All Signs Point to an Impending Frozen Yogurt Renaissance

The cyclical life of the trendy dessert offers a different fro-yo for every generation. | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 4 years ago

The world’s most hated fast food chains aren’t surprising

Bonus: Can you guess which brand is most loathed in the United States? | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 4 years ago

Houston man launches crusade against “dishonest” Burger King upselling

Glen Tharp does not want to Supersize that, thank you very much. | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 5 years ago

Hyperventilation significantly increases the body’s alcohol metabolization rate

It’s New Year’s Eve, and you’re lying in bed vomiting maraschino-hued bile into a small Mason jar. The room is spinning, your partner is shaking their damn head, and you are zonked out of your mind and longing for death. This is a strictly hypothetical situation, because I am a s … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 5 years ago

Watermelon Burgers must be seen (and tasted) to be believed

Before we begin, I know some antsy readers out there simply can’t wait to lecture me about how watermelons should never be grilled and called burgers. That’s myopic nonsense based on macho barbecue logic. Grilling watermelon is awesome, and I truly feel for the people who are too … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 5 years ago

Ask “The Salty Waitress”: Why do I have to remove my AirPods to order coffee?

Dear Salty, I was at the coffee shop counter, and the cashier wouldn’t take my order until I took off my AirPod! And it was only in one ear! Am I the asshole here? | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 6 years ago

FDA adapts nutrition labels because “Americans are eating differently”

Who among us has never lost control and consumed, say, an entire carton of ice cream or an entire bag of M&Ms even though the nutritional information label specifically says that said carton or bag contains two or three servings? (And, like, three servings in one of those little … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 6 years ago

Research shows binge drinking in cities increases after Uber’s arrival

While Uber’s arrival in some cities has corresponded with lower rates of alcohol-related traffic accidents, new data indicates Uber’s arrival in a city is often also followed by a rise in binge drinking. Researchers from the University of Louisville and Georgia State University c … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 6 years ago

Krispy Kreme demands college student stop acting as a doughnut mule

Jayson Gonzalez is a college senior just trying to make a buck. He’s worked at Starbucks. He’s made candles. He’s sold iPhone cases. Like any good Gen Z kid, he’s tried developing an app. But earlier this year, he hit on a scheme that actually made him some real money: importing … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 6 years ago

The black (cherry) market of vintage Kool-Aid packet collectors

When you’re in the mood for Kool-Aid, you can walk into a grocery store and chose from about 20 different flavor packets all priced at about a quarter a piece. However, if you’re in the market for some quintessentially classic, high-grade, “Oh Yeah!”-era Kool-Aid, you’ll have to … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 7 years ago

FDA: Please, Enough with “Sell by” Dates

Too often, consumers misunderstand the “sell by” labels on their perishable foods. Last year, the Grocery Manufacturers Association began to encourage businesses to rephrase “expiration dates” in clearer ways, ones that wouldn’t suggest throw-this-out-immediately, but rather the … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 7 years ago

What makes ramen noodles so special?

Welcome to The Takeout’s Asian Noodles Week, a tribute to the O.G. pasta bowl.  | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 7 years ago

Most Uncured Bacon Is a Lie

Nutrition experts have for years attempted to clarify the difference between cured and uncured bacon. As Americans become more concerned about how their meat is raised and processed, uncured bacon sounds like the healthy alternative for consumers who wants to avoid nitrates in t … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 7 years ago

Uber and Lyft drovers plan to strike

Ride-share drivers’ and app-based food-delivery drivers’ compensation has made headlines recently, and the Rideshare Drivers United Los Angeles hope to keep it there. Today, the organization and its members will stage a picket and rally at Uber’s Greenlight Hub in Redondo Beach, … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 7 years ago

Which condiments need to be refrigerated?

One of the toughest parts of Marie Kondo-ing my kitchen was finding all the expiration dates and safety warnings on a multitude of bottles, cans, and jars in my kitchen. They don’t make it easy for you. I’d finally find a message that said, “See label for expiration date” while I … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 7 years ago

What’s the real reason Costco employees check receipts at the exit?

Given the high-ticket items a person can buy at Costco—$3,000 TVs, laptops, engagement rings—I always assumed the receipt-checkers stationed near the exits were tasked mainly with preventing theft. But at my local Costco, these employees give my cart a cursory glance, at best. Th … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 7 years ago

Coffee Soda looks to build a national buzz

About five years ago, a friend took me to a Nashville coffee shop to try something called coffee soda, which sounds like a mash-up of two of America’s favorite beverages. The effervescent, iced tea-hued drink was served in a cup, accompanied with a sliver of an expressed orange p … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 8 years ago

Olive Garden commercial written by a bot is pure internet gold

You could argue the internet was created by the Department Of Defense for the purpose of linking communications across multiple computers. I would argue, though, that the internet was actually created to generate dog videos and incredible tweets like this one: Comedian Keaton Pat … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 8 years ago

How do refrigerator crisper drawers work?

Amuse Our Bouche is The Takeout’s column that answers your burning, boiling, and flambéed food questions. | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 8 years ago

Man posts morel mushrooms on Facebook, gets a visit from the cops

John Garrison is a Maryland resident who has a more interesting Facebook feed than most people. His intro lists him as research assistant at Susquehannock Wildlife Society, so he features many interesting plants and animals (tulip poplar flower, bog turtles, pine barrens tree fro … | Continue reading


@thetakeout.com | 8 years ago