We say: Down With Big Popcorn! more ›

Valparaiso, Ind., is planning a statue to honor Orville Redenbacher, who built his popcorn empire in the northwest Indiana town. But get this: ConAgra Foods owns the rights to the Redenbacher brand, and it doesn't want the statue to incorporate popcorn. more ›

All around Chicago, simple pleasures are waiting to be discovered. But bar popcorn? How plebian, you may think. Fine, maybe bar popcorn isn't the pinnacle of culinary achievement. This drinking staple snack comes in all varieties, both good and bad. Sometimes it's stale, sometimes it's too salty, and sometimes it's self-serve and you see someone fail to wash their hands in the bathroom so you just avoid it altogether. But sometimes it's great, and hot, and it adds to your bar-going experience. We recently decided to try the popcorn at West Town's Lush Wine & Spirits, and it falls into the “spectacular bar snack” camp. more ›

You know those long lines snaking out of Garrett Popcorn, oh, every day of the week? They'll likely get even longer tomorrow when the addictive-like-crack popcorn chain doles out free snack-sized bags of their Caramel Crisp in honor of National Caramel Popcorn Day. more ›

When you are stuffing popcorn in your face at the movies, do you have any idea how many calories you are eating? Do you want to know? Well, a large popcorn can be the caloric equivalent of 3 Big Macs (approximately 1500 calories), a fact hard to keep in mind while your hand-to-mouth action keeps pace with the explosions on the screen. The LA Times reports that the FDA would really like you to know these numbers, but that theater owners are not particularly fond of disclosure. more ›

One of the things we like best about Marcus Samuelsson's New American Table is the variety of types of food - not necessarily flavors, though that's also present, but the different portion sizes and occasions provided for by Samuelsson's recipes. Like most cookbooks, there are sections for each meal, but New American Table also has snacks, small plates, breads, "everyday," "weekend," and "holiday." more ›

You can purchase truffled popcorn at your nearest swanky lounge for around $12 per serving, where a serving equals one measly handful. Or you can make an entire bowl, prepared to your liking, to enjoy all to yourself while catching up on those Oscar movies you’ve been meaning to see. (Side note: play the Changeling drinking game: take a sip every time Jolie says, “my son.” you might be drunk by the end of act one.) It was recently brought to our attention that many people haven't any idea on how to make this delicious, simple snack. Once you start, you may never have a movie night at home without it. more ›

If you're reeling from a Thanksgiving disaster (charred turkey perhaps?) and need something to put together for a Thanksgiving dinner, feel free to take a cue from Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving meal. One person did, and the results don't look all that bad. more ›

Today was supposed to by the last kernel for the popular Garrett’s Popcorn Shop on Michigan Avenue, but it’s been granted a stay for the moment. According to Garrett’s P.R. people, the lease has been extended for an unspecified amount of time. more ›