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A multitude of food and drink options star in center court at 2023 US Open

 By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 29, 2023

Tennis fans can indulge in menu items from top restaurant chefs in between matches featuring the world’s best players.

Food

Smashburger's S'mac & Cheese Burger smashed LTO expectations

 By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 24, 2023

Behind the Menu: The mashup of two favorites—mac ‘n cheese and burgers—took two years to perfect but became the chain’s best-selling limited-time item of the past two years.

Food

Sweet 'N Spicy Wings fly onto the menu at Popeyes

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 22, 2023

The chicken chain is somehow tying together football season and grandmothers to promote the new wing flavor.

Food

The pumpkin tsunami hits Caribou Coffee, IHOP and Another Broken Egg

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 21, 2023

Taste Tracker: Dunkin’ and Perkins tap maple along with pumpkin; Del Taco sweetens the heat; it’s still summer at Sweetgreen; and meaty news from Smokey Bones and Bob Evans.

Food

Wendy's, McAlister's and Snooze give breakfast a boost

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 14, 2023

Taste Tracker: Bar Louie raises the bar on dinner; tacos take off at Rubio’s and Smokey Mo’s; Quiznos goes Greek; Nando’s sticks to summer; and more menu news of the week.

Food

Pumpkin spice is exploding on menus—and it's earlier than ever

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 10, 2023

Summer’s heat wave continues to blanket the country and fall is officially more than a month away, but the influx of pumpkin on chain menus began as soon as the calendar flipped to August.

Food

Hannah's Bretzel partners with top vegan chef to launch plant-based banh mi

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 09, 2023

Behind the Menu: Chef Rodolfo Cuadros of Bloom Plant Based Kitchen created the spicy Fire Banh Mi as part of the fast casual’s continuing “Chef Sandwich Series.”

Food

Burger King and Sonic lean into snacking

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 07, 2023

Taste Tracker: Brag-worthy burgers at Ruth’s Chris and Culver’s; Pei Wei and bb.q Chicken play with wing flavors; Indian cuisine inspires Dog Haus; and Wayback goes to the dogs.

Consumer Trends

How the heatwave influenced guests' orders, and chef's attire

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 04, 2023

Beverage preferences were particularly affected, according to a sampling of fine-dining operations.

Food

Wendy's, Fuzzy's and Wayback welcome August with new menu items

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 01, 2023

Taste Tracker: Taco John’s embraces crunch; plant-based eggs arrive at Veggie Grill; Baskin-Robbins has a new flavor of the month; and Just Salad turns to tandoori.

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