WEEKEND READING – 1/6/2018

dippin' dots

Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.

Dippin’ Dots Is Launching a Cryogenics Company, Because Why Not (via Munchies)

A Juicy History of Steak-Umm (via Mental Floss)

Do Sugar Comas Exist? (via Atlas Obscura)

Former advertising executive reveals junk food-pushing tactics (via The Guardian)

Order a pizza with random toppings (via Boing Boing)

Image via flickr user Joel Kramer / CC BY 2.0

WEEKEND READING – 12/9/2017

Biggest Whitman's Sampler I ever done seen. #merrychristmas

Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.

A Short and Sweet History of the Whitman’s Sampler (via Mental Floss)

Bacterial Burrito (via Restaurantware)

This Pacific Northwest Chain Will Change the Way You Think About Fast Food (via Food & Wine)

Tour of an insanely expensive supermarket in Barrow, Alaska (via Boing Boing)

Robots Will Transform Fast Food (via The Atlantic)

Image via flickr user William Beutler / CC BY 2.0