This restaurant in Jamaica serves venomous lionfish

Following is a transcript of the video. This restaurant in Jamaica serves venomous lionfish. Cligg Hanger Restaurant & Lounge, Portland, Jamaica. Here’s why it’s safe to eat.  Errol Hanna: There have been a lot of myths about lionfish. It is a venomous fish, but only the tentacles, the spines are venomous.  The venom disappears 24 […]

Instead of sipping, here’s what you should do when your waiter serves you a sample glass of wine

Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider There’s a certain etiquette that diners should follow when ordering a bottle of wine at a restaurant. Rules that commonly get broken include sipping the wine when you should be smelling it, and sending a bottle back simply because you don’t like it. We talked to a sommelier to get his tips for […]

Netflix is running a Snapchat lens that serves as a portal into the ‘Stranger Things’ living room

Netflix Netflix is running a first-of-its-kind 3D World Lens on Snapchat that serves as a portal into its show “Stranger Things.” The augmented reality experience is timed with the release of the show’s second season, releasing today.  The Snapchat lens lets users interact with various easter eggs, which are brought to life using augmented reality. The series’ theme song plays in the background. You […]

Chef José Andrés serves over one million meals in Puerto Rico

Julie Schwietert Collazo October 18, 2017 Share this article As Puerto Ricans struggle following Hurricane Maria, and US aid seems in short supply, celebrity chef José Andrés is stepping in—serving more meals than even the Red Cross. When an earthquake rocked Haiti in 2010, chef José Andrés felt compelled to do something useful. Andrés, who is […]

Google reportedly serves fake ads to fact-checking sites

It’s not just Facebook that has a fake news advertising problem. Google also found evidence of Russian influence in the most recent US presidential election, and reportedly set up anti-Muslim ads (which it subsequently shut down). Now, according to a report in The New York Times, fake ads that look like news are appearing on […]

FTC serves health-app maker massive slice of humble pie—and $1.5M bill

(credit: JLS Photography – Alaska) The Pact app was supposed to help users meet weekly goals for exercising and eating veggies. Users that succeeded were promised cash rewards, while those who broke their health “pact” paid penalties. But according to the Federal Trade Commission, it was the app maker that saw diet and exercise results—it […]

We visited the ‘McDonald’s of the Philippines,’ which serves spaghetti and fried chicken alongside its burgers — here’s what it’s like

A Filipino fast-food behemoth is gearing up to take over the US. It seems there’s a Jollibee on every corner in the Philippines — in fact, it’s one of the few chains that has successfully maintained market dominance over McDonald’s in its home country. Even as McDonald’s ramps up its Asian expansion, Jollibee has held […]

Horrifying Blade Runner short film serves as prequel to 2049

2036: Nexus Dawn, directed by Luke Scott, shows us a key moment in history between the original Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049. With Blade Runner 2049 hitting theaters October 6, you might be wondering what’s been going on in the 30 years since the last film ended. The original Blade Runner ended ambiguously in […]