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Celebrity Chefs Who Have Talked About Their Depression Getty Images By Kat Lapelosa/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 3:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Working in a restaurant is intense — chefs often have to be on their feet for long hours, and have little time off. The pressure to prepare meals quickly, but that are also worthy of praise, is immense. Add television and film appearances to the normal aspects of chef life, and most people aren’t able to stand up to the challenge....

Dairy Queen’s Frozen Hot Chocolate Has Officially Returned For 2021 Dairy Queen By Ralph Schwartz/Nov. 5, 2021 2:11 pm EST A popular holiday treat at Dairy Queen is back on the official menu. The ice cream and burger chain announced the return of the Frozen Hot Chocolate, November 5 on Twitter. If you’re the kind of person who scoffs at the over-the-top custom cold-drink orders that drive the baristas crazy at Starbucks, Dairy Queen’s Frozen Hot Chocolate is a breath of fresh simplicity: DQ’s vanilla soft serve blended with cocoa fudge and topped with whipped cream and a little chocolate drizzle (via Taste of Home)....

Giada De Laurentiis’ New Backyard Remodel Will Give Fans FOMO s_bukley/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 9, 2022 8:30 am EST Giada De Laurentiis has finally settled into her Hidden Hills, California home, where she moved with her 13-year old daughter, Jade, in November 2021. Now, three months isn’t a long time — but that was on top of the more than two years it’s been since De Laurentiis purchased the 3,610-square foot, 5 bedroom, 5+ bathroom midcentury bungalow for $4....

Gordon Ramsay Would Want You To Do This With Your Thanksgiving Turkey Roy Rochlin/Getty By Karen Hart/Nov. 5, 2021 3:14 pm EST Despite the brouhaha Gordon Ramsay caused during a Starbuck’s drive-thru prank, during which he asked a server to create a rather complicated “toastie” only to throw the food in the garbage, Ramsay encourages his fans to shun food waste (via UK Metro). Food waste is an ongoing problem in the United States where we throw away 40 million tons of food every year, according to RTS....

Here’s How To Get Free Shake Shack If Your Holiday Flight Is Delayed Shake Shack/Facebook By Felix Behr/Dec. 20, 2021 1:55 pm EST Flights are stressful. Holiday flights even more so. Addressing the not-so-merry meltdown moments that may come at many airports this week, Shake Shack decided to do something about it, helping to keep the holiday spirit alive by offering free fries to make things better. The food chain even created their own take on “Jingle Bells” (done with NYC-based acapella group GroundStone) that they uploaded to YouTube to announce the special promotion: “Oh, if you can’t fly, please don’t cry....

How A Flight Attendant Used A Coffee Pot To Avoid Disaster YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 15, 2022 12:32 pm EST People rarely describe flight meals as delicious or appetizing. Most folks tend to just put up with them because their options are limited. According to TIME, this can be attributed to several reasons such as the fact that most “pre-made meals” are frozen before takeoff and flight attendants only get the chance to thaw them after take-off....

How One Woman’s Ice Cream Bar Led To A Court Fine shablovskyistock/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Dec. 23, 2021 4:19 pm EST Fines levied against an Australian woman were dropped last week. Apparently the court realized there was no evidence to charge her for driving while talking on her phone in November 2020 because what a police officer had taken to be her phone was actually a Magnum ego ice cream pop. As 9 Now reported, the Melbourne resident was issued a fine of $500 Australian dollars (AUD), which converts to just over $360 in United States dollars (USD), but ultimately, the charge was dismissed....

MasterChef Judge Michael Cimarusti Tells Us All About The Finale - Exclusive Interview Bernstein Associates/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 6:21 pm EST “MasterChef” has been around for quite some time given that Season 11 is drawing to a close. The second part of the finale, which is set to air on Fox at 8 p.m. on September 15, will be all about cooking up the perfect seafood. To judge the very last episode of the season, Michael Cimarusti joined the judges’ panel....

National Seafood Chains, Ranked Worst To Best Shutterstock By Kori Ellis/Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 10:48 am EST Trusting just any seafood restaurant that you spot on your daily commute isn’t a wise move. A fly-by-night joint that promises cheap seafood could be sourcing their seafood from unregulated suppliers. That could result in a subpar meal or worse. Instead, there’s nothing wrong with playing it safe and going with one of the many national seafood chains in the United States....

