Joshua Rawson-Harris on UnsplashIt's tempting to believe grocery prices should slide neatly back down once ports clear, trucks move, and shelves look normal again. That idea sounds reasonable because “supply chain problems” became the catchall…
A Whole Sugar Bomb. No one knows Dunkin' as a place to get healthy food or drinks, but even then, you might want to think twice before doing your daily "coffee" run there. As you'll…
Some Foods Get a Bad Reputation They Didn’t Fully Earn. Food opinions spread fast, and once a dish gets labeled gross, weird, or suspicious, people often decide they hate it before they've even given it…
The Tells Are Always Small. You can usually spot it within the first few minutes. It is not always rudeness, exactly. Sometimes it is just a certain kind of obliviousness, the sort that comes from…
Dishes That Reveal Your Age. Breakfast habits can say a lot about a generation, and Boomers have held onto some morning meals that feel completely out of touch with what younger generations eat nowadays. Some…
Order Like You’ve Been Here Before. There’s a funny little social game built into every appetizer menu. Before the drinks settle and before anyone locks in an entrée, the table gets its first read on…
The Potluck Table Has a Pecking Order. Potlucks may look casual, but the food table usually tells a very clear story about what people actually want. Some dishes sit around getting polite little scoops for…
Peter Fazekas on PexelsIf you had to guess which food gets faked, diluted, downgraded, and relabeled the most, you might go with honey, saffron, or maybe seafood. Those are all common fraud targets, but olive…
The Road Trip Staples. Gas station food gets written off until you’ve got your own regular order, your own stop off the interstate, and one item you’ll go a little out of your way for.…
