Food & Recipes

Zach Lemann, curator of animal collections for the Audubon Insectarium, prepares cicadas for eating...
Kevin McGill, Associated Press

Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu

They may look like little monsters. And their seemingly endless racket may be a nuisance. But as parts of the nation prepare for the emergence of trillions of noisy cicadas, bug experts say the little creatures can also be a tasty snack.
7 days ago
Chef Jeff Jackson's cheesy chorizo empanadas. (KSL TV)...
KSL TV

Recipe: Smith’s chef Jeff Jackson’s Cheesy Chorizo Empanadas

Chef Jeff joins KSL TV to showcase his recipe for cheesy chorizo empanadas.
10 days ago
Smith's Chef Jeff Jackson developed a recipe for Lasagna Nachos he shared live from the KSL TV stud...
KSL TV

Recipe: Smith’s chef Jeff Jackson’s lasagna nachos

Smith's Chef Jeff Jackson shares a recipe live in the KSL TV studio for lasagna nachos.
1 month ago
Community Action Services is Utah's second largest food bank, and it has seen a 65% increase in dem...
Dan Rascon

Second largest food bank in Utah sees 65% increase in demand, donations needed

One of Utah's largest food banks is in dire need after demand for their services increased and they're now left with only a month's worth of supply.
2 months ago
Gourmandise's selection of desserts featured on their Thanksgiving holiday menu, available for take...
Mary Culbertson

Five of the most unique Thanksgiving specials in Salt Lake

The most unique Thanksgiving food in Salt Lake listed, linked, and featured for browsing and ordering pleasure.
5 months ago
Taco Bell has won its fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in all 50 states....
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Taco Bell’s battle to free the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark is officially over

Taco Bell has won its fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in all 50 states now that lone holdout — a restaurant in New Jersey — has “parted ways” with the term.
6 months ago
A young David Bench pictured with his grandmother, who inspired him to see food and connection the ...
Peter Rosen

Growing memories: The philosophy of a memory care facility chef

David Bench, chef at a memory care facility, set up garden boxes, tends to bees an chickens in order to involve residents in the farm-to-table process.
6 months ago
Lawsuits claim that burgers from McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's don't look as they appear in a...
Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN

Burgers and tacos don’t look like they do in ads. Lawsuits are trying to change that

When it comes to food advertising, what you see is rarely what you get. A flurry of recent lawsuits wants to change that.
7 months ago
FILE: McDonald's sign (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)...
Associated Press

McDonald’s is saying goodbye to self-serve soda in the coming years

Say goodbye to refilling that Coke. McDonald’s is planning to eliminate self-service soda machines at its U.S. restaurants by 2032.
8 months ago
Eggo Brunch in a Jar made is with Sugarlands Distilling Company's liqueur. (Kellogg Company/Handout...
Ashley R. Williams, CNN

A waffle you can drink: Eggo releases alcoholic breakfast cocktail

Kellogg’s Eggo and Sugarlands Distilling Company partnered to launch a sippable boozy waffle beverage called Eggo Brunch in a Jar Sippin’ Cream
8 months ago
Nestlé recalled some Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to the potential presence of ...
Eric Levenson, CNN

Nestlé recalls Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to wood chips

Nestlé USA announced a voluntary recall of some Nestlé Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough bars due to the potential presence of wood fragments.
9 months ago
Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco is pictured here. (Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images)...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Taco Bell’s free ‘Taco Tuesday’ is happening everywhere but New Jersey

Taco Bell is opening a $5 million taco tab and offering free Doritos Locos Tacos in honor of the “liberation” of the “Taco Tuesday” trademark to customers across the country
9 months ago
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 13: In this photo illustration, packages of Beyond Meat "The Beyond Burger" sit...
Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Business Writer

Beyond Meat revenue plummets in the second quarter due to flagging US demand

Beyond Meat said its revenue plunged 30.5% in the second quarter as consumer demand for its plant-based meat substitute fell despite price cuts.
9 months ago
FILE — MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 21:  A Subway restaurant is seen as the company announced a settlemen...
Eva Rothenberg, CNN

You could win free sandwiches for life if you change your name to ‘Subway’

If you love sandwiches and aren’t all that keen on your name, Subway has an offer for you.
9 months ago
FILE PHOTO: SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 13:  Oreo Cookies are seen May 13, 2003 in San Francisco. Attorney ...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Oreo maker increases growth forecast thanks to demand for cookies, sweets

The maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate is thanking an increased demand for sweets in the first half of the year for its positive forecast.
9 months ago
A rendering showing Chick-fil-A's new elevated drive-thru design. (Courtesy of Chick-fil-A, Inc.)...
Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN

Chick-fil-A wants to send your drive-thru chicken on a conveyor belt and down a chute

Chick-fil-A is testing out two new restaurant concepts, a four-lane drive thru with a kitchen above and a walk-up store for digital orders.
9 months ago
Skittles partnered with French's for a mustard-flavored candy. (McCormick)...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Skittles’ newest flavor will make your nose hairs curl

In celebration of National Mustard Day on August 5, the candy brand has partnered with French’s to make its first-ever mustard-flavored skittle.
9 months ago
FILE - A bottle of soda is photographed in Washington Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. On Thursday, July 13...
Associated Press

Sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe

The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in diet soda and countless other foods — as a “possible” cause of cancer, while a separate expert group looking at the same evidence said it still considers the sugar substitute safe in limited quantities.
10 months ago
Inside Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry (KSL TV)...
Ladd Egan

Summer demand for food assistance surges just as donations drop

With children out of school and eating more at home, food pantries across Utah are reporting a jump in demand, but at the same time, food donations have dropped off.
10 months ago
Cans of Modelo Especial beer are shown at a supermarket in New York on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Af...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Modelo tops Bud Light in sales for the second month in a row

Mexican-made Modelo Especial is the top-selling beer in the United States for the second straight month, once again snatching the crown from Bud Light.
10 months ago
A can of Prime Energy, which has six times more caffeine than a can of Coca-Cola. (Ron Adar/Shutter...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

What is Prime Energy, Logan Paul’s controversial energy drink?

For being less than two years old, Prime energy and sport drinks are already enduring a major growth spurt.
10 months ago
Subway is adding these deli meat slicers to its US restaurants. (Subway)...
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Subway is changing its meats

To undercut its fast-growing rivals, Subway is making a big change to its meats.
10 months ago
Fans of late-night menu options were invited to visit Jack in the Box's pop-up restaurant, Dogg in ...
Ashley R. Williams, CNN

Jack in the Box opens a temporary Snoop Dogg themed restaurant

Jack in the Box announced it opened a pop-up restaurant themed after fellow California legend Snoop Dogg – and no, gin and juice will not be on the menu.
10 months ago
Dylan Mulvaney seen here on June 11, in New York City broke her silence about the fallout that occu...
Clare Duffy, CNN

Dylan Mulvaney says Bud Light’s backlash response was ‘worse than not hiring a trans person at all’

Dylan Mulvaney on Thursday broke her silence about the fallout that occurred after the trans influencer made two Instagram posts sponsored by Bud Light earlier this year.
10 months ago

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