Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

Two panel image. On the left is a man sitting at a table wearing a white shirt and smiling at the camera. On the right is a plate with a bloomin' onion with a ring sitting on one of the onion petals.

Unclick

‘How does it feel to have the dream proposal?’: TikToker’s boyfriend proposes with a blooming onion

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

man holds up bag of soup (l) man cuts top off bag of soup (c) man pours soup into container (r) all with caption "panera soup"

‘Panera is expensive hospital food’: Panera worker puts the soup on blast in viral TikTok

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘They threw a fit and left without paying’: Group argues with Red Robin waitress in viral TikTok, allegedly makes her cry

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Wendy's fries with inset of drive-thru window covered by sign that reads "Sorry I'm short staffed I can only make fry's, nuggets, chili, potatoes, and drinks."

Drive-thru sign saying ‘short-staffed’ Wendy’s workers can only make ‘fries, nuggets, chili, potatoes, and drinks’ goes viral

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

A TikToker shows how he puts an extra effort into drinks for those who tip

Dunkin’ worker shows how he makes customers’ drinks when they don’t tip versus when they do

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Viral ‘Starbucks hack’ on TikTok reveals apparent secret (updated)

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

‘I’d at least try it’: Starbucks barista shares ‘grossest’ drink they’ve ever made in viral TikTok, dividing viewers

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Video shows Chipotle worker throwing scissors at customer after he complained about food order (updated)

panda express orange chicken tiktok video

Panda Express worker reveals how to make the orange chicken in viral TikTok

TikToker says they lost weight after regularly eating ‘junk’ food in Japan, sparking debate over unhealthy American food

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

‘Thank you for calling IHOP,  how you doing?’ Customer answers phone at IHOP after all the workers quit mid-shift (updated)

‘Y’all really thought the people were gonna be on your side?’: TikToker slammed for filming confrontation with Wendy’s worker in drive-thru

‘Always dinner and a show’: Viral TikTok captures fight between worker and customer at Waffle House

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

cutting open a new pouch of caprisun, opening caprisun to see mold, dumping juice in a cup with mold

Food