Famous Food

If you're broke as a joke but still looking to get your swerve on with the ladies ... listen up ... Chad Johnson -- self-proclaimed frugal guru -- is gonna tell you how to be a low cash Casanova.

We got Chad out in NYC and, since he claims to be such a penny-pincher (dude drives a smart car), we decided to do all our financially-challenged brothers a solid and get some advice on their behalf.

Check out the clip -- Chad says there is one key to romancing on restricted funds ... McDonald's ... and the reasons he gives aren't half bad, to be honest.

Jared Fogle was a devious master at keeping his double lives separated ... according to his now ex-wife who's speaking out about his child porn conviction for the first time.

Kathleen McLaughlin says she was completely shocked the day FBI agents barged into their Indiana home with search warrants. She told "CBS This Morning" ... "He had 2 lives going on. He was able to keep those 2 very separate in a way I couldn't even fathom."

TMZ broke the story ... Kathleen sued Subway, accusing the sandwich giant of using him as its pitchman despite knowing he was a pedophile.

Hey Cubbies ... still super hungover from Wednesday night's champagne-fueled World Series rager??

Anthony Bordain's got a delicious cure -- and the key is marijuana.

Chad Johnson's quest to dominate the video game world in FIFA continued Monday night ... except for one thing ... he kinda got dominated by a random dude in Queens.

Ochocinco happened to be in NY last night -- and sent out a challenge to his followers on Twitter ... that he would make a house call and beat your ass in person (he does this all the time).

23-year-old Jimmy Russo accepted the challenge -- so Chad showed up to his home in Queens ... where they battled though TEN GAMES.

Problem is ... Chad lost 9.

Still, a decent night for Chad ... Jimmy bought pizza and his mom treated the guys to some Dunkin' Donuts. Good times.

Subway knew Jared Fogle was a pedophile more than a decade before he was arrested ... so claims his ex-wife in a new lawsuit.

Kathleen McLaughlin says in new legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- back in 2004, a senior exec at Subway received a complaint that Fogle had approached a young girl at a Vegas promotional event and solicited a sex act.

The lawsuit claims the company received at least 2 other complaints over the years.

As for why Kathleen is suing ... she says Subway made a decision in 2015 to market Jared as a family man, using her and their 2 children's likenesses in an animated commercial ... knowing that there was a cloud over him.

Kathleen claims she never authorized the use of their likenesses in the ad -- which aired 2,309 times -- and it has caused her and the kids great damage.

She also says had Subway reported Jared back in 2004, she never would have tied the knot in 2010.

A rep for Subway says they "cannot provide comment."

KFC ripped off a woman who ordered the bountiful bucket of chicken she saw on TV, but got a measly 8-piece instead ... according to her new lawsuit.

The New York woman told us her story ... she went into a KFC and paid 20 bucks for the "Family Fill Up" deal -- expecting an overflowing feast -- but got cheated. She contacted KFC about the false advertising and a rep offered her a coupon for her troubles ... but she told them to eat it.

Instead, she wants the restaurant chain to pay her $20 MILLION ... though she admits that number might be a tad high -- for a good reason.

A KFC spokesperson tells us ... they've got this one in the bucket.

Mexican restaurants across America are cashing in "bigly" on Donald Trump's "bad hombres" comment from the third and final presidential debate.

We spoke to Mexican restaurants in 3 different states -- Tennessee, Maine and Pennsylvania, who clapped back at Trump by adding "bad hombre" specials to the menu.

The El Corazon taco truck in Portland, Maine says they sold out of their "Bad Hombre Burrito" 2 hours after putting it on the menu Thursday morning. The Grubhouse in Philly says it added the "Bad Hombre Breakfast Sandwich" which they say is tremendous since it's stocked with chorizo, eggs, pepper jack and jalapeño ketchup.

To wash it all down ... Rosepepper Cantina, an award-winning stomp in Nashville, is serving up the "Bad Hombre" cocktail which features "very, very strong, believe me, Mezcal" and "The Nasty Woman" with potent, but well-aged tequila.

Donald Trump got a taste of his proposed US-Mexico border wall Wednesday morning when food trucks lined up outside his Las Vegas hotel ... but it wasn't just tacos being served.

The trucks built a wall outside Trump International Hotel just off the strip and offered free grub to hundreds of protesters.

There was quite a selection, including several different Asian fusion trucks and even a showing from the French via the French Food Therapy truck.

