McDonald's McRib Sandwich

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I Smell a McRat

McDonalds serves up a rodent, then scurries for cover

Days Gone Bite: The McRib

​I was there when McDonald's introduced Shanghai McNuggets, asking staff members at stores around the nation to don replica coolie hats.That was in 1985 or thereabouts--before corporate sensitivity training but long after Americans should have known better. I still remember an Asian couple app ... More >>

10 Other Foods That Should Be Foot Long (or Larger)

FoodBeast.comNo, not one of our clever photoshops.​Carl's Jr., in its infinite wisdom, has developed a foot-long cheeseburger. Like Burger King's BK Shots, this is another burger innovation beyond the limits of imagination. Clearly, human minds will be puzzling over this long-food-meat and bun inv ... More >>

Six Fast Foods That Look Disgusting, Even In Their Professional Photos

McDonald'sHappy returns, pork patty thing!​A very special time is approaching, a time of warmth and family-gathering. It will be a time of great celebration under the crisp autumn leaves: The nationwide return of the McRib on November 2nd. For the first time in 16 years, the shaped-pork patty ... More >>

The McRib Hacked: Five Ways to Enhance the McRib

Photos by Patrick MichelsSo versatile, so meatlike. Is there anything you can't do with a McRib and a little free time? Just last month we got word of the McRib's long-awaited return, beginning in a blessed few locations -- trackable online with the McRib locator -- and finally reaching its ribby f ... More >>

Let's Give Thanks For Thanksgiving Food Blogging

​The best time of year is when the Halloween decorations come down, the pumpkins get mushy and the candy aisle goes on sale for half-price. We're inching closer to Thanksgiving and the blogosphere is buzzing and roasting and stirring. It's a food-filled, recipe rich, seasons-eatings time of year. ... More >>

Making a List: Who's Been Naughty
Or Nice on the Web?

Gosh, and we wonder why meat-eaters so often make fun of vegans.​As any web editor will tell you, the best way to up the "viewage" is a daily list. People love lists. Five Ways to Hack a McRib and Six Things to Do with Disturbing Halloween Candy proved this theory. My pitch for Top Five Sauces ... More >>

5 Awesome Turkey Stuffing Ideas

Stuffing these bad boys in a bird certainly can't make them any worse.​Looking for some fresh takes on Thanksgiving stuffing, we recently came across the concept of tamale stuffing. Basically, you crumble up a bunch of tamales, add some tomatoes, onion, garlic, cheese and seasoning, shove insi ... More >>

Bloggers to Your Computers: Let the Festivities Begin

The future of Ketchup is upon us.​Now that we're through with Thanksgiving, Dallas food blogs and food writers are warmed up and ready to get going with some serious holiday eating. The party started this week with Chanukah, and we expect it to keep gaining momentum right through New Years. P ... More >>

The 10 Crazy Fast Food and Chain Restaurant Releases of 2010

KFCIt's real, oh GOD, it's real.​On April 12, 2010 a new product was released by KFC. It began as an April Fools' Day press release. A joke, people thought, it must be a joke. The nation denied its existence. Then the billboards came, and somewhere, deep into the bowels of YouTube, a commerc ... More >>

Lumi's Susie Bui On Holiday Stress and an Intriguing Burger Idea

Aaron YoungSusie Bui​Yesterday, we gave you the goods on Susie Bui, co-owner of Lumi Empanada and Dumpling Kitchen. Today, we asked Bui to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, she shares one of her small plate recipes. I was born and raised in... Fort Worth, and I went to school in Arlington. ... More >>

Package Deals Readied to Fill You Up for Super Bowl. Antacids Not Included.

​Unless you're spending Super Bowl Sunday with Dennis Rodman in a hot tub at the Silver City parking lot or joining the throngs of obnoxious drunks at Hooters, you'll probably be watching the game in the comfort and safety of your home or a friend's house. For those hosting a watching party o ... More >>

10 Fast Foods That Sound Like Sex Positions

Paris Hilton dives into a very 'Big Carl.' (Western bacon style)​Just about anything can take on a sexual connotation, and while efforts are being made to sex up food, what of the unsexiest of all edibles: fast food? Nope, there are still fuck-tastically named items on every drive-through menu ... More >>

Ten Signs Your Favorite Band Is Past Its Prime

​Earlier this week, Weezer announced plans to partner with Carnival Cruise Lines to arrange the first ever "Weezer Cruise." The four-night voyage from Miami to Cozumel will also feature sets by the likes of Ozma, Dinosaur Jr., Wavves and loads of others.Never mind how awesome we think all this sou ... More >>

McDonald's TV is Here. So, Five Local Programming Ideas.

​McDonald's new phase of mind control and world domination is upon us: McTV is here. [ACTIVATE MIND CONTROL] McDonald's is launching the "McDonald's Channel," according to the LA Times, The "digital network of exclusive original content targeted at dine-in customers" is called McTV, and it w ... More >>

Yes, The McRib Is Back. And It's Still a Shitty Sandwich

​The McRib is back. Again. The sandwich with a cult-like following will be released nationally through November 14. McDonald's official website is pimping out McRib's return by describing the sandwiches with brazen alliteration -- tantalizingly tart pickles, sensationally savory onions, magnif ... More >>

The Problems with Smithfield Pork and the Way to Guilt-Free-ish Bacon

Be nice to her before you fry her delicious parts.​McDonald's is closing out its second week of McRib season, giving the Atlantic a hook to ponder the evils of its pork supplier, Smithfield Foods. The article points out that in the midst of Smithfield's increased welfare practices intended to ... More >>

The 10 Worst Fast Food Trends of 2011

Denny's Mac and Cheese Big Daddy Melt, which was part of their "Lets Get Cheesy" Menu​Last year, Planet Earth sorrowfully asked mankind "Why, dear peoples, why?" after the invention of something sinister and bizarre: KFC's Double Down. Well, congratulations, 2011: You are the mind-fuck of a fast ... More >>

Holiday Crimes and Holiday Punishments

Christmas Depression: It's enough of a thing that terrible Photoshops exist for it.​The holidays season is nigh. It's a festive time when we get actual mail instead of just bills and Brookstone catalogs, when we can drink and eat to excess with minimal judgment, and we finally, hopefully get t ... More >>

Smithfield, Torturer of Future-Bacon, Renews Promise Its To Phase Out Gestation Crates

The Humane Society of the United States​A few weeks back we told you (reminded you, really) about the evils of McDonald's pork supplier, Smithfield Foods. The Humane Society was roasting the commercial pig factory for its use of gestation crates, noted for their impossibly small size and gener ... More >>