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Valuable Lunch Boxes You Might Have In Your Closet eBay / 9249charlesf By Brian Boone/Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 1:29 am EST For a long time, the lunch box was strongly associated with laborers. People would go off to work each morning, their briefcase, bag, or toolbox in one hand, and their solidly and simply colored hinged lunch pail in the other. In the middle of the 20th century, lunch boxes became a kid thing, with the entertainment industry marketing metal (and later plastic) models to kids as a way to show off their love for their favorite movie, TV show, fictional character or sports star, because the lunch box was covered in pictures and photos of that thing....

We Tried Barefoot’s New Oreo Thins Wine And Here’s How It Went Crawford Smith/Mashed By Crawford Smith/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 11:03 am EST Chocolate and wine is a classic (and classy) pairing. Nothing complements a fancy night in like a glass of quality red and some dark chocolate truffles. But who says you have to be snobby to enjoy the combination of cacao and cabernet? For every person ordering a vintage pinot to go with their flourless chocolate gateau at a bougie restaurant, we bet there are dozens slamming a bottle of Barefoot and cramming Oreos into their mouth while sitting pantsless on the couch watching Netflix....

Why 19th-Century NYC Bars Intentionally Served Stale Sandwiches Jeny Che/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Dec. 10, 2021 2:15 pm EST Bar-goers beware! If you were headed to a NYC watering hole in the late 19th-century, chances are you would have been served a stale, or even worse, a rubber sandwich. In any case, the sandwich would be inedible. According to Atlas Obscura, establishments served these sandwiches not to please their potentially hungry guests but instead to comply with the 1896 Raines Law....

Why Alec Baldwin Blames Wegmans For His Mother Never Moving To The West Coast Tinseltown/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Nov. 23, 2021 4:37 pm EST There’s something for everyone at Wegmans, the supermarket chain based in upstate New York. Whether it is fresh sushi, a meal at the Market Café, a beverage at The Buzz coffee shop, or just the vast selection of groceries, Wegmans has it. It’s no surprise, then, that Alec Baldwin says his mother, Carol Baldwin, is a big fan....

Why You Shouldn’t Start Your Super Bowl Party Too Early Arina P Habich/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Feb. 10, 2022 11:20 am EST Planning a Super Bowl party? Better step up your game before the big game! Have you got the menu all planned out with the most popular Super Bowl foods? Does your spread have plenty of finger foods, go heavy on the chicken wings, and stay light on the crudités? You’ll also need to stock up on beverages, remembering to provide a range of appealing options for designated drivers....

2-Ingredient Copycat Dairy Queen Oreo Blizzard Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 10:53 am EST Dairy Queen’s Blizzards are in a league of their own. They’re not thin enough to sip through a straw like other fast food milkshakes, but they’re significantly more flavorful than a simple ice cream cone. This rich, decadent treat is packed full of chunks of cookies, candy bars, or fudge, and it’s ready to eat minutes after ordering it....

28% Think This Starbucks Frappuccino Is The Best Boyloso/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Jan. 3, 2022 12:44 pm EST Starbucks might have started out as a company best known for its Pike Place roast, but the coffee chain has expanded to include a lot more than just a regular cup of joe on its menu. Alongside caramel macchiatos, Americanos, and fruity Refreshers, one of the stars of the Starbucks drink lineup (pun intended) is the Frappuccino....

Challah Recipe Maren Epstein/Mashed By Maren Epstein AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 11:38 am EST Challah bread is one of the most visually stunning things you can create using a few cups of flour, some yeast, eggs, and other super basic ingredients. How does a bread become so handsome? Let’s be honest here, says chef and food writer Maren Epstein of Eating Works: “This recipe is pretty tricky. [And] it’s a lot of work....

Chips Ahoy!’s New Product Is Perfect For Ice Cream Lovers Chips Ahoy By Erich Barganier/Jan. 26, 2022 4:43 pm EST Chocolate chip cookies and ice cream might go better together than even cookies and milk. The marriage of the two sweets even gave birth to the Chipwich — an ice cream sandwich loaded with chocolate chips, per Serious Eats. Now Chips Ahoy! has a new product that might just change the way you think about chocolate chip cookies and ice cream....

Copycat Steak ‘N Shake Frisco Melt Recipe By Jake Vigliotti/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 8:32 am EST Steak ’n Shake opened shop in 1934, but really didn’t hit the national scene big time until the 1990s, and now has over 500 locations around the world. The selling point is fresh, tasty burgers, which are cooked to order. It’s not fast food — by any stretch, in fact, it can be quite slow — but they’ll get you out the door with a full stomach and a darn tasty burger....

