FOOD & DRINK
Chili’s and Applebee’s woo inflation-weary diners as fast food prices continue to climb
It’s a soar point. Fast food lovers have been watching helplessly as the price of a burger and fries climbs ever higher — combo quaffers in NYC are now paying as much as $13.89 plus tax for a Big Mac pack, not to mention a whopping $13.99 for a Whopper meal at some local Burger King locations. Are they looking for their fix at the wrong restaurant chains? Chili’s seems to think so. The Dallas-based home of the baby back (baby back, baby back, baby back) rib may traditionally have been considered a pricier sit-down upgrade over the usual quick and...
Winning ticket worth $1,000 a week for life sold in Manhattan
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the amount a person would take home in a year. The story has been updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) – A CASH4LIFE ticket worth $1,000 a week for life was sold in Manhattan, according to lottery officials. The ticket was bought at the Hudson News Store at One […]
Best Tacos Found At This Long Island Eatery: Voters
Just in time for Cinco de Mayo.Dirty Taco and Tequila — which has multiple locations across Long Island — has been voted as having the best tacos around, according to the Bethpage Best of Long Island 2024 results. It is the third time the eatery has won the title. Self-described as being “part…
Danville girl to compete at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
DANVILLE, Pa. — Leah Graham is a sixth grader at Danville Area Middle School, and like many kids her age, she loves dogs. But this 12-year-old takes that love a step further. Leah has been showing dogs since she was five. "I like the competition and I like spending...
Cinco to Celebrate: Inside the East Harlem Mexican restaurant that became a TikTok sensation
If there’s anything that’s constant in New York City, it’s change, and most New Yorkers have become hardened to the tragedy of seeing their favorite small businesses shutter. Since COVID, the trend has only gotten worse: Places like China Chalet and Coogan’s, which once defined their respective neighborhoods and the city at large, practically disappeared overnight.
A Black-owned supermarket in Jamaica, Queens is bridging the grocery gap
As a teen growing up in Long Island, Earnest Flowers recalls reading a news article about a young Black man who opened a supermarket. The man lived in the Midwest, but the memory lived in the back of Flowers’ mind for years. “It was just remarkable to me that,...
“Hot Dog in the City” World’s Largest Hot Dog 🌭 in Times Square, New York City. Public programs will include a wrestling match, dog show, hot dog eating contest , and talk series April 30 - June 13, 2024 Times Square, NYC 🎉 Art...
“Hot Dog in the City” World’s Largest Hot Dog 🌭 in Times Square, New York City. Public programs will include a wrestling match, dog show, hot dog eating contest , and talk series April 30 - June 13, 2024 Times Square, NYC 🎉 Art...
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