THE ROAST BLOG
EVERY TOWN HAS A STORY
In-depth roasts and real talk about every town we've destroyed.
Picture this: You're driving through Hamburg when suddenly the GPS starts speaking in numbers that sound suspiciously like your student l...
Welcome to Niš, Serbia's self-proclaimed "gateway between East and West" that's somehow managed to turn human skulls into a tourist attra...
Welcome to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia where civilizations have fought over the city in 115 wars and razed it to the ground 44 times—...
Picture this: you're driving through Vermont, expecting maple syrup farms and charming covered bridges, when suddenly you stumble upon Wh...
Welcome to the "only Zumbrota in the world," a distinction that feels both oddly specific and surprisingly necessary in a state where mos...
If you've ever wondered what happens when wealth decides to take a very long, very expensive nap, look no further than Winchester, Massac...
There's something deliciously Vermont about Greensboro—a town so small that its "downtown" consists of basically one general store and a ...
Welcome to Lisbon, Portugal's sun-soaked capital where the only thing rising faster than the rent prices is the number of locals fleeing ...
Welcome to Boston, Massachusetts – a city that somehow convinced 675,647 people that paying $3.50 for watery coffee while dodging death-t...
Picture this: You're Germany's second-largest city, home to over 1.9 million people and the country's largest port. You've been dubbed "G...
Welcome, brave souls, to the city that has mastered the art of turning basic pub food into "cultural heritage" and somehow convinced ever...
Oh, Singapore. The tiny island nation that somehow convinced the world it's a cultural powerhouse while simultaneously being the most exp...
Dubai is what happens when someone wins the lottery and decides the first purchase should be "everything gold-plated in the middle of a d...
Welcome to Sydney, Australia's glittering harbor city where the Opera House's white sails catch more sunlight than your savings account w...
Where "The Most Multicultural City" Still Can't Handle Pineapple Pizza
Welcome to London, a city that's spent 2,000 years perfecting the art of making everything cost more than your mortgage while somehow con...
Welcome to Miami, where the American dream comes with a side of stone crab and a 29% APR! This sultry South Florida metropolis has master...
The Numbers Don't Lie (But the Botox Helps)
Picture this: You've just dropped nearly three-quarters of a million dollars on a house so you can be really close to Target. Welcome to ...
Ah, San Diego — the city that desperately wants you to believe it's "America's Finest City" while simultaneously charging you $940,000 fo...
Welcome to the Big Apple, where 10,020,520 inhabitants have collectively decided that paying $3,000 a month to live in what's essentially...
Welcome to Laguna Beach, where the donation is the largest in the Laguna Beach museum's history because apparently spending millions on c...
Welcome to Hollywood, California — the only place on Earth where your parking meter costs more than your hometown's monthly rent, and eve...
From Hay Capital to Hockey Parent Paradise
Welcome to Oak Ridge, Tennessee—the "Atomic City, the Secret City, and the City Behind a Fence"—where the most dangerous weapons in human...