Food & Drink

Los Angeles – September 15, 2026 -- Perelel's Triple-Support Protein is now available at more than 65 Bluestone Lane cafés across the country, starting with a limited-time Pumpkin Chai fall collection.

The rollout marks the start of a year-long national partnership between the OB/GYN-founded women's health brand and the New York-based café chain, launched today.

The formula combines protein, creatine, and prebiotic fiber in one drink

Each serving of Triple-Support Protein delivers 20g of plant-based protein, 3g of creatine monohydrate, and 5g of low-FODMAP prebiotic fiber. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the product was shown to support stable blood sugar, healthy cholesterol metabolism, memory, and feelings of fullness over four weeks of daily use compared to a placebo.

Omaha, Neb. – September 15, 2026 -- Omaha Steaks has slashed its average delivery time from more than six days in early 2025 to just two days today, part of a broader overhaul of the 109-year-old company's business and a new "No Bull" brand campaign.

Delivery speeds up as retail footprint expands

The company is rapidly growing its retail and fulfillment network, using stores as both shopping destinations and local fulfillment hubs. That expansion now enables same-day and next-day delivery for more customers, alongside a wider range of customizable protein packages.

New York – September 15, 2026 -- Gregorys Coffee is marking its 20th anniversary with a limited-time fall menu, available through October at its coffee houses, featuring Banana Foster-inspired drinks, returning pumpkin favorites and a new breakfast lineup with up to 47 grams of protein.

Banana Foster flavors span espresso, matcha and chai

The new lineup includes the Banana Foster Latte, made with espresso, banana, butter rum, cinnamon sugar, banana chips and oat milk, with an iced version topped with toasted maple rum vegan foam. The Banana Bread Chai pairs banana and butter rum with spiced chai and oat milk, while the Banana Foster Matcha Latte adds ceremonial-grade matcha to the same banana and butter rum base.

"Banana Foster is a dessert everybody already knows, and getting the banana right took the longest," said Gregory Zamfotis, founder of Gregorys. "Once we had it, it carried across espresso, matcha and chai."

Coppell, Texas – September 15, 2026 -- A few degrees can make the difference between a wine that tastes bright and balanced and one that falls flat, according to a new HelloNation feature on serving temperature.

Red wines open up between 60 and 68 degrees

Wine expert Bob Landon of Landon Winery, known as "Mr. Wine of Texas," explains that within this range, reds reveal fruit and spice without harshness while tannins soften and structure holds. Serve a red too warm, and alcohol becomes more noticeable while fruit turns muted and the wine feels heavy. A brief chill can restore that balance.

Austin, Minn. – September 15, 2026 -- Minnesota Vikings fans will find a new stadium staple this season: the SPAM® Dog, now the official hot dog of U.S. Bank Stadium for 2026-27 under a new partnership between the SPAM® brand and the Vikings.

The SKOL Crusher headlines a rotating menu of Vikings-themed hot dogs.

The signature item, called the SKOL Crusher, is a SPAM® Dog topped with hot honey mustard, purple slaw and crispy potato sticks. It kicks off a season-long lineup that will include a Hawaiian-inspired version and limited-time creations tied to visiting teams each week.

"Football and food have always gone hand in hand, and we're excited to bring the SPAM® Dog to one of the most passionate fan bases in the NFL," said Haley Eggum, brand manager for the SPAM® brand.

Bonn – September 15, 2026 -- Verpoorten Eierpunsch, the warm eggnog punch long associated with German Christmas markets, will be sold in supermarkets for the first time starting October 2026. The product will arrive in the classic 0.7-liter Verpoorten bottle, expanding beyond its previous availability through the company's own online shop.

For more than a decade, the creamy winter drink has been served at over 250 Christmas markets across Germany. The retail launch responds to what the company describes as a frequently requested consumer demand.

The punch blends Verpoorten Original with fruity white wine

Verpoorten Eierpunsch combines the brand's original eggnog liqueur with fruity white wine and select ingredients to create a creamy punch with a wintry note. Served warm, it can now be prepared at home after a winter walk or during an advent gathering with friends and family.

Dallas – September 15, 2026 -- JOEY Restaurants opens JOEY Maple on Thursday, September 10, marking the hospitality group's second Dallas location at 2508 Maple Avenue in Uptown Dallas.

The 7,800-square-foot restaurant will serve lunch, happy hour and dinner, open Sunday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight, with reservations available through OpenTable.

Top Chef alumnus leads a globally inspired menu

Executive Chef Matthew Stowe, a Top Chef alumnus and recent guest judge, will oversee a menu combining JOEY signatures with global flavors, including Bone-In Prime Ribeye, Tomahawk steak, Crispy Nigiri, Caviar, Truffle Udon Carbonara and JOEY Signature Chocolate Cake.

Omaha – September 15, 2026 -- Slim Jim, the meat snack brand owned by Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), has officially set a Guinness World Records title for the World's Longest Meat Snack Stick, unveiling a 429-foot-5-inch creation at the company's Omaha campus.

The record-setting snack measured 143 yards -- longer than a football field -- and weighed nearly 70 pounds. A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on site to certify the achievement.

The new record smashes the previous mark by more than 100 feet

The giant Slim Jim surpassed the former record holder, a 314-foot meat stick unveiled in 2023, by over 115 feet.

Eleven employees spent months building the oversized snack

Work on the project began in June 2025, when a team of 11 Conagra Brands employees was tasked with scaling up the classic Slim Jim recipe while preserving its signature snap.

Anguilla -- Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel on Anguilla's Maundays Bay, reopens October 10, 2026, with a refreshed beach bar, a new bespoke rum and an exclusive spa treatment unavailable anywhere else in the Caribbean or Latin America.

Cap Shack gets a new look and its own rum

The resort's beachfront bar and grill, led by Chef de Cuisine Primrose Ritchie-Gumbs, relaunches with a menu built around local ingredients: grilled Caribbean spiny lobster with Creole butter, a Sandy Ground lobster roll with curried brown-butter mayo and mango chow, and Island Harbour crayfish cooked over open flame. Cap Juluca also debuts CAP RUM, a small-batch, barrel-aged rum made exclusively for the property in partnership with Topper's Rhum.

Sausalito, Calif. – – September 15, 2026 -- Fall's favorite flavor is getting a party-ready upgrade. Rancho La Gloria has released a limited-edition Pumpkin Spice Espresso Martini, a 14.9% ABV, agave wine-based ready-to-drink cocktail sold in the brand's signature 1.5L party bottle.

The seasonal drink blends espresso and coffee notes with pumpkin spice, aiming to bring bar-quality espresso martinis to gatherings without the work of shaking individual cocktails. Rancho La Gloria markets the format for Halloween parties, Friendsgiving tables and post-Thanksgiving dessert pours.

The bottle is designed for effortless group serving.

Rancho La Gloria says the 1.5L size lets hosts skip mixing drinks one at a time: chill, shake and pour straight from the bottle. The company recommends serving it in a coupe or martini glass, garnished with a dusting of cinnamon, nutmeg or pumpkin spice.