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Here’s Why Robert Irvine Thinks Drink Menus Are ‘Archaic’ Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 3:11 pm EST Fancy cocktails and fun drinks are an enriching part of the food scene. In New York City, the Loopy Doopy Rooftop Bar serves cocktails with boozy popsicles. The Intersect by Lexus grabbed attention with Instagrammable cocktail glasses shaped like birds (via Good Morning America). And at The Cauldron, you can pretend to be a wizard while creating your own drinks that spark and bubble as they would in a world full of magic....

How To Stick With Your Nutrition Resolutions After January Is Over Opat Suvi/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 2:36 pm EST Many of us want to start off the new year on a high note by making plans to move forward into the future with improved finances, careers, and health. But a few weeks into January, we tend to bog down a bit. It’s such a cold, dreary month, and that post-holiday let-down gets to us, you know?...

Instagram Is Drooling Over Bobby Boyd’s Easy Super Bowl Snack Instagram By Erich Barganier/Feb. 9, 2022 9:59 am EST With the big game right around the corner, football fans have started planning their snack courses for the night. Finger foods like sliders, chicken wings, potato chips, and even caramel corn rank as some of the best Super Bowl snacks out there (per Insanely Good Recipes). Of course, heroes and pizza are popular options too....

M&M’s New Easter Flavor Is As Sweet As Honey khaffizzul hakim/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Feb. 10, 2022 9:46 am EST While you’re loading your shopping cart with all that sweet discounted Valentine’s Day chocolate, you may notice that stores are already decorating for Easter. Although Halloween is undisputedly the king of candy when it comes to Halloween, the Easter Bunny’s following close behind. Confectionary News reported that 30% of all holiday “non-chocolate candy” sales at sweets company Brach, considering other celebrations like Valentine’s Day, Christmas, Halloween....

Michael Cimarusti Shares His Best Trick For Cooking Fish - Exclusive Bernstein Associates/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Sept. 22, 2021 12:59 pm EST For some, cooking fish well can be a fickle and tricky endeavor. But for Michael Cimarusti, who runs a two-star Michelin restaurant, seafood and fish are his specialties, and he knows how to prepare them far better than most. According to The Healthy Fish, overcooking or undercooking fish is the top mistake most people make while preparing fish at home....

New Study Reveals Why We’re Likely To Have The Same Breakfast Every Day Olga Miltsova/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Dec. 16, 2021 3:04 pm EST We’ve all heard the old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s true, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, which says there are a lot of benefits to eating a meal in the morning. Not only does it give you energy and brainpower for the first half of your day, eating breakfast can also help reduce cholesterol, regulate your weight, and build stronger bones....

Not Everyone Is On Board With Ryan Seacrest’s Girl Scout Cookie Hack Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/Jan. 13, 2022 11:31 am EST Many cookie lovers can’t resist the urge to buy a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies whenever they spot a troop selling them in front of a grocery store or going door-to-door in their neighborhood. And, while everyone has their opinion about their favorite and least favorite type of cookie, Thin Mints reign supreme as the best-selling variety, according to Girl Scouts of the USA....

Rachael Ray’s Chicken Burger Recipe Stephanie Rapone/Mashed By Stephanie Rapone AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 16, 2021 8:35 am EST You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t at least heard of Rachael Ray. From her wildly popular cooking show to her wide array of recipes, ranging from vegetarian to beef (and everything in between), there’s no denying that the woman who often calls extra-virgin olive oil “EVOO” has left her mark in the cooking industry....

Rich Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 9:25 am EST Few things are as satisfying as a classic chocolate chip cookie. But for those die-hard chocolate lovers out there, that chocolate-dotted classic is simply not enough to satisfy when an intense chocolate craving hits. Thankfully, we have the answer for chocolate aficionados in these rich double chocolate chip cookies. The cookie itself is packed with cocoa flavor, paired with a deliciously chewy center and a slight crisp on the outside....

The Advice Aarón Sánchez Has For Young Latin Chefs DFree/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Nov. 15, 2021 12:18 am EST Chef Aarón Sánchez regularly references how indebted he feels. “I know it’s important to give back,” he told T-Mobile during their Hispanic Heritage Month’s edition of Talking With Trailblazers. “So, in order for me to do that, I have to thank my mentors and I have to make sure that I’m planting seeds for the next generation....

