The viral Olympic muffins, the madness over Stanley cups and the inevitable cake controversies: TODAY Food covered it all in 2024. We also shed light on parts of the culinary world you may not know about and covered the business side of food. Here are some of our best stories from this year.
For Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen, everything else at the 2024 Paris Olympics paled in comparison to the chocolate muffins provided for the athletes at the Olympic Village. The food served to the athletes is always a topic during the Olympics, but Christiansen took it to another level with his viral odes on TikTok to his beloved muffins. The recipe for the treats he rated as an "11/10" quickly became a must-have for chocolate lovers everywhere.
It's a company name that's been around for so long it's almost shorthand for soup itself. After 155 years in the grocery store, Campbell Soup Company announced in September that it was changing its name as part of what its CEO called "a transformative journey." The "subtle" change respects the company's heritage, but also "reflects who we are today," he said.
TODAY Food is all about bringing readers stories from across the culinary world. These Indigenous TikTokers from remote parts of Alaska, Canada and elsewhere have helped educate people about preparing traditional foods like bidarkis, mattaq and more. Our story also shed light on how remote Indigenous communities often experience food insecurity, which makes hunting for traditional foods even more consequential.
This year got off to a pleasant, calming start in January with people…screaming at one another in line, camping out overnight and jumping over counters at Target to get a coveted Stanley tumbler. The craze over the vacuum-insulated mugs hit a frenzied high with a viral, pink collaboration with Starbucks that sold at Target. Enjoy the recap of all the mayhem as you sip from your Stanley cup.
It's not a year of TODAY Food without a hilarious #CakeFail or a cake controversy. This one involving a baker in North Carolina details how a parent told him his unicorn cake creation made a "6-year-old cry." It ended with the baker giving the woman a refund without a new cake. Was it really that bad? You be the judge.
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