Copycat Big Mac Recipe By Jake Vigliotti/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 11:32 am EST The Big Mac is the signature dish that sets the bar for what all restaurants are known for. There’s even a guy that eats one every day, so you know they can’t be that bad. Despite The Whopper arriving 10 years before Jim Delligatti invented the Big Mac, the McDonald’s sandwich eclipsed not only Burger King’s staple sandwich but just about every other quick service restaurants’ signature dish....
Copycat Chipotle Chicken Burrito Recipe By Jake Vigliotti/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 11:14 am EST Chipotle has a bit of a cult following, and it’s that spice they put on their proteins that keeps people craving it. Chicken is one of their most popular dishes, and to create your own Chipotle chicken at home is rather simple, providing you get the right ingredients in place. Once you have the chicken down, it’s no problem to create your own copycat Chipotle burrito at home — meaning you never have to stand in that long line ever again....
Crazy Rich Asians Director Jon Chu Just Took On A Surprising Food Role Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Feb. 9, 2022 2:49 pm EST Just call him a Jon of all trades! Jon Chu, probably best known to the masses as director of the smash film “Crazy Rich Asians,” just accepted a very different kind of position as the chief creative officer for the grocery service Weee!, according to Winsight Grocery Business....
Easy Baked Samosa Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 22, 2021 3:37 pm EST Who doesn’t love samosas? Maybe it’s that crunchy triangular crust that so satisfyingly crackles in your mouth before unleashing a burst of curry and carb-oriented vegetables like potatoes and peas. This Indian street food serves so many purposes, working beautifully as a snack, an appetizer, or part of a larger meal. Leftovers even make a good breakfast....
How This DC Restaurant Is Honoring The COVID-19 Vaccine oasisamuel/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Jan. 19, 2022 2:16 pm EST Back in 2020, as the word “coronavirus” first entered our vocabularies and we became increasingly aware that we were in for a global tragedy of epic proportions, there were a few spots of levity provided by people’s creative attempts at creating COVID-themed foods. One of the first to go viral may have been the bright pink dragonfruit bread bakers in Vietnam developed to use up surplus produce that could no longer be shipped across borders....
Instant Pot Shrimp Boil Recipe Carlos Leo/Mashed By Carlos Leo AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 9:12 am EST Who doesn’t love an outdoor get-together, especially on a pleasant summer day? As recipe developer Carlos Leo of spoonabilities.com says, this Instant Pot shrimp boil is perfect for big backyard parties with your family and friends during the summer. “It’s a great dish to connect with people, and it’s very hands-on,” he adds....
Mexican Breakfast Casserole Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 20, 2021 8:11 am EST Here’s a quick thought experiment for you. Imagine that you have just five minutes to prepare and eat your breakfast before you rush out the door for what promises to be one crazy, busy day. Do you wolf down a bowl of cereal then hit the road, sure to be hungry again within the hour?...
Over 21% Agree This Is The Best Side Dish At Outback Steakhouse Ken Wolter/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Sept. 22, 2021 11:10 am EST When you’re walking into an Outback Steakhouse, you probably know what you want. Maybe you’ve got your heart set on baby back ribs, firecracker salmon, or even Victoria’s filet mignon. You might have even already decided that you’ll order a Bloomin’ Onion. No matter what entree or appetizer you end up choosing, you’ve already got a pretty good idea of where the evening is going and how it’ll taste....
Sausage And Cream Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 8:19 am EST If you are a fan of mushrooms and are looking for a recipe that gives them flavor, then you need to try our sausage and cream cheese stuffed mushrooms recipe from developer Catherine Brookes from Blue Sky Eating. She told Mashed that the combination of flavors in this recipe is tasty, adding that this dish is so versatile, you can have it for breakfast or dinner....
Szechuan Chicken Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:03 pm EST Szechuan province, also often spelled as Sichuan, is located in the southwest of China. It’s a region known for giant pandas, the mighty Yangtze river, the massive provincial capital city of Chengdu (population approximately 9 million people), and, of course, the finest cuisine from all of China. According to China Highlights: “Sichuan province is the birthplace of many dishes that are well-received globally....
