pop culture

Modern popular culture topics in the Feast and cooking sphere.

I Cooked 16 Flowers in One Spring. One Numbed My Tongue.
Eating Flowers The first time someone told me daylilies could be eaten, I put my chopsticks down. The plate was already on the table: green-yellow buds, thin and straight, mixed with pork slices. I asked, “This is a flower?” Nobody answered. My aunt took a piece and put it in my bowl. I ate it. It tasted like a mushroom that had learned to be tender. I ate three bowls of rice.
By Jin3 days ago in Feast
My Starbucks Early Fall 2026 Menu Review
Late summer usually brings the arrival of new Starbucks drinks . This year, it's the Banana Bread Matcha, Pumpkin Cream Chai and the iconic Pumpkin Spice Latte, which is so famous that it has its own acronym (PSL). I'm not a fan of autumn flavors--just the taste of cinnamon and nutmeg reminds me that cold temperatures and long nights are coming--but after all these years, I had to try the PSL and see what the fuss is about. Some drinks were surprising, and others were disappointing, and you're about to bear witness in my honest, non-sponsored Starbucks review.
By Kaitlin Shanks6 days ago in Feast
The Night I Sold My Soul to a Hot Glue Gun
The parent chat group buzzed at four in the afternoon. "Please use the weekend to create a handmade Mid-Autumn lantern with your child. Bring it to school on Monday morning."
By Jin10 days ago in Feast
A Taste of London…simply fantastic!
There is a show on Recipe.TV called “A Taste of London” hosted by Chef Edward Delling- Williams. It is as the title of the show says the food of London and culture. Being a native of London Edward Delling-Williams on the subject of London and the food. I love to watch a taste of London anytime it’s on. I would even watch reruns of it even if I’ve seen the episode before because it’s so enjoyable. I also like Edward Delling- Williams. He’s a personal host of the show one of my favorite cooking show personalities.
By Revista Miko:XCI 11 days ago in Feast
The Popularity of Seafood Boils
A seafood boil is a festive, communal meal where shellfish, vegetables, and sausage are cooked together in a large pot of spiced broth and dumped directly onto a table or in a plastic bag to eat by hand.
By Margaret Minnicks15 days ago in Feast
Why you shouldn't eat at everyone's house. . Content Warning.
I need you to understand something before I begin. I was 12 almost 13 and we lived in Hawaii. I had no control over the situation what so ever. Okay.!!
By Syl De'Vil21 days ago in Feast
Groundhog Stew and the Gospel of the Hills
There is a version of Appalachia sold to the world in glossy spreads, all rustic tables and heirloom vegetables plated like jewelry, and nothing about it comes near the truth of what actually fed people up in those hollers when I was a kid. The truth smelled like wood ash and wild onion, and it simmered for hours in a pot far too old for anyone to give it a proper age, in a house that never once considered itself poor, even though every soul who ate there qualified.
By Tim Carmichael24 days ago in Feast
Put Some Gravy on That Squirrel
Some of the foods that tell you the most about where you come from are the ones you never thought twice about eating. For me, squirrel gravy belongs near the top of that list. I grew up in western North Carolina eating squirrel at home, and the meal carried none of the novelty it might have for somebody seeing it on a menu today. It was supper, plain and simple, served with biscuits, pinto beans, fried potatoes, and whatever else could stretch across the table.
By Tim Carmichael26 days ago in Feast
Good Manners in a Fast Food Restaurant Matters
It's an Establishment With Rules Think anything goes at a fast food restaurant? Think again. Just like any business or eating establishment, rules need to be followed. The rule of etiquette in a fast food restaurant adheres to employees and customers alike.
By Dean Traylorabout a month ago in Feast
My Starbucks Summer 2026 Menu Review
Summer 2026 brought the arrival of new Starbucks menu items, including Blended Energy Refreshers , Iced S'mores Chai and blue coconut drinks . I'm not a big coffee fan, but I'm armed with Starbucks gift cards, and the brand has expanded so much in recent years that it's not hard to find espresso-free drinks on the menu. As always, this is an honest, non-sponsored Starbucks review--but if they want to pay me to try their recipes, I'm all ears.
By Kaitlin Shanks2 months ago in Feast
I Tried Kim Kardashian's UPDATE Energy Drink. Would You?
As the great Britney Jean Spears said herself, whether you want a Maserati and hot body or to look hot in a bikini at a big mansion or to party in France you better work bitch. Focus, grind, repeat. Show up every day and make the effort with a smile on your face, inching towards your goal until you reach it. Reap the benefits, enjoy your life, and then get right back to it. While grindset goddess Kim Kardashian told Variety that nobody wants to work any more ("You have to surround yourself with people who want to work. Have a good work environment where everybody loves what they do because you have one life," she graciously advised) she might have realized what we're all lacking: Energy . And maybe she has the solution we all need.
By Joe Nasta2 months ago in Feast
My Honest Liquid I.V. Review
Going to the local food pantry is an adventure. I've found everything from beef broth to goat's milk to dried edamame, and it's always fun to discover new products that I wouldn't have tried otherwise. Recently, I found a bag of Liquid I.V. drink mixes waiting for me in the box. I've had bad luck with drink mixes from other brands, but this summer has been brutally hot, so I decided to give Liquid I.V. a shot and see if the brand lived up to the hype.
By Kaitlin Shanks2 months ago in Feast