Taco Bell

Last night was game three of the NBA Finals, between the Cleveland Cavaliers—carried mostly by pizza chain investor LeBron James—and the Golden State Warriors, arguably one of the best NBA teams ever assembled. The Warriors were on the Cavaliers' turf, fighting to maintain their 2-0 lead—which they did by only eight points.

The NBA playoffs are in full swing at the moment (the Celtics are playing the Cavaliers, while the Warriors are playing the Rockets, in case you were curious) which means that the finals—a series of seven games between the final two teams—start in two weeks. You might be wondering why you're reading about basketball right now, given that this is a food publication, but let me assure you the food is coming.

By now, Taco Bell fans are used the chain experimenting with menu items in every way imaginable. And recently, we’ve seen a couple unique twists on what can constitute a taco shell including a fried chicken taco shell and a shell made out of egg.

Taco Bell waited over 50 years to add French fries to its menu. Now, after a ridiculously successful two-month run, fans of the brand’s recently released Nacho Fries will have to start playing the waiting game once again… though hopefully not for as long this time around.

Fast food fans can debate the flavor of Taco Bell’s long-awaited French fries (after our taste test, we gave the new menu item a thumbs up), but you certainly can’t argue with their success.

While French fries have been a staple of move fast food joints since the McDonald brothers first started assembly-lining the process of making burgers, they’ve been noticeably missing from one popular chain’s menu: Taco Bell. The Tex-Mex brand, most notable for late hours, crave-able tacos, burritos, and wraps, and being a staple of intoxicated diners the world over, is finally diving into the fryer oil, as it were, and offering fries at its U.S.

In retrospect, it should have seemed inevitable. When Taco Bell announced earlier this year that the chain would be opening hundreds more of its alcohol-serving “cantina” locations, sure, one of them would probably eventually serve its own Taco Bell beer.

Sometimes it feels like Taco Bell has teamed up with every major brand under the sun. An ongoing partnership with Frito-Lay has blessed us with Doritos Locos Tacos. Thankfully, the chain convinced Hershey to let it put Kit Kats in its new Chocoladilla.

For the sixth time, Taco Bell and Major League Baseball (MLB) are partnering to bring every American a free Doritos Locos Taco. That is, if a player steals a base during any of the possible seven games during the 2017 World Series.

In the least shocking news ever, Taco Bell has decided to roll out yet another bizarre Mexican-inspired menu item. Meet the Naked Chicken Chalupa: Shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese and avocado ranch sauce stuffed inside a fried chicken taco shell.

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