Food

Kim Kardashian. Chris Brown. Farrah Abraham.

Not everything on THG is appetizing, we know.

Fortunately, our friends at Food Fanatic are here to offer some delicious recipes that cause your stomach to grumble with anticipation. Not just nausea.

What has FF cooked up this week? Let's see ...

• A lemon rosemary chicken recipe for a big chicken dinner winner.
• A hearty chicken vegetable stir fry recipe with Ponzu sauce.
• A fava bean salad recipe, as a healthy harbinger of spring.
• A Greek quinoa salad recipe for another seasonal spin.
• An almond biscotti recipe for a healthy, chewy desert.
• A no-knead pizza dough recipe. Need we say more?
• A homemade Nesquik recipe. Just because.

Gary Cole, a federal prison inmate in Northern Texas, has filed a lawsuit against Taco Bell because he says he invented the concept of the ridiculously popular Doritos Locos Taco.

And Taco Bell and Frito-Lay stole it from him.

According to a 35-page handwritten complaint, Cole insists he came up with nine product ideas in 2006.

The second on the list was titled "Taco Shells of All Flavors (Made of Doritos)" and the document says he submitted it to Janice B Cole and Keoiana K. Cole four years later. It's unclear who these people are.

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Taco Bell is testing out a new breakfast waffle taco at three Southern California locations as part of the fast food chain's increased breakfast service.

A staff member mole at a Santa Ana, Calif., location confirmed that the waffle "taco" is lightly fried, stuffed with scrambled egg and a sausage patty.

Folded over and served with maple syrup, it costs a mere 89 cents.

RIP every other fast food restaurant?

The Bell already started selling breakfast last year in about 800 locations in 10 states. Eventually, it will be rolled out to all 6,000 locations nationwide.

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The Facebook page of an Arizona bakery became a national story after the owners of Amy's Baking Company were featured on Gordon Ramsay's FOX show.

But the insane-seeming duo now says they had nothing to do with the EPIC rants that followed their Kitchen Nightmares appearance, which was ridiculed online.

Instead, they're playing the "hacking" card.

The couple’s behavior on the show was beyond bad - it was even too much for Ramsay, who walked out before renovations in the May 10 episode.

The Scottsdale, Ariz., establishment was accused of stealing tips from employees, selling desserts from elsewhere and being rude to customers.

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On last week's episode of Fox's Kitchen Nightmares, loudmouth UK chef Gordon Ramsay paid a visit to Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Owners Samy and Amy Bouzaglo were apparently such a “nightmare” to work with that Ramsay canned them. Customers aren’t exactly fond of Amy’s either.

Yelp reviews call the restaurant itself “horrible” and accuse the owners of stealing waitresses’ tips ... and of being tyrannical nut jobs on social media.

Not even Ramsay could convince the stubborn owner to change her behavior, which only became more evident after their exploits aired on Fox.

The show caught the attention of Reddit, whose users slammed the restaurant's Facebook page with comments, triggering an epic social media meltdown.

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The original Coca-Cola recipe, dated 1943, has allegedly been found ... by a Georgia man who's auctioning it off and asking for eight figures in return.

Cliff Kluge claims he got the original Coke formula from a box of papers he purchased at an estate sale. It's on eBay for $5 million (Buy It Now for $15M)!

The authenticity of the formula has not been confirmed:

"You don't stumble on things like this very often," he said. "It's a letter, and a formula, and the processes to make it. I think it's a little deeper than having fun"

"I think it's the original recipe for Coca-Cola."

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For Broward County, Fla., law enforcement officials, porn has never been so useful. But we're not talking about porn of the Farrah Abraham variety.

If it weren't for a shared photo of a juicy steak - known as "food porn" in social media parlance - a major identity theft ring would still be operational.

Nathaniel Troy Maye, 44, and Tiwanna Tenise Thomason, 39, were arrested after a photo he posted online led police to Morton's steakhouse in Ft. Lauderdale.

Maye, from Harlem, and Thomason, from Miramar, Fla., were being tracked by investigators after an anonymous person recently tipped off the IRS.

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Kate Middleton is really spicing things up during her pregnancy, and we're not talking about those leaked bikini photos that caused such a stir this winter.

Like many moms-to-be, the Duchess of Cambridge has been craving spicy foods, and luckily for her, a friendly couple in her parents' village has been obliging.

During an April visit to see her parents in Upper Bucklebury, Berkshire, Prince William's wife stopped by a convenience shop owned by Hash and Chan Shingadia.

There, Kate Middleton revealed her craving for homemade curry.

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McDonald’s is adding three new Quarter Pounders to its menu and phasing out Angus offerings as it looks to focus its attention on one of its most popular brands.

The company says the new burgers will replace its meatier Angus third-pounders, which were among the most expensive items on its menu at around $4 to $5.

The Quarter Pounders will come in two of the same varieties as the Angus burgers, Bacon and Cheese and Deluxe, and Habanero Ranch as well.

The new Quarter Pounder line will use a bun that has eight grams of whole grains, while original Quarter Pounders will stay with their regular bun.

McDonald’s will roll out the new items nationally in mid-June.

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A Florida restaurant that specializes in unique Mexican recipes has removed a controversial item from its menu.

Taco Fusion, which opened three months ago in Tampa, has been doing solid business due to its unique fare, but customers apparently drew the line at a lion taco.

Following complaints that the meat of an endangered species should not be for sale - for $35, no less! - manager Brad Barnett finally caved to public pressure and yanked the dish.

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