Burger King goes… vegan? The meatless Whopper is here
For decades, fast-food giant Burger King has been the undisputed Home of the Whopper-the chain's signature sandwich featuring one of its flame-grilled,...
Emperor burger: Tokyo chef whips up $900 monster for new monarch
A Tokyo restaurant is honoring the crowning of the new Japanese emperor next month with a football-sized wagyu beef hamburger served between...
Desert truffles are Libya’s ‘manna from heaven’
Braving the cold and hostile Libyan desert, Milad Mohammed scratches the ground to extract what he calls "manna from heaven" -- white...
Ageing Singapore: 90-yr old noodle vendor helps keep foodie culture alive
Hawker Leong Yuet Meng, 90, of Nam Seng Noodle House, poses as she cooks noodles at her shop in Singapore. —Reuters...
Oscars chef cooks up a storm for the big night
They will nibble on Oscar-shaped flatbreads topped with smoked salmon and caviar, sip French drink and sink their teeth into tiny chocolate...
Forget chocolate, how about a cockroach for Valentine’s?
Forget chocolate, flowers or a romantic dinner. A zoo in Texas is offering singles the chance to name a cockroach after their...
Kuwaiti men break the mold, seek to become topnotch chefs
Chef credits female relatives for teaching him secrets to excellent cooking
Kuwaiti chef Ziyad Hamada. —KUNA photos
Stinkin’ sky-high: Indonesian durians fetch $1,000 apiece
Two durian fruits have sold for nearly $1,000 each in Indonesia, an eye-watering price that lit up social media and prompted awestruck...
Michelin boosts female chefs in 2019 guide
Italian-Argentinian chef Mauro Colagreco (center left) and French chef Laurent Petit (Center right) react on stage with French chef Alain Ducasse...
US startup eyes next generation of burgers with relish
LAS VEGAS: The Impossible Burger 2.0 is introduced at a press event during CES 2019 on Tuesday. - AFP
Tuna sells for record $3m at Tokyo auction
TOKYO: President of sushi restaurant chain Sushi-Zanmai, Kiyoshi Kimura, displays a 278 kg bluefin tuna at his main restaurant yesterday. —...
Chewing the fat with Pakistan’s BBQ masters
The sweet aroma of mutton smoke drifts through a maze of crumbling alleyways, a barbecue tang that for...
