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7 Types Of Seafood You Should Be Eating And 7 You Shouldn’t Shutterstock By Cat Lafuente/Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 11:00 pm EST One of my favorite things about living in coastal Florida is the access to fresh, delicious fish. Whether it’s mullet from Terra Ceia Bay or grouper from the Gulf of Mexico, there’s no shortage of seafood to delight your palate. But it’s super important to be careful with your fish consumption because of both health and sustainability issues....

A Couple Was Just Arrested For Selling Government Secrets Using These Sticky Foods Oleksii Synelnykov/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Oct. 12, 2021 12:14 pm EST Espionage and food seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. According to NPR, spies have to constantly sip coffees at outdoor cafes as they observe potential meeting points, clandestine meetups happen at Panda Express, and very rarely, important encounters occur at gourmet restaurants. While some great spies use the culinary world to their advantage, informants don’t always get training in the proper ways to pass information via food....

Buddy Valastro Just Surprised Anne Burrell With This ‘Dreamy’ Cake John Lamparski/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Nov. 21, 2021 10:35 pm EST In what could be viewed as a move to promote his Sweet Potato Dream Cake, Buddy Valastro has gifted one to Anne Burrell. Yesterday, Burrell shared an image of a gift basket’s worth of desserts with the cake center-stage on Instagram. “WOW!! What an amazing surprise box of deliciousness from @carlosbakery!...

Creamy Coconut Rice Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Dec. 8, 2021 9:21 am EST If you want to know why it’s a good idea to cook rice with coconut milk, first try the following: Cook up a pot of white rice, specifically jasmine rice, in nothing but water. Or hey, go ahead and add some salt and sugar during the cooking and a bit of chopped cilantro and lime juice at the end so you’re sure to have a good comparison....

Domino’s Taco Pizza: What To Know Before Ordering Twitter By Naomi Kennedy/Nov. 16, 2021 11:13 pm EST We’re all faced with the task of making tough decisions on a daily basis, but few are harder than having to decide what to eat for dinner. Tacos are always a good idea, as is pizza, though there are some occasions when your tastebuds simply can’t choose between the two delectable comfort meals. Sure, you could just skip the agonizing decision-making process and give in to both of your cravings....

Educators Need To Know About McDonald’s Breakfast Freebie Moab Republic/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Oct. 9, 2021 5:02 am EST From restaurant staffers to health care workers, COVID-19 has been a challenging time for many in various fields. One sector that has been particularly hard hit is the education industry. With the 2021-2022 academic school year swinging into high gear, COVID-19 continues to pose challenges for teachers, especially with a new spike in cases....

Former White House Chef Reveals The Sweets Barack Obama Liked To Eat - Exclusive ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock By Erica Andrews/Sept. 21, 2021 1:01 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you think of what former President Barack Obama enjoyed noshing on while at the White House, you probably don’t immediately think of desserts. After all, he and his wife Michelle Obama are known for starting programs like Let’s Move!...

How The St. Louis World’s Fair Changed Ice Cream Cones Forever Atsushi Hirao/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Jan. 5, 2022 5:40 pm EST Ice cream is a dessert that conjures up images of summer, sun, and fun. It is a portable frozen sweet that is often placed inside of an edible cone, but that wasn’t always the case. What’s Cooking America shares that the first version of portable ice cream cones were made out of paper or metal and is thought to have appeared in Europe as early as the 18th century....

Ina Garten’s Meatloaf Recipe Stephanie Rapone/Mashed By Stephanie Rapone AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 11:49 am EST One bite of Ina Garten’s meatloaf with a twist, and you’ll have two thoughts: “Oh my, this is some delicious meatloaf,” and, “There has to be some secret ingredient here!” You’ll be right on both fronts, because it is, and there is. But if you think it’s a complex and daunting take on meatloaf you could never manage to make yourself, you’ll be glad to know how wrong you are on that front....

Kris Jenner Is Teaming Up With Postmates To Spread Holiday Cheer Tinseltown/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Dec. 17, 2021 11:50 am EST Everyone’s favorite momager is doing her part to make the holidays extra bright for people across the country. Through a partnership with Postmates, the food and drink delivery and pickup service, as many as 250 people will be surprised with a gift ranging anywhere in value from $10 to $3,000! Per People, Kris Jenner herself will be scrolling through wishes submitted via Twitter and making the call on whether to grant them!...

