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It’s no secret that Travis Scott fans are an enthusiastic bunch, but even the most diehard among his fanbase would struggle to justify the resell price of his McDonald’s figure. Items featuring Scott’s Cactus Jack Records logo and the McDonald’s branding have already begun reselling for ridiculous numbers, but the simple figurine produced for the […]

On Sunday night the COVID-19 pandemic continued wreaking havoc on the service industry (in addition to wreaking havoc on lots of other things, obviously) by being the alleged force driving yet another dining chain into bankruptcy.  The latest business to pin its inability to pay back creditors on the coronavirus is Friendly’s, a chain of East […]

Anxiety-ridden McRib enthusiasts should find slabs of solace in Friday’s announcement that the famed barbecue-themed concoction is going nationwide for the first time since 2012. Indeed, Friday brought word from the McDonald’s team that the sandwich will be available nationwide for a limited time starting Dec. 2. “The McRib has been a beloved menu item at […]

Rashiq Zahid has shared a web app today indicating which McDonald’s locations in the United States have a working ice cream machine. Zahid, a 24-year-old software engineer, was able to do this by reverse-engineering McDonald’s ordering API.  The app, which is titled McBroken, is dependent on each location actively updating the status of their ice cream machine. […]

On Sunday evening 38-year-old Nicholas Mitchell was taken into police custody after he allegedly put razor blades into pizza dough that was sold at a grocery store.  While Mitchell’s arrest occurred in New Hampshire, the store at which the dough was sold is in Maine.  Surveillance footage taken from the Hannaford Supermarket in Saco, Maine is […]

A report from Vice regarding the timing of McDonald’s partnerships with Travis Scott and J Balvin has received a response from the popular fast food company.  The Vice report cites two historians, Marcia Chatelain, and Chin Jou, who spoke on the company’s history regarding race, with the piece suggesting the partnership was launched in response to […]

While this year has seen no shortage of deeply depressing developments across the world that will surely define 2020 in history as a total shitshow, at least we’ve all been given some solace in the form of Nathan Apodaca‘s Fleetwood Mac-soundtracked TikTok hit.  Apodaca—a.k.a. Doggface208—has become a fixture in headlines in the days since the […]

Any opportunity to write a bit more about Nathan Apodaca‘s still-ubiquitous “Dreams” clip is an opportunity worth taking. This week, we learned—straight from Apodaca (a.k.a. Doggface420) himself—that Ocean Spray came through for the burgeoning TikTok star by gifting him a new truck.  Fittingly, the truck in question boasts a very juice-esque paint job and arrived […]

Gordon Ramsay is of the world’s most decorated and successful chefs, with an empire that includes more than a dozen restaurants, countless best-selling cookbooks, and seven hit TV shows, including Master Chef Jr., which returns to Fox this February. But how is he with spicy food? Find out as the MOST-REQUESTED GUEST in Hot Ones history finally […]

The Travis Scott x McDonald’s collaboration is the gift that keeps on giving. In the week since launching the partnership, Scott has gifted fans with multiple Cactus Jack x Mickey D’s merch drops, which offered a limited edition range of co-branded apparel, accessories, and home items. But, as expected, Scott wasn’t finished. On Wednesday night, the Houston rapper came […]