The Brand With The Best Frozen Chicken According To 46% Of People Nail Bikbaev/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Dec. 5, 2021 11:38 pm EST Frozen foods have become a hot commodity. According to Supermarket News, 2020 saw sales rise by double digits for most categories of frozen foods. Among the three biggest draws was poultry, which brought in nearly 35% more money than in 2019. So there’s a good chance a lot of people out there – maybe even you – are buying a lot of frozen chicken....

The Real Reason Lidia Bastianich Was So Honest In Her Memoir Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Sept. 9, 2021 2:17 pm EST Chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich is the celebrated author of nearly a dozen cookbooks and can now add memoirist to her resume. Her book, titled “My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food,” explores Bastianich’s foray into the restaurant industry in her early life and the trajectory of her career as she opened numerous restaurants....

The Real Reason Padma Lakshmi Thought She’d Never Have Kids Lev Radin/Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Sept. 30, 2021 8:38 pm EST Padma Lakshmi — TV host, cookbook author, and children’s book author — is super-busy these days. With the book writing and two acclaimed shows, “Top Chef” and “Taste the Nation,” Lakshmi told Drew Barrymore recently that she doesn’t even have time to date (via YouTube). But if you follow Lakshmi on Instagram, you know she always makes time for her 11-year-old daughter Krishna....

The Truth About Bianca Bencosme From Worst Cooks In America Season 24 YouTube By Molly Clark/Jan. 17, 2022 1:32 pm EST “Worst Cooks in America” — our favorite Food Network show filled with food creations akin to car wrecks that we just can’t turn away from — is back for Season 24. This time, mentors include show veteran Anne Burrell for the red team and newbie Cliff Crooks for the blue team (via FoodSided)....

The Untold Truth Of Mountain Dew Baja Blast Instagram By Allie Miller/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 1:50 pm EST The Mountain Dew Baja Blast has a special place in fast-food culture. It has a cherished status that other drive-thru menu items can only hope to obtain. For Taco Bell, it’s not so unusual to have such a popular product. The Baja Blast is one of many Taco Bell menu items which have a cult following, including the Crunchwrap Supreme, Cinnamon Twists, and Nacho Fries....

The Untold Truth Of Wonder Bread Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Mary Patterson Broome AND Andrew Sheldon/Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 1:06 pm EST While Wonder Bread was not the country’s first manufacturer of sliced, white bread, it’s certainly the brand most commonly associated with it. When Indianapolis residents were promised the coming of “wonder” in an ad released in May 1921, no one knew the entire country would soon experience that same wonder for years and years to come....

This Is Martha Stewart’s Favorite Halloween Candy Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Oct. 21, 2021 10:30 am EST No matter who you are, there’s always a certain kind of candy you love and want the most of in the bottom of your trick-or-treat bag or basket. For some, it’s Reese’s. Others love their fun-size M&M’s. But the judges on Peacock’s new “Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween” have their own picks they just can’t pass up....

This Is The ‘Queen Of Puddings,’ According To Candice Brown David M. Benett/Getty Images By Nancy Mock/Sept. 13, 2021 3:34 pm EST Anyone who survives the grueling rounds of baking on the “Great British Bake Off” and walks away as a winner is going to have our ears forever more on all things baking. So when series seven winner Candice Brown posted a re-tweet with the comment, “Retro but fit … a queen……....

This One Move Is Ruining Your Kitchen Knives Inside Creative House/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/Jan. 10, 2022 11:17 am EST A proper kitchen knife is one of the most crucial tools in a cook’s arsenal — for professionals and home cooks alike. Whether your knife is a specialty $400 sushi knife made for restaurant kitchens or a hand-me-down that’s old and dented, proper knife skills and maintenance are of the utmost importance....

This Satisfying Christmas Cake Decorating Video Has Reddit Impressed Branimir Todorovic/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Dec. 22, 2021 5:09 pm EST For as long as people have been making cakes, people have enjoyed watching cakes be decorated. It’s even more satisfying when a professional baker is doing the decorating, although that’s not to say we aren’t entertained by some pretty spectacular cake fails. Fortunately for those who like watching cake decorating videos, it’s the time of year again when seasonal desserts are everywhere....