WEEKEND READING – 4/1/2017

Duncan Hines

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

Duncan Hines: The Original Road Warrior Who Shaped Restaurant History (via NPR’s The Salt)

DonMak, Burger Impersonator (via Munchies)


The Skinny on Big Beef: Why Fast Food Burgers Don’t Seem to Rot
(via Mental Floss)

Why it’s so difficult for McDonald’s to make burgers from fresh beef (via Quartz)

College Students Bathe in 56 Boxes of Mac & Cheese and No One Knows How to Feel About It (via Munchies)

WEEKEND READING – 3/18/2017

Vibrant Domino's Pizza

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

Domino’s Atoned for its Crimes Against Pizza and Built a $9 Billion Empire (via Bloomberg)

The Massive Pizza Funeral That Never Had to Happen (via Atlas Obscura)

Why Are Dozens of A1 Sauce Bottles Mysteriously Appearing in This Library? (via Munchies)

10 Competitive Eating Challenges at Restaurants in the U.S. (via Mental Floss)

Image via flickr user Mr. Blue MauMau / CC BY 2.0

WEEKEND READING – 3/4/2017

Taco Bell 2

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

There’s an uprising against Taco Bell on social media — and execs are thrilled about it (via Business Insider)

Illinois’ Original Burger King (via Atlas Obscura)

Food scientists weigh in on 50% Subway chicken test—it’s 100% weird (via Ars Technica)

Why Can’t I Get Spicy Nuggets At Wendy’s Anymore? (via Consumerist)

Can Lean Cuisines and other frozen meals help you lose weight? (via Food.Mic)