If an alien landed at Rockaway Beach and wandered into town, it might very well think that at least a few of the locals worshipped a peculiar kind of deity: an oblong, deep-fried hot dog on a stick.

Even if you’ve never stopped at The Original Pronto Pup, you’d probably recognize the place. After all, it’s hard to miss the 30-foot fiberglass corn dog that sits atop the building. But now, after ...

The top store brands surprised me. Some products are so iconic, their names become replacements for entire categories—think ...

Before it was known as “candy corn” — and more than a hundred years before it was crowned the “worst” Halloween candy in a 2019 poll — the triangular, tri-colored treat went by a much different, ...

While many Southern Californians devote a Saturday in December to the creation of tamales — many, many tamales, with the hope of enjoying them over the Christmas holidays and throughout the winter ...