Food & Drink

Farmers Branch, Texas – September 11, 2026 -- Yogurtland has launched a limited-time frozen yogurt flavor called Sweet Peach Tart, created in collaboration with makeup brand Too Faced to celebrate its Peach Collection. The flavor is available at participating Yogurtland locations nationwide from September 7 through September 27, while supplies last.

The flavor combines peach sweetness with a tangy finish

Sweet Peach Tart blends juicy peach flavor with a refreshing, tangy finish and is topped with Too Faced Gummy Sweet Peach Rings. The frozen yogurt is designed to echo the scent and aesthetic of Too Faced's revamped Peach Collection, which brings back the brand's signature peach scent with updated formulas and shades.

Singapore – September 11, 2026 -- Trip.Gourmet, the food and dining brand of Trip.com Group, has released its 2027 Fine Dining List, recognising 744 restaurants across 105 cities and 40 countries and regions to mark the brand's tenth anniversary. The list was unveiled in partnership with Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, gathering restaurant partners, culinary experts and media for the launch.

The rankings split restaurants into three tiers: 60 Black Diamond, the top distinction, 160 Diamond and 524 Platinum. This year adds 34 new destinations across Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia, South America and Africa, growing the list from a single-market ranking a decade ago into an index now spanning 66 countries and regions and 462 destinations overall.

London – September 11, 2026 -- Johnnie Walker has released a limited-edition design of its Black Label Scotch whisky, created in collaboration with GRAMMY-winning singer Sabrina Carpenter.

The bottle draws its look from Carpenter's album "Man's Best Friend"

The design features a custom "Sabrina blue" color variant and playful dog-paw motifs inspired by the record. It blends Johnnie Walker Black Label's classic style with Carpenter's personal aesthetic, marking the latest step in an ongoing partnership between the whisky brand and the singer.

Carpenter said she enjoys giving her fans small surprises and saw the bottle as a way to bring the world of "Man's Best Friend" to life beyond music. She called putting her own stamp on an iconic object like the Johnnie Walker Black Label bottle a fun challenge.

Berlin – September 11, 2026 -- Home cooks can stop waiting until the end of cooking to salt dried legumes -- new guidance confirms salt can go into the water from the very start without affecting how soft beans become.

Soaking dried legumes takes eight to twelve hours, not constant attention

Whole dried fava beans, field peas, soybeans and sweet lupins need roughly eight to twelve hours of soaking before cooking. The practical approach is to set them in water overnight and continue preparation the next day. Soaking causes the seeds to swell, which shortens the later cooking time. Peeled fava beans and peeled field peas can skip this step entirely, since removing the seed coat allows them to be cooked directly -- packaging instructions specify the exact method for each product.

Hamburg – September 09, 2026 -- Heineken 0.0 is expanding its alcohol-free lineup with two new flavors, Lime Lemongrass and Nectarine Juniper, now available in 330 ml cans at Kaufland for a recommended price of 1.20 euros.

Two new flavor profiles target conscious drinkers

Lime Lemongrass pairs tangy lime with spicy lemongrass notes, while Nectarine Juniper combines juicy nectarine with a subtle floral and herbal juniper accent. Both recipes contain 1.2 grams of sugar and 19 kcal per 100 ml, using only natural ingredients, according to the company.

Heineken positions the new drinks as an alternative to classic radler and reduced-sugar soft drinks, aimed at consumers who want flavor and a branded drinking experience without alcohol.

Detroit – September 09, 2026 -- Little Caesars is bringing back its Detroit-Style Slices-N-Stix meal for a limited time starting September 7, priced at $4.99+ at participating locations nationwide.

The meal pairs pizza slices with cheese bread and dipping sauce

The offering includes two slices of Little Caesars Detroit-Style Deep Dish pizza, four pieces of Little Caesars Italian Cheese Bread, and Crazy Sauce for dipping. It's available in Pepperoni and Cheese varieties.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff headlines the campaign

Goff will front a new advertising campaign supporting the product's return, tying together football and Detroit-style pizza. "Detroit-style pizza has earned fans across the country, and Little Caesars has helped bring it to more people," Goff said, adding that he's excited to celebrate a meal that delivers "big flavor, great value and real Detroit pride."

Mainz – September 09, 2026 -- A new ZDF documentary examines how the global matcha craze is driving up prices, causing supply shortages, and fueling a market flooded with fake products. "Matcha – Genuss mit Beigeschmack" ("Matcha – A Bitter Aftertaste") streams on the ZDF platform starting Friday, September 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., and airs on ZDF television Sunday, October 13, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.

Reporter Victoria Reichelt travels to Japan for the film, directed by Laura Hohmann, to trace matcha from tea field to social media feed.

Cologne – September 09, 2026 -- Social-impact brand share and RTL Deutschland have launched a joint campaign to support equal opportunities for children, centered on a new share x RTL snack bar sold at six major German retailers.

Every bar purchased triggers a donation from the "Stiftung RTL - Wir helfen Kindern e.V." to breakfast4Kids e.V., a nonprofit that provides a healthy breakfast to roughly 1,400 children daily across 35 schools and daycare centers in the Aachen and Cologne region.

TV presenters Frauke Ludowig and Jan Köppen front new campaign spots

Two TV ads airing across RTL Deutschland channels feature Ludowig and Köppen being approached by children who highlight unequal opportunities faced by many kids in Germany. The ads frame each bar purchase as a direct contribution toward better chances for those children.

Monza – September 08, 2026 -- Barilla hosted the first-ever "La Tavolata" dinner ahead of the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, seating more than 200 guests at a table stretching nearly 100 meters through the paddock.

The Thursday evening gathering brought together drivers, team principals, mechanics, engineers, strategists, safety and medical car drivers, personal trainers, and tire technicians -- the people whose coordination shapes every race weekend but who rarely share a meal together during it.

VCARB driver Yuki Tsunoda dined alongside his own race engineer

Among the attendees were VCARB driver Yuki Tsunoda and his Race Engineer, Alexandre Iliopoulos. Tsunoda said the evening showcased "all the people it takes to win on and off track," adding that teamwork rarely gets celebrated outside of race weekends.

Los Angeles – September 08, 2026 -- LearnAboutWine.com has scheduled a run of ultra-exclusive tasting dinners across Los Angeles this fall and winter, giving collectors a chance to drink rare bottles they normally keep locked in cellars.

Pétrus meets the First Growths in a blind Bordeaux showdown

On September 10 at 6:45 PM, 71Above -- the 71st-floor restaurant at 633 W. 5th Street led by Executive Chef Javier Lopez -- hosts a blind tasting pairing 1983 and 1975 Pétrus against a full horizontal of 2000-vintage First Growths, opening with a flight of white Bordeaux.

Harlan, Screaming Eagle and Scarecrow headline a cult-wine dinner for eight

On September 24 at 6:45 PM, The Peninsula Beverly Hills' Belvedere Restaurant, under Executive Chef Luis Cuadra, will pour nine wines from three of California's most sought-after producers in a private dining room capped at eight guests.