Costco Shoppers Can’t Wait To Try These Spicy Chicken Sandwiches Reddit By Boshika Gupta/Nov. 10, 2021 12:46 pm EST It’s a well-known fact that Costco can be the go-to option for many shoppers who are looking to pick up several grocery essentials at once. As per Cheapism, the brand has an international presence, with outlets in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.K., Japan, and even Iceland, in addition to the many U....

Crypto Fans Are Begging McDonald’s To Take Dogecoin Nixx Photography/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Jan. 21, 2022 9:32 am EST Fans of dogecoin, the cryptocurrency based on the Doge meme (via News 18), grew excited today due to speculation that McDonald’s may expand to accept dogecoins as a form of payment. The idea started with a Twitter exchange between the meme coin’s co-creator Billy Markus and the restaurant chain’s account. Yesterday morning, the McDonald’s Twitter team tweeted a picture of French fries offering to respond with a specially photoshopped image to anyone snagging a fry....

Does France Actually Have A Wine Bottle-Shaped Train? Valentyn Volkov/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 11:35 am EST Spotting food-shaped transportation on the highway is not an anomaly for those of us who live in the United States. Here, we have RV-sized automobiles shaped like hot dogs and peanuts zooming around our interstates and inner cities as marketing vehicles for household brands like Oscar Mayer and Planters. Respectively dubbed the Wienermobile and the Nutmobile, these fun modes of transportation date back to as early as 1935 and are enriched in American history (via Planters)....

Easy Pasta Alla Vodka Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 8:32 am EST “Is there anything better than pasta alla vodka?” asks registered dietician Kristen Carli of Camelback Nutrition & Wellness. She’s absolutely correct when she answers her own question: “I don’t think so.” On its own, this classic dish is a delight for the taste buds and can make a simple yet wonderful meal all on its own....

Here’s How To Beat Bobby Flay, According To Ted Allen Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 10:25 am EST Fans of most any Bobby Flay show are likely excited about the new episodes of the chef and restaurateur’s series, Beat Bobby Flay. But you’ve likely wondered just what gives the few chefs who have beaten Flay on his own show their edge. After all, Flay is pretty unstoppable....

Here’s What Rachael Ray Studied Before Dropping Out Of College s_bukley/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Feb. 8, 2022 5:16 pm EST Rachael Ray has had many accomplishments. Over the course of her career, the food media personality has shown her chops as a culinary star and expert with her “30-Minute Meals” multimedia franchise. She’s won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for her talk show, “The Rachael Ray Show” which, according to The Hollywood Reporter, is in its 16th season (per IMDb)....

Here’s Why You Should Stop Basting Your Turkey Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Oct. 19, 2021 3:49 pm EST Ah, the holidays. Who doesn’t love this time of family get-togethers, festive outfits, and, of course, delicious food? Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Thanksgiving, or the New Year, one classic main dish choice is — what else? — a browned, perfectly roasted turkey. Roasting a turkey seems easy, right? You throw a rack in a roasting pan, season your bird, calculate the cook time, and slide the turkey into a hot oven....

Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe Kate Shungu/Mashed By Kate Shungu AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 8, 2021 11:24 am EST If you do a lot of baking — or even a little — you already know that the one ingredient you absolutely can’t do without is vanilla extract. The problem with vanilla, though, is that it’s just so crazy expensive! If you’re wondering why the price is so high, it all has to do with how the vanilla plants are cultivated, which is a difficult, labor-intensive process....

McDonald’s Australia Just Launched Its Own Line Of Swimwear Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Jan. 7, 2022 5:42 pm EST Would you like fries with that swimsuit? In an interesting new move, McDonald’s has partnered up on a swimwear line that takes the idea of happy meals to the next level. Of course, this isn’t the first time McD’s has partnered with another brand, but it might be one of the most enjoyable fast food mashups we’ve seen in a while....

Next Level Chef’s Richard Blais Details His Background At McDonald’s - Exclusive Bryan Bedder/Getty Images By Steven John/Jan. 5, 2022 9:05 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Some successful chefs are born to the trade, reared by a parent (or even two) who shared their own love for and prowess at cooking with their kids starting right in childhood. Think Tilly Ramsay, daughter to world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay and now a blossoming chef (and social media darling) in her own right....