Canned pumpkin is available all year round. I know this because sometimes I will buy some for my dog, who really…

I’m old enough to remember the early ’90s when the rise of coffee shops across America—not just Starbucks, but indie…

In its continued and probably misguided quest to streamline its menu, Taco Bell announced last month that it was…

Does this election season fill you with rage? Does it make you want to eat lots and lots of carbs and sugar just to…

The Seed Company by EW Gaze, in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada recently started stocking seeds for Walla Walla…

Update, October 9, 2020: And we have some winners! Yesterday the city of Chicago announced that it had selected…

At this point, we all probably know the electoral map by heart: which parts are red, which parts are blue, and which…

Surely by now you have heard of Emily In Paris, the Netflix series that launched last weekend about a plucky young…

The folks at one of my favorite local sources of pizza, Smack Dab in Chicago, have the endearing habit of writing me…

In this year of chaos, why should Taco Bell’s menu be any different? First the chain announced that, in the name of…

It all started during our recent Takeout Draft of pumpkin spice-flavored items. The final round of the draft was…

When I was growing up, Ritz crackers were one of the staple foods in our house. We ate them with cheese. We ate them…

For obvious reasons, this year’s Pacific Park World Taco Eating Championship, scheduled for this past Sunday,…

Update, October 6, 2020: Following its June statement in which it committed to change the name of its Eskimo Pie …

You may be aware that Popeyes has very good fried pies on its dessert menu. But fried pie doesn’t really scream…

From the moment The Takeout staff learned about the existence of Chocolate Storybook, the candy company in West Des…

The Wall Street Journal published a roundup yesterday of our fellow Americans waxing nostalgic over the end…

Update, October 5, 2020: This weekend, Bloomberg News profiled several small business owners who chose to pivot…

Who among us has never bought a frozen pizza “just in case” and then shoved it to the back of the freezer in favor…

At this point, we are scrounging for any silver linings in this COVID-19 pandemic we can find. So here’s one: there…