Offbeat
Foodbeat’s Offbeat section is exactly what the name implies: A place where we store all of our weird and wacky food news. From celebrity news and cool new products to giveaways and other off-the-cuff stuff, this is where you’ll find all of our topics that don’t exactly fit anywhere else.
Mayor Bloomberg Bans Soda, Promotes Hot Dog Eating Contest
Everything in moderation, right Mr. Bloomberg? That’s the message New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was trying to send after he announced a few months ago that he had plans to ban beverages larger than ...
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Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2012 Winner is Joey Chestnut!
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has just defended his title of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Winner and has walked away with another well-deserved victory. The 6ft tall, 218 pound engineering student has won the title ...
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Rainbow Oreo in Honor of Pride Month Sparks Controversy for Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods is in a lot of hot water with some consumers this week after they posted a photo of a rainbow-colored Oreo in honor of Pride Month. The company promoted the photo on ...
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Burglar Gets Away With All The Ingredients To A Great Party
A Nestle employee registered the theft of various food items on June 15th 2012 in Plymouth, Minnesota. Police were dispatched to the scene to find a delivery truck had been broken into. The stolen ...
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Man Calls 911 Over Sandwich Disappointment (Listen)
We’ve all seen the chaos that ensues when Popeye’s runs out fried chicken – or when McDonalds runs out of chicken McNuggets – but what happens when a Connecticut deli customer fails to receive ...
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9-Year-Old UK Student, Martha Payne, Sparks Controversy with School Lunch Website
9-year-old UK student/blogger Martha Payne has sparked a ton of media interest (and controversy) the past few weeks after launching a website where she assesses and provides her opinions on her daily school cafeteria ...
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Big Apple BBQ Block Party 2012 – All the Details!
It’s become one of New York’s most popular social events and it’s happening this weekend! Saturday June 9 and Sunday June 10 2012, the best pitmasters in the US will come together to host ...
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Diet Glasses Will Trick You Into Eating Less
Looking to lose weight? There’s a new way to drop a few pounds that will have you eating less without even knowing it. A new product out of Japan called “Diet Glasses” uses computers ...
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Woman Finds Grasshopper in Can of Green Beans, Readers React
Krystal Boyce-Gaudreau, a Winnipeg mom who was ‘disgusted’ to find half of a grasshopper in a can of green beans she planned to serve for dinner, is garnering a lot of media attention this ...
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