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Top 10 Worst American Cities For Foodies

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 31, 2017

The Movoto blog, an extension of Movoto Real Estate, typically supplies readers with real estate related stories and trends along with a tongue-in-cheek back-beat narrative. The blog writers recently put together a list of cities they claim will leave a bad taste in the mouths of die-hard foodies. ... Read More »

International McDonald (Infographic)

  • FriendsEAT
  • July 28, 2017

It's no surprise we're not huge fans of the Golden Arches. However, we are pretty impressed at their regional outreach and marketing efforts. Check out some of the quirky and fun offerings at McDonald's throughout the world. Click the image for the even bigger full-size version Embed this image on... Read More »

Michelin Starred Restaurants Infographic

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • July 28, 2017

Just a handy little guide for those of you who are collecting stars. It includes the restaurant's name, cuisine, an estimated price (per person before wine), and the number of Michelin stars the restaurant has received. Let us know which Michelin starred restaurants you've been to and how they were... Read More »

11 Popular Fast Foods You’ll Never Have To Buy Again

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 27, 2017

Doctors and dietitians warn us incessantly about the risks in eating fast food. But in spite of all the dire admonitions, many of us continue to enjoy an occasional burger and fries for one very good reason -- fast food taste great. [caption id="attachment_149521" align="aligncenter" width="800"] W... Read More »

Top 10 Affordable Holiday Champagnes

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 26, 2017

According to the Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia, written by Tom Stevenson and published since 1988 by Dorling Kindersley, the oldest recorded sparkling wine is Blanquette de Limoux, invented by Benedictine Monks in 1531. [caption id="attachment_145230" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Top 10 Affordabl... Read More »

Top 5 Places to Eat in Lisbon

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • July 26, 2017

Lisbon, Portugal is the undiscovered jewel. Under the city's grittiness lies a foodie paradise. Keep two rules in mind: First, skip the touristy places. Second, if there are a lot of locals there...you probably want to go there. [caption id="attachment_150709" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Disc... Read More »

Restaurants That Give You Free Stuff

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • July 24, 2017

  I'm no fan of fast food, but I was thinking of all those people out there who are working hard to make ends meet. This is a list of some restaurants that will give you freebies. If you know of others, add them in the comments; it could mean the world to someone reading this post. Some of t... Read More »

10 Best Beer and Wine Drinking Bicycles

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 24, 2017

The European trade publication "The Drinks Business" has assembled an amusing collection of unique bicycles. [caption id="attachment_149463" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Check out these 10 Best Beer and Wine Drinking Bicycles[/caption] While most bikes are designed for speed or rough terrain, ... Read More »

Resistant Killer Bugs: An Epic Medical Catastrophe Looms

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 22, 2017

We at FriendsEat, along with scores of online publications, public health experts, and consumer advocacy groups, have discussed for years the imminent danger associated with the continued abusive use of antibiotics in industrial farming. Healthy cattle and poultry are routinely injected with antibi... Read More »

Top 20 Best Celebrity-Owned Restaurants

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 22, 2017

While there's no doubt a number of reasons why celebrities decide to own a restaurant, only a few restaurants are fortunate enough to have both good food and celebrity-backing. [caption id="attachment_147490" align="aligncenter" width="700"] FriendsEAT lists the Top 20 BEST Celebrity-Owned Restaura... Read More »

Cheap Restaurants Near Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon

  • Antonio Evans
  • July 20, 2017

One of Lisbon's best museums is the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in the Avenidas Novas neighborhood. It's collection of art is outstanding and the park it sits on is one of the prettiest in the city. However, both restaurants in the museum's grounds leave a lot to be desired. The food there is fin... Read More »

Best Places To Eat At 10 Major International Airports

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 19, 2017

The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney points out that more travelers -- an affluent group willing to spend money -- consider themselves foodies and expect to eat quality food when traveling. [caption id="attachment_147097" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Who says airport food sucks? These 10 a... Read More »

What’s The Best Alcohol To Drink While Dieting?

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 19, 2017

Drinking wine, beer, or hard liquor while dieting can be a mixed bag. On one hand, having a drink may take the edge off any anxiety dieting may create, but may also make you lose self-control causing you to overeat. [caption id="attachment_147434" align="aligncenter" width="700"] FriendsEAT lists t... Read More »

7 Celebrity Diet Tricks That Work (And 7 You Should Avoid)

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 18, 2017

We all wonder how Hollywood stars stay so lean and thin, and while eating right and exercise is usually their stock explanation for having beautiful bodies, some celebrities risk their health and lives to stay thin. [caption id="attachment_148732" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Learn the secret t... Read More »

The Decline Of Pubs in the UK (Infographic)

  • FriendsEAT
  • July 16, 2017

For Britons, Pubs is one of the places in UK that gathers them all. It have been the heart of the communities, brought people together to celebrate the ups and down of their everyday life. According to our Infographic today, Pubs in the UK aren't doing good these days. This is quite sad fact. Don'... Read More »

Meet South Korea’s “Soju” – The World’s Best-Selling Alcohol

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 15, 2017

Soju is not only Korea's most well-known and esteemed spirit, the Jinro and Lotte soju brands are the first and third top selling alcohol brands in the world! [caption id="attachment_145084" align="aligncenter" width="700"] South Korean's Soju is the World's Best-Selling Alcohol[/caption] (source) ... Read More »

How To Make Your Own Sriracha Hot Sauce

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 13, 2017

Sriracha sauce, a spicy Thai-style hot chili sauce is so hot the city of Irwindale, California attempted to halt production of the condiment over complaints that fumes from the makers, Fong Foods factory, leave neighbors with irritated eyes, throats and headaches. (Source) According to Jeanette Se... Read More »

Top 10 Reasons To Drink Coffee

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 12, 2017

There are 100 million U.S. coffee drinkers who spend billions on coffee each year. Nearly 70 percent claim they have to drink coffee within the first hour of waking up. [caption id="attachment_146973" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Studies prove that the health benefits of coffee greatly outweigh... Read More »

Did Coca-Cola Steal Their Formula Over 100 Years Ago?

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 10, 2017

Aging locals in the Spanish town of Aielo de Malferit believe Coca-Cola was actually invented in a small, local factory which developed the formula that inspired the world's best-selling soda. "The grated kola nut and herbs blended with alcohol mature in a clay jug for a month," explains Juan Micó... Read More »

Top 10 Recent Ambitious Food Heists

  • Spence Cooper
  • July 8, 2017

As we reported earlier, the trial involving one of the world's premier counterfeit wine collections consisting of some of the most celebrated wines of the last century is in its 2nd week in a Manhattan federal court. [caption id="attachment_145699" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Thieves are becom... Read More »

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