The idea that Tostitos now sells "Artisanal" chips is laughable, sure, but it turns out that another claim Frito-Lay likes to make on its packaging may end up costing it. The company has been hit with a class action lawsuit for claiming its chips are "all-natural." Whoops! more ›

Old-school Theater District haunt Sardi's got slapped by the cold hand of the law last night, when the bar-snack hating Health Department visited and ordered the bar to stop offering their signature free communal cheese pots and bowls of pretzels and peanuts to guests. more ›

NFL players and the Black Eyed Peas aren't the only ones whose careers are kept alive by American football. Apparently when American's think football, they think chicken, and with the NFL lockout the chicken industry could be seeing a blow to business. Dear God, won't someone think of Hooters?! more ›

Last year school bake sales were out, and new healthy alternatives were brought in via vending machines. While there's a battle to actually give schools a cut of the proceeds going on in the background, the NY Post reports on the #1 selling items—like Sensible Foods roasted edamame, cinnamon pita chips and Kashi's Cherry Dark Chocolate granola bar. At the top of the list: a fresh pineapple spear on a push-up stick. Over 700 vending machines are now in place at middle and high schools around the city, selling only low-fat, low-sodium, whole grain snacks. Of course, after the bell rings they go home and eat spaghetti tacos. more ›

At a new Gramercy pub, happy hour is whenever the market demands. The Exchange Bar and Grill may charge up to $8 for a pint of Guinness, or as little as $4. Using a flashing ticker tape like Wall Street’s the bar, to open April 1, will determine its menu prices as though they were stocks. The price of beer, hot wings or fried calamari will fluctuate unremittingly in 25 cent increments, within a two-dollar range of a median cost. "It's supply and demand," co-owner Damon Bae told the Post. Maybe helicopter commutes to Wall Street should be priced the same way. more ›

Say what? There's a study out that claims Manhattan shops are less likely to carry unhealthy snacks (candies, chips, sodas, etc). According to researchers at the Tulane University School of Public Health, we're at less of a risk of coming into contact with snacks at the checkout than anywhere else in the country. The NY Post points out that Manhattan's obesity rate is 16%, as compared to the rest of the country at 33%—which may be related. more ›

There is bad, if unsurprising, news for moviegoers who routinely stuff their faces with incessant handfuls of popcorn: Not only does your maddening snack rustling ruin the delicate movie magic, but you're making yourself morbidly obese and prone to heart disease, too. Lab tests conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest have determined that popcorn at the major movie chains has way more calories than cud-chewing plebes are led to believe. For cinema snack-hounds, these lab results are more horrifying than The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: more ›

At the Ethnic Market highlights international specialty foods and ingredients you're very unlikely to find at your local Gristedes. more ›

After busy weeks of hype surrounding high profile restaurant openings like Adour and Bar Boulud, which feature a laser projected bar menu and standalone charcuterie kitchen, respectively, it's now time to catch your breath with some chefs who are mixing their concept food with a trace of nostalgia for after-school snack-time. (And opposed to the trendy new kids on the block, you can actually get a table to taste these fun foods.) more ›