Topic: Food

  • How to cook all recipes in DragonSword: Awakening

    Destructoid has published a guide detailing every cooking recipe available in the gacha game DragonSword: Awakening, where dishes provide effects ranging from healing and stat buffs to reviving fallen characters. The guide addresses a quirk of the game’s system, in which players are meant to unlock a recipe only after first preparing the dish, by…

  • New York Chinatown fears impact of $8bn casino development, calling it ‘predatory project’

    Residents and small-business owners in Flushing’s Chinatown are opposing Metropolitan Park, an $8bn casino and entertainment development proposed beside Citi Field in Queens. They argue that it could worsen gambling addiction, especially within Chinese immigrant communities, increase rents and displace vulnerable renters, while developers say it would bring jobs, public space and substantial community investment.…

  • Littler marches on as restaurant owner faces ant sorbet charges

    The darts champion reaches the World Matchplay semi-finals, while Seoul restaurateur faces criminal charges. Billy Joel hails Steely Dan, Bret Michaels has emergency surgery, and Blizzard sacks a World of Warcraft employee.

  • Americans are paying people to wait in line for TikTok-famous food

    Americans are increasingly paying ‘line sitters’ to queue for viral food, as TikTok and Instagram turn particular dishes and shops into must-visit destinations. The practice reflects how social-media popularity can create lengthy queues and make convenience services more attractive, especially in major cities. Also known as line waiting or line standing, the service has long…

  • ESPN’s Adam Schefter weighs in on LeBron James’ NBA future after Heat press conference post sparks buzz

    LeBron James has said he intends to play in the 2026–27 NBA season but indicated that he will not do so with the Los Angeles Lakers. His future has drawn renewed attention after a social-media post linked to a Miami Heat press conference, prompting speculation about a possible return to the franchise where he won…

  • Scottie Scheffler addresses growing rivalry between Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau after The Open

    After The Open, Scottie Scheffler commented on the increasing tension between Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau, as attention shifted away from the tournament’s unexpected winner, Ryan Fox. The article presents the rivalry as the dominant talking point following the final men’s major of 2026. DeChambeau had already drawn criticism before The Open, with analysts Nick…

  • USDA: Food supply is safe despite cyclospora, screwworm fights

    US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the US food supply remains safe despite ongoing responses to a Cyclospora outbreak and the return of New World screwworm in Texas. Her assurance is significant because both incidents have prompted public concern, while officials continue investigations and disease-control measures. Cyclospora, a parasite that can cause severe intestinal illness,…

  • FDA panel votes to add peptides to permitted compounding list despite opposition from agency scientists

    An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend adding several peptides to the list of substances that US compounding pharmacies may use, despite FDA scientists’ objections. The recommendation could make prescription access easier for products promoted for areas such as recovery, inflammation and wound treatment, but it does not itself approve the peptides or make them…

  • Cycles In The Infinite Dream

    REZN’s sixth album, “Cycles In The Infinite Dream”, receives an 8.5/10 review for pushing stoner rock and doom metal beyond familiar riff-based conventions. The review argues that the Chicago band combine heavy, fuzzy guitar work with space rock, shoegaze, post-rock and psychedelic elements, creating music that is both forceful and atmospheric. Across its nine tracks,…

  • Michelin-starred chef facing jail after allegedly serving nearly 50,000 ants to diners

    The owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant in Seoul is facing criminal charges after allegedly serving ants on sorbets, despite the insects not being approved for human consumption in South Korea. The case highlights the legal and food-safety limits on using unconventional ingredients in high-end dining. Court documents reportedly state that the proprietor admitted serving the…