The Gordon Ramsay ‘Idiot Sandwich’ Meme Isn’t What You Think DFree/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 24, 2021 4:56 pm EST Gordon Ramsay is perhaps best known on the internet for his furious outbursts on the TV shows “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares.” This celebrity chef’s almost-comical moments of rage have provided the internet with a seemingly endless source of meme content. Screenshots from various moments on his shows now circle the internet with hilarious captions like “This crab is so undercooked, it’s singing ‘Under The Sea’” (via ScoopWhoop)....
The Reason Arby’s New Spicy Sandwich Comes With A Free Shake Inspire Brands By Lauren Cahn/Jan. 10, 2022 6:04 pm EST Arby’s has become so synonymous with its roast beef sandwiches that, at various times in the not-too-distant past, it’s had to go out of its way to convey that they in fact have the “meats” — emphasis on the fact that “meats” is plural and therefore not exclusive to just roast beef (via AdWeek)....
The Sur La Table Air Fryer Costco Shoppers Adore grandbrothers/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/Feb. 17, 2022 8:51 am EST Air fryers have taken the United States by storm, but they’ve only been around for a short time in the grand scheme of electronics and cooking tools. According to Chicago Tribune, the first air fryer appeared after decades of evolving technology in Berlin, Germany back in 2010. From there, the appliance quickly grew in popularity....
The Surprising Way Top Chef Affects Padma Lakshmi’s Body lev radin/Shutterstock By Melissa Richter/Nov. 27, 2021 9:21 am EST Arguably one of the most popular culinary shows on television, “Top Chef” is just as renowned for its stunningly beautiful co-host Padma Lakshmi as it is for the evocative dishes and hopeful crops of talented professional chefs who compete against one another for its top honors. Despite having hosted the show since 2006, Lakshmi, whose full name is Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidynatha, maintains a healthy physique that harks back to the days she spent as a fashion model (via Bravo)....
The Time Frankie Celenza Cooked With Michelle Obama Jason Mendez/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Nov. 8, 2021 11:22 am EST Frankie Celenza may be on the fast track to becoming a bonafide celebrity chef, but he’s humble enough to still be star-struck. In 2016, Celenza joined then-First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House Kitchen Garden for a harvesting and cooking event that included about 25 fourth and fifth graders, according to The Washington Post....
This Oddly Satisfying Video On Reddit Will Change How You Look At Donuts Imgur By Ralph Schwartz/Sept. 16, 2021 3:55 pm EST Sometimes, the internet shows us something that makes us wonder, “How did we not know that?” Like the fact that magenta isn’t a real color, or that you can find an image of two people sharing chips and salsa within the “Tostitos” printed on a bag of the tortilla chips (via BuzzFeed)....
This Viral TikTok Broke A Whataburger Record Andrei Kuzmik/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Dec. 22, 2021 12:51 pm EST Known for its massive burgers, Whataburger has been a Texan staple since 1950. The restaurant made history with a burger that needed to be eaten with two hands, and is still going strong with over 800 establishments scattered across the South (via Whataburger). While the single-patty Whataburger is comparable to the burgers at most other fast food places, the Double Meat Whataburger is a game changer....
TikTok Is Fuming Over An Alleged Whole Foods Dumpster Dive Again Mashed By Lauren Cahn/Dec. 14, 2021 9:03 pm EST Right about now, if you head over to your local Whole Foods, there’s a chance you may be able to score a 16-pound organic turkey, icy cold and just waiting to be turned into dinner for 10 (via Perdue). But maybe you’ll have to do a bit of dumpster diving like TikTok’s Dumpster Diving Freegan, who describes herself as on a mission to expose food waste in the U....
Tragic Details About Gordon Ramsay’s Life Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By Chris Heasman/Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 12:48 am EST Gordon Ramsay has it all. He owns and operates over 40 restaurants, and is recipient of several Michelin stars; his flagship, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, is one of the few restaurants in the world to hold three Michelin stars. He has his own reality TV career, having appeared on countless shows over the years — including Hell’s Kitchen, The F Word, MasterChef and Kitchen Nightmares....
Ube Vs. Taro: What’s The Difference? By Justine Lee/Nov. 30, 2021 2:01 pm EST If you’ve ever slurped taro boba or shoveled spoonfuls of ube halo-halo without knowing the difference, you’re in for a real treat. Though they’re both starchy plants closely related to sweet potatoes, ube and taro possess different flavor profiles and culinary applications, and are in fact different plants. Ube is the sweeter of the two; as a result, it is typically reserved to make baked goods and desserts in places such as the Philippines and Hawaii....
