Food Facts
Why is Ruth’s Chris Steak House called ‘Ruth’s Chris Steak House’?
It’s not just you: Even the founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House was perturbed by its name.
Cookie Monster has a ‘real name’ — and it isn’t Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster is probably the most aptly named character on “Sesame Street” — if indeed that were his real name.
The first Applebee’s restaurant had a wildly different name
If you think “Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar” is a mouthful, just wait until you hear what the restaurant was originally called.
Are you pronouncing ‘Auntie Anne’s’ wrong?
Is it “Auntie” with an “ahnt” sound? Or “Auntie” with an “ant”?
Does Guy Fieri have a ‘tell’ when he doesn’t love a dish? His superfans seem to think so
Guy Fieri has sampled thousands of dishes on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” But are all of them as “money” or “killer” as we may have been led to believe?
Why is it called a ‘New York’ strip steak?
The cut of beef known as the strip steak goes by a number of different names, including the ambassador steak, the club steak, or sometimes the Kansas City steak, to name a few. But it’s probably best known as a New York strip steak, as seen on restaurant menus from the Empire State to Texas […]
The Cheesecake Factory’s original menu was 1 page, and it was missing this popular staple
The very first Cheesecake Factory opened in Beverly Hills with a one-page menu, front and back. But boy, did they cram a lot into that one page.
What’s up with Aldi’s ‘trippy’ barcodes?
Look at any Aldi-brand product for more than a few seconds, and you’ll undoubtedly notice a peculiar quantity of barcodes, some of which extend along the entire length of the product. They’re actually so prevalent on some packages that shoppers have questioned whether they’re simply utilized to eat up space that would otherwise be left […]