Red Vines Festive New Flavor Tastes Like Your Favorite Holiday Cookie New Africa/Shutterstock By Gillie Houston/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:06 pm EST Just in time for sweet holiday snacking, long-time Twizzlers rival Red Vines, has unveiled a festive, baked good-inspired candy that just might win over even the most steadfast of licorice detractors. The candy company announced the arrival of the new flavor on Instagram and Twitter, with a post proclaiming: “Gingerbread people rejoice!...

Refillable Coca-Cola Bottles Could Soon Be Everywhere. Here’s Why monticello/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 10:35 am EST Reusable cups and water bottles, and even straws and utensils, have been part of popular culture for several years now. But the idea of reusable beverage containers isn’t really anything new. Nowadays, durable plastic cups and metal water bottles are most of the norm, but historically, glass bottles have been the standard form of reusable bottles....

Shaved Fennel Salad Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Jan. 19, 2022 10:39 am EST When you think of all of the ingredients that make up a good salad, fennel may not be the first thing to come to mind. As it turns out, however, the flowery, bulbous vegetable works quite well as the base for a salad — and recipe developer Miriam Hahn’s shaved fennel salad recipe is living proof!...

Soy-Braised Oxtail Recipe Cecilia Ryu/Mashed By Cecilia Ryu AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 9:15 am EST If you’re looking for a special occasion dish that packs a lot of punch when it comes to flavor, this oxtail recipe may be just what you’re looking for. Inspired by a Korean short rib dish called “galbi jjim”, food photographer and recipe developer Cecilia Ryu decided to use oxtail to take this braised dish to a whole new level....

The Real Reason There Are Suddenly So Many Virtual Food Brands Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 2:41 pm EST There is no doubt that 2020 will go down in the books as one of the most challenging years that the restaurant industry has ever seen. Bon Appétit estimates that the industry accounts for 25 percent of the total number of job losses seen during the coronavirus pandemic, as shelter-in-place orders struck both chain restaurants and mom-and-pop shops....

The Roundmeal Meme, Explained Sirichai Saengcharnchai/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Dec. 19, 2021 1:46 pm EST We’ve all seen our fair share of disturbing foods. Ketchup on pasta. Carrots dipped in Nutella. Chili cheese Fritos drowned in a bowl of Sprite. Tuna and peanut butter sandwiches. Birthday cakes made of mayo and ham. (Thanks, Buzzfeed, for this traumatizing list. Really.) When we see these photos pop up, it can be challenging to determine whether they’re a joke or a gross reality....

The Surprising Meat Added To Calvin Coolidge’s Favorite Pie General Photographic Agency/Getty Images By Aimee Lamoureux/Sept. 20, 2021 3:08 pm EST When most people think of apple pie, they probably think of something sweet with notes of cinnamon, loaded with fresh apples and brown sugar inside a flaky crust and maybe even served with a topping of whipped cream or ice cream. It is a pie that often brings to mind the holiday season, since it is the perfect dessert to enjoy with family and friends after a big festive meal....

Wareheim hosted a Friendsgiving at 18 Foxys Forest Manufacture/Shutterstock Eric Wareheim shared with Eater that his first Friendsgiving happened while he was growing up in Philadelphia. “I grew up in Philadelphia, and I was part of the hardcore punk rock scene, and we were all vegetarian at the same time for political and animal rights reasons,” Wareheim recalled. “We would get together and make these huge Friendsgivings together, and we’d all try a dish....

The Truth About Anthony Bourdain’s Daughter Ariane Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 12:14 pm EST Anthony Bourdain may have been best known for his adventuresome travels in search of noteworthy foods from far-flung cultures, as documented in both “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” and “No Reservations.” But Bourdain was so much more than just a beloved and highly charismatic travel and culinary TV host. For example, Bourdain was also an accomplished writer, with several graphic novels to his name (via DC Comics), at least one of which —“Hungry Ghosts” — is under development by Sony Pictures Animation, according to Eater....

This Seinfeld Coffee Plot Was Based On A Real Lawsuit Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 9:23 am EST “Seinfeld,” the world’s most famous “show about nothing,” ran for an impressive nine seasons, with an average of 30 million viewers gathering before their television sets every week to watch the series, per the Los Angeles Times. It showed the hilarious antics of a group of friends navigating the daily minutiae and annoyances of everyday life in New York City....