McDonald's Suspends Meat From Slaughterhouse and More News

Posted by Marcy Franklin, Editor
The Daily Meal's Media Mix brings you the biggest news around the food world. Slaughterhouse Under Investigation: A major investigation into a well-known slaughterhouse in California prompted... read more

Best and Worst Colleges for Food

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Cafeteria
West Virginia University may be the college with the most fun (or parties), but true food lovers know Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, is where it's all at. Princeton Review helpfully ranked... read more

The Food Almanac: August 23, 2012

Posted by Tom Fitzmorris, Special Contributor
sponge cake
In The Food Almanac, Tom Fitzmorris of the online newsletter, The New Orleans Menu notes food facts and saying. Today's Flavor This is National Sponge Cake Day. Not to be confused with angel... read more

Texas Prison Accidentally Serves Pet Food to Inmates

Posted by Maggie Gorman, Writer
In a story layered with disturbing information, some prisoners in Texas made the horrifying discovery that the prison actually did, indeed, serve them pet food. The unfortunate mealtime mix-up... read more

Peter Luger Steak Prices Going Up and More News

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Media Mix
The Daily Meal brings you the biggest news from the food world. Drought Affecting Peter Luger Steak: Apparently because of the drought, quality steaks may become even more out of our budget. Darn. We... read more

Outrageously Expensive Foods

Posted by Molly Aronica, Special Contributor
Most Expensive Burger
Food and excess go hand in hand. When it comes to luxury, food enthusiasts with an expendable budget have a tendency to indulge in the finest ingredients and meals that money can buy, and the food... read more

Romney Spends $500 at Chick-fil-A; Obama Entertains Culinary Kids

Posted by Molly Aronica, Special Contributor
Kid's State Dinner
After sifting through Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s monthly federal campaign finance filing, which was released yesterday afternoon, Politico discovered that his camp spent $... read more

The Food Almanac: August 21, 2012

Posted by Tom Fitzmorris, Special Contributor
pressure cooker
Annals Of Food Under Pressure Today is the birthday — in 1647 in France — of Denis Papin. He invented the pressure cooker. He noted that water boils at a higher temperature when under... read more