotics! Supplement spikers! Sickening food! Fearless women! Caffeine kids! Young anorexics! And heart disease news for the old-person demographic! It's your Thursday Health Watch, where we watch your health—with a little something extra!

Kids Love Weed More Than Sugar

Hamilton Nolan · 12/14/10 03:22PM

Vitamin sleep! Radiation babies! Sugar cereal! Fat Scots! Hotel workouts! Soda tax! Alzheimer's explanations! And the war on drugs pays off! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—if you can call it that!

Seagull Swoops In, Saves Man From Eclair

Christopher Han · 12/10/10 10:26AM

The cameraman and crowd see this seagull coming from afar, but the man with the eclair refuses to budge - daring any animal to come take a bite out of his delicious, delicious eclair. Silly man, seagulls have no fear.