Amy McCarthy

Dallas

food, culture, & music journalist. reporter at @eater. she/her. @vox_union + @wgaeast forever // email: [email protected]

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Articles

Why Are So Many American Chips Beef- or Cheeseburger-Flavored?

2 weeks ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy

On its face, it’s an absurd premise: a Doritos tortilla chip that could really taste like a cheeseburger. There’s just no way that a sprinkling of flavor powder could actually replicate the savory beefiness of a burger patty. Or at least that’s what I thought, until this latest generation of Doritos made me realize that American chips are getting uncannily beefy. I picked up a bag of the Late Night Cheeseburger Doritos on a total whim.
Review: In the ‘White Lotus’ Finale, That Damn Blender Was a Cop-Out

2 weeks ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy

Fabio Lovino/HBO Spoilers for seasons 2 and 3 of The White Lotus within. On Sunday night, the third season of Mike White’s prestige HBO drama The White Lotus came to a conclusion. Now, we know exactly who died, who killed them, and who survived the week at the lush Thai resort, and the show’s sleuthy fans can stop posting their deranged theories about the show’s complicated symbolism. But before we can move on, we simply must discuss that goddamn blender storyline.
For Small Farmers, the Egg Shortage Has a Surprising Silver Lining

2 weeks ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy

Last November, Mike Trent, the owner of Trent Family Farms in Cloverdale, Oregon, started to notice that egg prices were going to get crazy. As the avian influenza crisis worsened among major egg producers across the country and prices began to trend upward, Trent knew that 2025 wasn’t going to be a normal year for eggs. But he also wasn’t especially worried.
WTF, Eggs?

2 weeks ago | eater.com | Brette Warshaw |Amy McCarthy |Bettina Makalintal

Eggs, in a fundamental biological sense, are life. They are also having a very strange year. In January, the cost of eggs jumped 15 percent. A month later, eggs experienced their largest price jump since 1980. This surge in prices was, of course, due to the ongoing avian flu epidemic: From December through February alone, almost 54 million chickens were slaughtered after being exposed to the virus.
How Calling Foods ‘Guilt-Free’ Reinforces Diet Culture

3 weeks ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy

Shutterstock As an elder millennial, the last six months or so have felt like a flashback to the early 2000s, when the vestiges of the “heroin chic” ’90s still lingered, impossibly low-rise jeans were in, and Nicole Richie was considered the “fat” one as she starred on The Simple Life alongside her best friend Paris Hilton.
10 Best Jukeboxes in Dallas, Texas

3 weeks ago | dallasobserver.com | Simon Pruitt |Amy McCarthy

Popping a quarter or swiping your card before selecting the soundtrack for a bar is a simple pleasure, and it still hasn’t gotten old. Every good bar is made better with a jukebox, and every night spent using one is the kind of night we always want to have.In 2025, the selections for jukeboxes are better than ever, especially with the advent of digital machines, making our soundtrack possibilities unlimited.
Keith Lee Knows Opening His Own Restaurant Will Be Tough

1 month ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy

Photo by Renee Dominguez/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images At this point, there’s no denying that Keith Lee is among the country’s most influential food critics. A former MMA fighter who now commands more than 17 million followers on TikTok, Lee is known for his laid-back restaurant reviews, generally delivered from the front seat of his car, in which he evaluates the food from mom-and-pop restaurants of all kinds.
Imagining the Menu at Elon Musk’s Forthcoming Restaurant

1 month ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy |Jaya Saxena

Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Plenty of restaurants have been run by absolute monsters so it makes perfect sense that Elon Musk has long wanted to toss his MAGA hat into the ring. Pete Wells reports that Tesla, Musk’s tanking company and producers of the ugliest car you’ve ever seen, will soon open a diner and drive-in theater in West Hollywood.
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Apps Are Coming for Your Takeout Order

1 month ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy

Getty Images Just in case you were starting to think that the dystopian capitalist hellscape that we currently live in couldn’t get any worse, digital financing company Klarna announced on Thursday that it had partnered with DoorDash to allow customers to finance their food orders. At a time when recession fears abound and wages are more stagnant than ever, this is a uniquely terrifying proposition.
PepsiCo Buying Poppi Was Inevitable

1 month ago | eater.com | Amy McCarthy

Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD This week, massive food and beverage conglomerate PepsiCo announced that it would drop nearly $2 billion to acquire Poppi, the low-calorie, probiotic-infused soda brand that you’ve likely seen on your social media feeds. According to Reuters, the move comes at a time when Pepsi is facing declining demand as customers look to consume less sugar and seek out healthier drinks.