Samantha Leffler

Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is readying to make its yearly debut, and it’s earlier than usual! Though fall doesn’t technically begin until Saturday, September 22, internal documents from Starbucks reportedly reveal that the chain’s popular Pumpkin Spice Latte drink, which represents the start of the season to many, will be available in stores starting on […]

Keanu Reeves, is that you? Before he was The One in The Matrix or saving people on a runaway bus in Speed, Reeves was just another struggling actor who got his start in commercials. In fact, one of John Wick star’s earliest on-screen roles was in a Coca-Cola commercial from the 1980s, which he discussed […]

Krispy Kreme has been making doughnuts since 1937, but the chain’s Reese’s Outrageous Doughnut is truly in a league of its own. The newest sugar-coated pastry, which made its debut on Monday, August 6, is inspired by Reese’s Outrageous candy – the chocolate bar filled with Reese’s Pieces. That’s why this latest confection features a […]

Chef Richard Blais knows how to properly season food, and now he wants to make sure everyone else does, too! That’s why the Top Chef: All-Stars winner has teamed up with Morton Salt to help launch the Morton Salting Sous Chef – a new skill for Amazon Alexa that offers answers to common questions about […]

Buddy Valastro is best known for being the “Cake Boss,” thanks to his starring role on the TLC reality show of the same name, but that doesn’t mean the celebrity chef can’t also craft a scrumptious, savory meal. In fact, Buddy’s Smashed Meatball Sub recipe is a family-favorite that appears on the menu at Buddy […]

London is home to historical landmarks such as Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, and soon the bustling city will also have its very own French Bulldog pop-up café! The eatery is being organized by a group called Pug Café, which regularly launches cute pop-up restaurants in the U.K. inspired by particularly adorable dogs. This time, […]

Surge soda is back, but there’s a catch! The citrus-flavored soft drink, which was Coca-Cola’s answer to PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew, had legions of devoted fans when it debuted in early 1997, but within a few years the hype around the beverage died down. It was ultimately discontinued in 2003. However, according to a recent tweet […]

Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen restaurant in Las Vegas is apparently taking its name a bit too seriously. The eatery, which is located just in front of Caesars Palace, is in hot water after a flaming drink served there sent two patrons to the hospital with severe burns. A Twitter account called Vital Vegas, which shares […]

Chef Brian Riggenbach is perhaps best known for showcasing his skills on season 24 of the Food Network’s award-winning show Chopped, which he won, but these days he’s busy living and cooking in Nashville, Tennessee. That’s where he, along with Chopped judge Maneet Chauhan, decided to join forces and open a restaurant called The Mockingbird, […]

Roy Choi wants more people to try fermented foods, and his new lime mint coconut mojita recipe might just do the trick! The famed chef, who is known for being one of the earliest pioneers of the food truck craze – thanks to his own gourmet Korean taco truck, Kogi, – recently partnered with KeVita […]

Punches are flying at Costco, and free cheese samples are to blame! The big-box store, which, in addition to being one of the only establishments that sells a year’s worth of toilet paper in one package, is known for giving out a variety of free food samples on any given day. And now, those tasty […]

Frosé is so 2017. This summer, it’s all about Cocktail Chameleon author Mark Addison’s frozen summer sangria, which the entertaining expert calls an “unexpected twist” on last year’s classic. The chilled cocktail, which is lightly sweet, fruity and bursting with color, is also innately summery thanks to the freezing technique used to make it, which […]

National Watermelon Day is on Friday, August 3, and whether or not you plan to celebrate the holiday, there’s arguably nothing better than a refreshing watermelon cocktail on a hot summer day. With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of six watermelon-based cocktails from famous bars around the country that can help you […]

After years in the making, Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz have announced that their bar, Tom Tom, is scheduled to open some time the week of August 6. The confirmation came via Tom Tom’s official Instagram on Wednesday, August 1, when the account shared a photo of a portion of the interior […]

A McDonald’s in Canada is apologizing after a pregnant woman was accidentally served a latte laced with cleaning fluid. The incident occurred on Sunday, July 29, when Sarah Douglas, who is 32 weeks pregnant with her third child, ordered her drink via a McDonald’s drive-through in Alberta, Canada. After she took the first sip, she […]

Fried chicken and waffles is nothing new, but fried chicken served in a waffle cone is the latest artery-clogging trend taking the food world by storm! Leading the pack is a New York City restaurant called Chick’nCone, which is located in the Turnstyle Underground Market near Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. The trendy dish is exactly […]

National Avocado Day is on Tuesday, July 31, and whether or not you plan on celebrating the holiday, Food Network star Katie Lee, who cohosts The Kitchen, has got a veggie-filled dish that’s worth trying! Lee, 36, shared her mushroom avocado melt recipe with Luxury Handbag Shopping and swore it’s delicious enough to turn even the […]

Move over, mayonnaise-flavored ice cream, there’s a new odd variety of the frozen dessert in town and it’s here to steal your thunder! Believe it or not, days after mayo ice cream generally repulsed in internet, Delish is reporting that Davey’s Ice Cream, an eatery in New York City, will soon be selling two ice […]

Talk about dedication! In the absence of a white wine emoji, employees at Kendall-Jackson winery in Sonoma County, California, wrote a 15-page proposal asking for one, and it worked. Sort of. The lengthy proposal was submitted to Unicode, the governing body for international coding standards, and it was selected for review by Unicode’s technical committee, […]

Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsay were acquaintances, but fans of the late Kitchen Confidential author are up in arms over the British chef’s new TV show. On Wednesday, July 25, National Geographic announced Ramsay’s new series, Uncharted, will feature the foul-mouthed chef embarking “on anthropology-through-cuisine expeditions” to foster relationships with people, places and flavors around […]

Why have one bread bowl when you can have two? Panera Bread is reportedly testing a double bread bowl that will give customers the option of enjoying two soups at a time, and social media users are freaking out. Per The Philadelphia Inquirer, the City of Brotherly Love is the first locale on the list […]