Twinkies

Why go to the state fair when the state fair can go to you?

Joey Chestnut has once again (vanilla) creamed the competition.

Just in time for the Summer, Twinkies will make a return to store shelves according the the Hostess website.

2012 brought about the end of Hostess and the beloved Twinkie. I can remember many sporting events where the reward for a good game or what brought your spirits up afterwards was a Twinkie. Even my wife introduced me to the idea of cutting a Twinkie in half and putting strawberries over it to make a Strawberry Shortcake.  I admit, Twinkies were not my favorite dessert, but I have been craving them

With Hostess going out of business, everyone is worried that they will never again enjoy the cream filled sponge cake known as the Twinkie.  Luckily, there are 110 companies that are currently in a bidding war for Hostess' brands. The Twinkie will live on, but what do we do in the meantime?  After all, we're Americans.  We want instant gratification.  Thanks to Todd Wilbur, you can now make them a

When the US auto industry was in jeopardy four years ago President Obama stepped in with a bailout package. Now it's the American junk food industry that's in peril, with Hostess Brands closing up shop and heading for liquidation, and some want Obama to take an even more drastic step. Daniel B. of Kansas City has started a petition for the president to "Nationalize the Twinkie industry."