HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – October 30, 2026 -- BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is rolling out the Nutella Gone Bananas Pizookie at all of its locations nationwide, available for a limited time while supplies last. It costs $5 on Pizookie Tuesday.

The dessert is built on a banana bread cookie

The new Pizookie sits on a freshly baked banana bread cookie, the first base of its kind for BJ's signature dessert. It is topped with two scoops of vanilla bean ice cream, a Nutella drizzle and crushed hazelnuts for crunch.

NEWBURGH – October 29, 2026 -- The 100 Food Journey, a Tale of Indian Cuisine, has launched "The Third Voyage: An Autumn-to-Winter Culinary Journey," its third menu at 34 Plank Road in Newburgh, N.Y. The restaurant replaces its menu every 100 days, so returning guests find a new set of dishes rather than the same favorites.

Partner Glaxon Geevarghese describes the idea this way: "The address stays the same, but the destination changes."

Folsom, Calif. – October 29, 2026 -- A handful of walnuts, about 12–14 halves, delivers 2.5 grams of plant-based omega-3 ALA, and new research links higher prenatal ALA levels to better attention in early childhood.

The study, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology and funded by the California Walnut Commission, examined how omega-3 fatty acids measured at birth related to children's thinking skills years later. It is described as the first to assess cord plasma ALA proportions against cognitive trajectories in offspring.

Hamburg – October 29, 2026 -- NDR television chef Zora Klipp starts a six-part culinary road trip through northern Germany on Friday, October 30, at 9:15 p.m. on NDR Fernsehen. The series "Zora schmeckt's – Zu Gast in ..." runs weekly and is also available in the ARD Mediathek.

Frankfurt am Main – October 29, 2026 -- Six new Wonka sweets, from hat-shaped chocolates to a hollow milk chocolate Oompa-Loompa, are on sale across Germany for a limited time. Ferrero is behind the range, which it says offers unusual combinations of flavor, color and texture.

Ferrero has held the Wonka candy rights since 2018

Ferrero secured the exclusive confectionery rights to the Wonka brand in 2018. Its research and development teams worked with the company's creative teams to test recipes, flavors, textures and shapes for the range.

Osnabrück – October 29, 2026 -- A majority of young people in Germany want influencers barred from advertising unhealthy food, according to a representative survey commissioned by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv). In the poll, 57 percent of 14- to 25-year-olds agreed that influencers should not promote unhealthy foods.

IRVING, Texas – October 29, 2026 -- 7-Eleven, Inc. is rolling out a Korean-inspired Flavors of Korea menu, including 10-piece bibigo Spicy Chicken Dumplings for $5 and 8-piece Gochujang Boneless Wings for $5, at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores.

Hamburg -- Domino's Germany is adding Detroit Style Pizza to its menu on October 28, 2026, with pickup prices starting at €4.99 and delivery from €5.99.

A rectangular pizza with a crispy cheese edge

The US-born style is square instead of round and thick instead of thin. Its signature is a crunchy cheese rim around a soft, fluffy dough. The pizza is 25 cm long.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – October 28, 2026 -- Blade and Bow is releasing a 30-year-old Kentucky straight bourbon at full barrel strength, 164.2 proof (82.1% ABV). Only 1,200 bottles exist, each priced at a suggested $2,500 per 750ml, with sales starting in November 2026.

Mainz – October 28, 2026 -- Two new episodes of ZDF's "Terra X: Chemie des Kochens" (Chemistry of Cooking) air on Sunday, Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. Both are already available in the ZDF streaming portal.

Two new films follow the hit episodes "Feuer" and "Wasser"

The episodes are titled "Erde – wo Geschmack entsteht" (Earth – Where Flavor Begins) and "Luft – die unsichtbare Zutat" (Air – The Invisible Ingredient). Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim investigates the often overlooked forces that shape the aroma, texture and taste of food.