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A group of people relax and socialize in a backyard while an older man grills food on a barbecue on a sunny day.

There’s a reason backyard barbecue smells like a memory before it tastes like one

National Barbecue Day is on May 16, and the signal arrives before the invitation does. Someone fires up a grill two streets over, and suddenly …

Two hands holding and clinking soft serve ice cream cones with chocolate and vanilla swirls outdoors on a sunny day.

$5 cookies and gourmet ice cream still considered essential in 2026

A $5 cookie and a late-night scoop of gourmet ice cream still attract long lines in 2026, even as many consumers cut back on restaurant …

A person hands a McDonald's paper bag out of a drive-thru window.

Fast food was supposed to be the cheap option. So why does it cost so much now?

When McDonald’s rolled out its McValue Menu nationwide on April 21, the company called it a win for affordability. The new platform offers sandwiches and …