# Food Feast **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 9, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539 "2019-10-09T17:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 277
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5523 "2025-01-17T21:06:12Z")
**Candy of yesteryear** 1. Ice Mint Life Savers (available in Canada in the 90s). 2. Butter Rum Life Savors 3. Chicken Dinner (1923-1962) 4. [Sugar Mamas](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/993817842752040286/) 5. Root beer barrels 6. Chick-O-Stick ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5524 "2025-01-18T14:43:12Z")
**Candy of yesteryear** 1. Ice Mint Life Savers (available in Canada in the 90s). 2. Butter Rum Life Savors 3. Chicken Dinner (1923-1962) 4. [Sugar Mamas](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/993817842752040286/) 5. Root beer barrels 6. Chick-O-Stick 7. [Seven Up bar](https://www.snackhistory.com/seven-up-candy-bar/) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5525 "2025-01-18T15:13:57Z")
**Candy of yesteryear** 1. Ice Mint Life Savers (available in Canada in the 90s). 2. Butter Rum Life Savers 3. Chicken Dinner (1923-1962) 4. [Sugar Mamas](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/993817842752040286/) 5. Root beer barrels 6. Chick-O-Stick 7. [Seven Up bar](https://www.snackhistory.com/seven-up-candy-bar/) 8. Squirrel Nut Zippers Is being defunct not a requirement for this list? Several of these are readily available. ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5526 "2025-01-18T16:12:06Z")
**Candy of yesteryear** 1. Ice Mint Life Savers (available in Canada in the 90s). 2. Butter Rum Life Savers 3. Chicken Dinner (1923-1962) 4. [Sugar Mamas](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/993817842752040286/) 5. Root beer barrels 6. Chick-O-Stick 7. [Seven Up bar](https://www.snackhistory.com/seven-up-candy-bar/) 8. Squirrel Nut Zippers 9. Marathon Bar ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5527 "2025-01-18T18:02:20Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > Is being defunct not a requirement for this list? Several of these are readily available. Appears the only criteria is that they’ve been around a long time. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5528 "2025-01-18T18:27:10Z")
I envisioned it as defunct candy but whatever. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5529 "2025-01-19T04:09:31Z")
**Candy of yesteryear** 1. Ice Mint Life Savers (available in Canada in the 90s). 2. Butter Rum Life Savers 3. Chicken Dinner (1923-1962) 4. [Sugar Mamas](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/993817842752040286/) 5. Root beer barrels 6. Chick-O-Stick 7. [Seven Up bar](https://www.snackhistory.com/seven-up-candy-bar/) 8. Squirrel Nut Zippers 9. Marathon Bar 10. BB Bats Banana-flavored taffy on a stick ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5530 "2025-01-19T04:10:50Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones A YouTube channel talk show that includes eating hot wings. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5531 "2025-01-19T04:12:50Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5532 "2025-01-19T04:30:35Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5533 "2025-01-19T14:35:25Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives 4. Drunk History ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5534 "2025-01-19T15:41:48Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives 4. Drunk History 5. Man v. Food ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5535 "2025-01-19T17:03:47Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives 4. Drunk History 5. Man v. Food 6. The Mind of a Chef ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5536 "2025-01-21T08:19:34Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives 4. Drunk History 5. Man v. Food 6. The Mind of a Chef 7. Kitchen Nightmares ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5537 "2025-01-21T12:34:07Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives 4. Drunk History 5. Man v. Food 6. The Mind of a Chef 7. Kitchen Nightmares 8. Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5538 "2025-01-21T16:30:34Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives 4. Drunk History 5. Man v. Food 6. The Mind of a Chef 7. Kitchen Nightmares 8. Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy 9. Good Eats ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5539 "2025-01-22T15:11:14Z")
**Food shows that go beyond just cooking** 1. Hot Ones 2. Tasting History, with Max Miller 3. Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives 4. Drunk History 5. Man v. Food 6. The Mind of a Chef 7. Kitchen Nightmares 8. Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy 9. Good Eats 10. Wildcard Kitchen > “ **Wildcard Kitchen** is our exclusive, late-night culinary card game where all-star chefs bet, bluff and backstab for cold hard cash and bragging rights.” They bet their own money! (Supposedly.) **Chef’s names you know off the top of your head.** 1. Julia Child ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5540 "2025-01-22T15:12:10Z")
**Chef’s names you know off the top of your head.** 1. Julia Child 2. Christopher Kimball ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5541 "2025-01-22T15:16:09Z")
**Chef’s names you know off the top of your head.** 1. Julia Child 2. Christopher Kimball 3. Paul Hollywood ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-feast/841539/5542 "2025-01-22T15:21:36Z")
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