The Culinary Union Local 226, an LV food union, organized and got permits. For those that weren't hungry, there was another mini wall to sign.

For the most part, it looked peaceful ... Jesse Jackson even made an appearance and let us know his protest grub of choice.

Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson is being sued by one of his line cooks who says he was routinely docked for a lunch break, even though he never had time to take one.

Keith Grant says he dished up comfort food at the "Chopped" judge's popular Harlem restaurants, Red Rooster and Streetbird, in 2015 -- and frequently put in overtime, but was never paid for it.

Additionally, he says the restaurant took 30 minutes off his timecard for his lunch break, whether he actually took one or not. Keith is bringing a class action lawsuit because he says several other workers experienced the same issues, but fear they'll be fired if they say a peep.

Verne Troyer is a small man with a huge appetite ... proven in stunning form by devouring a 32 oz steak.

Verne feasted on a Tomahawk Long Bone rib-eye steak bigger than his own head, right down to the bone that's about as long as his whole body.

We're told he chowed down at The D casino hotel in Vegas -- where he got in a good arm workout afterward to burn off the meal.

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People usually run away from Leatherface, but hundreds came out for the grand opening of The Gas Station ... the key location where "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was filmed.

Roy Rose, owner of the new Texas BBQ joint and motel, tells TMZ ... they had a packed house -- people waited in line almost 3 hours. He says they hired a cook for the opening, and the trial run went so well he's now their full-time guy.

We're told a ton of merch was sold in the gift shop, and special guests included Ed Neal and Ed Guinn -- who played the hitchhiker and the cattle truck driver in the OG movie. As you can see in the pics ... some other interesting characters showed up too.

Roy says they showed "Texas Chainsaw 3D" on a big screen, and he'll be serving up more killer barbecue Halloween weekend.

9:23 AM PT -- A rep for BWW told us ... "Buffalo Wild Wings takes food preparation, service and quality extremely seriously and we are looking into this situation. We’ve reached out to Jared Cook and our suppliers for more information."

Green Bay Packers tight end Jared Cook knows how Brad Pitt felt at the end of the movie "Seven" -- 'cause he opened up a box and found a decapitated head inside!!!

The 29-year-old says it all went down at Buffalo Wild Wings on Tuesday -- when he opened up his box of lemon pepper wings and saw a decapitated HEAD staring back at him.

"Tongue, eyes, and beak all present. With extra seasoning," Cook said.

When he raised the issue to staffer, Cook says he was told, "Sorry unfortunately this happens because the chicken is fresh."

Zola the stripper's boobs are making her famous again ... but this time it has nothing to do with a wild adventure with "white bitch" Jessica -- it's about feeding her infant inside Hooters.

Zola's pic of her breastfeeding her 5-month-old daughter got torn apart by Twitter trolls -- who've called her everything from a "child abuser" to a "molester" for choosing to open the milk bar for all to see.

Zola, whose real name is Aziah King, is a former Hooters waitress and tells us she was shocked by the backlash because she breastfeeds in malls, grocery stores and even church. As for the Hooters hate, she thinks it's hypocritical to ask her to cover her boobs in a place that celebrates them.

BTW, she says no one at the restaurant said a thing, so she didn't think it was a big deal. The way Zola puts it, if her daughter's hungry ... she's gonna eat.

So we gotta ask ...

Danny Trejo is known for being a badass on the big screen ... but he's becoming more and more popular for serving badass tacos to hungry Los Angelenos.

We got Danny at LAX -- just in time for National Taco Day -- and he says business is so awesome at his Trejo's Tacos restaurant, he's about to open a second one.

And if you're looking for a bonus side order to go with your eats ... Danny's gonna make you an offer you can't, or shouldn't, refuse. Check it out.

Gladys Knight says her son stooped so low in their legal battle, he attempted to extort his own mother if she didn't cut him a break.

The R & B legend has been fighting Shanga Hankerson over the chicken & waffles joints that bear her name in the Atlanta area -- and when he didn't respond to the lawsuit, the clerk entered a default victory for Gladys.

According to docs, Gladys says Shanga's lawyer reached out and put a metaphorical gun to her head: give us more time to respond to the lawsuit, or we'll go public with your Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Gladys didn't give in, and then her own flesh and blood filed legal docs that indeed alluded to some form of dementia because, as they put it ... she had a "lack of mental capacity."

Tom Brady might wanna extend his NFL suspension -- his Patriots keep winning, and he's free to fly off to Italy on a whim with his supermodel wife ... the ultimate win-win.