The One Complaint Costco Shoppers Have About This Giant Chicken Pot Pie Johnny Louis/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 5:26 pm EST Costco shoppers are rediscovering the warehouse grocer’s giant chicken pot pie. A recent post from Taste of Home called the take-and-bake pie “new,” when, in fact, it has been around for quite a few years, as a 2013 post from CostcoCouple proves. The chicken pot pie is classic Costco — hard-core comfort food at a ridiculously large size and an affordable price....

The Ritzy Origins Of Thousand Island Dressing mnimage/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 4:09 pm EST People don’t typically associate an everyday product like Thousand Island salad dressing with high society, but one purported tale of its recipe’s origins involves New York’s elite. While many recipe variations exist today, the base of Thousand Island dressing is generally accepted as ketchup and mayonnaise, two basic table condiments that hardly scream glitz and glamor....

The Thanksgiving Side Dish Eric Christian Olsen Can’t Live Without DFree/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Nov. 18, 2021 8:49 pm EST With Thanksgiving only a week away, the anticipatory countdown has officially begun. Families and friends across the country are beginning to look forward to the traditions that they celebrate year after year including participating in turkey trots, watching the Macy’s Day Parade, and enjoying a delightful post-Turkey nap (via USA Today). If there was ever a holiday designed for couch potatoes, Thanksgiving would be the one....

The Untold Truth Of Blow Pops Keith Homan/Shutterstock By Alex Darus/Oct. 13, 2021 12:20 pm EST When it comes to the ultimate lollipop/bubblegum treat, Blow Pops are the only option. The fruit-flavored lollipops have a sugary hard candy exterior, with a small piece of bubblegum at their center, for a two-in-one sweet treat. Now owned by the Tootsie Roll Industries, Blow Pops have been a staple product from Charms Candy Company since the ’70s....

This App Sends You Food To Combat Your Stress Maria Savenko/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Feb. 14, 2022 12:43 pm EST Picture this: It’s Friday evening, and after a long and stressful week, you’re pretty hungry. All day, you’ve been wondering what to eat to feel better, and the only thing you have to show for it is indecision and a headache. There’s an app that exists for this exact scenario. It claims to match you with the perfect foods to offset your ailments and put you in a better mood....

This Clam Dish Is One Of Andrew Zimmern’s Top 10 Favorite Foods Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Dec. 13, 2021 8:02 pm EST Everyone has their favorite foods that they can’t get enough of. Maybe it’s a juicy hunk of steak, maybe it’s Mom’s homemade spaghetti and meatballs, maybe it’s a fudgy brownie fresh out of the oven. YouGov compiled a ranking of the most popular favorite foods in the U....

This Desperate Housewife Might Be Wendy’s Most Famous Ex-Employee Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 4:26 pm EST Oftentimes, before celebrities hit it big, they’ve paid their dues working in the fast food industry. Take, for example, Jennifer Hudson, who did a stint at Burger King, or Maria Menounos and Madonna, both of whom worked at Dunkin Donuts, although Madonna says she was fired on her first day for “squirting jelly on a customer....

TikTok Has Mixed Feelings About This Viral Egg Video MIGUEL G. SAAVEDRA/Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/Sept. 11, 2021 12:43 pm EST When a TikTok video is under 30 seconds, only two days old, and already has over 1.3 million views, you better believe we are going to be sitting in the front row to watch it. And if that TikTok just so happens to be about a new way to cook an egg, you will probably hear our squeals of joy from wherever you are in the world....

Top Chef Contestant Nelson German Shares Why Season 18 Was Unlike Any Other - Exclusive Interview Thomas Kuoh By Katherine Peach/Nov. 11, 2021 2:25 pm EST Bravo’s Top Chef is always full of surprises and plot twists, but Season 18 delivered multiple firsts. Guest judges and alumni returned to the show to mentor the latest crop of 15 hopefuls vying for the title, a new format for the series according to Bravo....

Walmart’s Month-Long Black Friday Promo Is Officially Returning For 2021 sdx15/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Oct. 19, 2021 1:41 pm EST With the vaccination rollout, many of the changes the coronavirus pandemic brought about have been receding. This year, for example, children can go trick-or-treating, albeit with some sensible precautions. However, Walmart has announced that it will keep its pandemic measures in place for this year’s Black Friday events. This includes spreading the deals across the month....

Whole Foods Is Predicting These Major Food Trends For 2022 Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Oct. 23, 2021 1:21 pm EST For the last seven years, a group of 50 experts made up of “local foragers, regional and global buyers, and culinary experts” have been coming together to form a council for Whole Foods. The grocery store then uses this intel to predict the top 10 food trends that are likely to happen the following year (via Whole Foods Market)....