Top Story Spotlight Hot dogs, apple pie and... sushi? Are Americans' favorite foods changing? Michael Hastings Staff reporter Jul 1, 2026 Jul 1, 2026 Updated 5 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As we approach the Fourth of July and America’s 250th birthday, I’ve been thinking about American food.kAm%96 >@C6 x E9:?< 23@FE :E[ E96 >@C6 x 2D< >JD6=7[ “(92E :D p>6C:42? 7@@5 :? a_aen”k^AmkAmx C6>6>36C H96? D2=D2 D2=6D @G6CE@@< <6E49FA D2=6D 324< :? `hha — 2?5 >2:?E2:?65 2 =625 6G6C D:?46] x E9@F89E E@ >JD6=7 324< E96?[ “(@H[ p>6C:42’D E2DE6D 2C6 C62==J 492?8:?8]”k^Am Michael Hastings, food editor, Winston-Salem Journal and Greensboro News & Record on June 17, 2025. 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The Madness holds soft opening of the new Marion restaurant The new restaurant/bar is located at the Larry D. Miller Business Complex, where Burrito Bros. used to operate.