Editor’s note: A recent experiment at Clemson University examined the potential spread of bacteria from people blowing out candles on birthday cakes. We all look forward to that one day a year when ...

Breaking news: It seems I've gotten old. I knew it would happen, just not this soon. The subject came up because tomorrow is my birthday. (With the number of candles required my birthday cake might ...

We've all heard the jokes when it's time to blow out the candles on our birthday cakes. Every year, without fail, at least one person will yell "don't spit" at the last second. Of course, no one wants ...

Blowing out candles on a birthday cake. Blah! You'd think this wretched ritual would have disappeared long ago, especially once Covid made its appearance. But people are still doing it. Furthermore, ...

I had a very nice birthday on Sunday, May 22, 2022. All my family came for supper, bringing pizza, ice cream cake and chips. Games were played before and after supper, and I was showered with lovely ...

Christina Tosi is the latest guest on my podcast, Your Last Meal. Christina is the founder, CEO, and James Beard Award winning chef of Milk Bar, a much beloved bakery with locations in six cities. She ...

As a small child, I remember attending other children’s birthday parties at our local roller rink or McDonald’s and thinking, “Eww, I don’t want to eat that cake that some other kid essentially just ...

Former Massachusetts governor turned Utah Sen. Mitt Romney turned 72-years-old Tuesday, but what has caught the attention of many on social media is how he blew out the candles on his birthday ...

Sen. Mitt Romney shared video of himself celebrating his 72nd birthday on Tuesday and was rewarded with social media mockery. Twitter users pounced on two aspects of Romney's post about the surprise ...

Those colorful candles burning brightly atop a birthday cake may look lovely, but apparently blowing them out has some pretty disgusting side effects, researchers say. A study in the Journal of Food ...