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Almost 23% Of People Said This Steakhouse Has The Worst Steak Andrei Iakhniuk/Shutterstock By Molly Harris AND Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 7:21 pm EST If you’re splurging on steak, you obviously want a deliciously juicy, buttery cut of meat. After all, no one wants to feel like they’ve paid a high price for a meal that wasn’t up to standards. While there are many different steakhouses to choose from across the United States, they are far from equal quality....

Cat Cora Thinks This Ingredient Is Used Too Much In Cooking Competitions Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Hannah Beach/Oct. 4, 2021 3:00 pm EST Anyone remember low-rise jeans? Choker necklaces? Velor tracksuits? Yes, these were all trendy back in the early 2000s. However, like a lot of things, seeing jeans under dresses a few too many times can make us want nothing to do with the look. In the same way, some food items find themselves suddenly trendy....

Chalupa Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 11:30 am EST Surprise, surprise: It turns out when you fry big discs of dough in cooking oil, you get a bread so delicious you won’t be sure whether to fill it with savory stuff for dinner or sweet stuff for dessert. But no worries — that’s a choice you don’t have to make. “You can really put anything in these,” says chef, food writer, and registered dietician Kristen Carli of Camelback Nutrition & Wellness....

Cheap Champagnes You Should Always Buy il21/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 12:29 pm EST Champagne is a word and a concept that has come to symbolize living the high life — even the Miller product of the same name goes by the sobriquet “Champagne of beers.” If you are quite literally seeking to satisfy your champagne tastes on a beer budget, though, you need not limit yourself to Milwaukee’s finest....

Christmas Cookie Challenge Season 5: Release Date, Judges, And More - What We Know So Far Food Network By Felix Behr/Oct. 26, 2021 6:08 pm EST As far as food television is concerned, Halloween is so yesterday. The various programs that build up to the spooky holiday, such as “Snoop & Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween,” have already aired. So, culinary TV players like the Food Network now turn their gaze toward Christmas, airing wintry competition series all season long in a sort of televisual advent calendar....

Costco Fans Think It’s Never ‘Too Soon’ To Bring Back This Sweet Seasonal Favorite Instagram By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 8, 2021 11:12 am EST As a warehouse retailer, Costco does pretty well for itself, offering a wide range of options available to meet the needs and tastes of just about every kind of customer. According to Cheapism, the brand has an impressive presence in the U.S. as well as in other countries, including Canada, Mexico, the U....

Costco Shoppers Are Putting These Praline Pecans To Good Use Photos and vectors/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Nov. 30, 2021 8:49 pm EST For Costco fans, the holiday season means finding extra festive and limited-time items. You can look for a peppermint loaf at the Costco bakery, and don’t forget to keep an eye out for these underrated holiday desserts. Recently, Instagram user @costcobuys also shared a photo of the store’s Kirkland Signature Praline Pecans, which are great for snacking in addition to being a versatile ingredient....

Dairy Queen Brought Back This Fan-Favorite Blizzard For The Holidays Instagram By Lucy Maddox/Dec. 2, 2021 5:14 pm EST From serving up hot food to classic frozen treats including the Dilly bar and Blizzards, Dairy Queen has been a significant player in the fast food game for more than 80 years. It all started in 1938, when Illinois dairy entrepreneur J.F. McCullough and his son, Alex developed the formula for soft serve ice cream....

Easy Chicken Curry Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 19, 2021 8:18 am EST Chicken curry is a classic dish that is a staple in many households. There are plenty of different recipes for curry chicken on the net, but we think this is one of the best due to its simplicity and flavor. Recipe developer Susan Olayinka of The Flexible Fridge is the mastermind behind this flavorful recipe that combines chicken drumsticks with a wonderful melody of spices....

Halo Top’s Newest Flavor Tastes Like A Chocolatey Cake M. Unal Ozmen/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Feb. 14, 2022 4:17 pm EST Ten years ago, an ice cream fan named Justin Woolverton wanted to make a healthier ice cream, without sacrificing flavor. So he set to work creating a lower-calorie, lower-sugar version of the dessert, using just an at-home ice cream maker from his own kitchen, and by June of 2012, Halo Top ice cream was born, per CNBC....

How To Proof Yeast Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 2:35 pm EST The world of baking is wildly vast, from mixing up cakes and cookies to breads and pastries. And for many recipes, they wouldn’t even be possible to pull off if it weren’t for the addition of yeast. Yeast is ultimately what gives a bread or pastry its fluffy, incredible texture. And without it, baked goods will simply fall flat....

Instagram Erupts Over Padma Lakshmi’s Strong Political Stance lev radin/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Sept. 1, 2021 7:40 pm EST Padma Lakshmi wears many hats. She is best known for her role at the host, executive producer, and on many occasions judge on “Top Chef.” She also created and hosts Hulu’s “Taste the Nation,” has her own jewelry and home décor lines, and is a New York Times best-selling author (via her website)....

Pasta Primavera Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:56 am EST Numerous recipes for pasta primavera exist, but most have a common theme: yummy veggies mixed with pasta and topped with Parmesan cheese. Some call for traditional preparation methods, while a few new ones utilize an InstaPot. Regardless of which recipe you use, they each fill you up with a light pasta and veggie blend that truly is tasty....

Potato Rosti Recipe Jennine Bryant/Mashed By Jennine Rye AND Mashed Staff/Dec. 8, 2021 9:18 am EST Looking at a picture of a freshly cooked potato rosti, you can probably already tell it’s something you very much want to eat. But what exactly is a potato rosti? In two words, it’s comfort food if ever there was one. In a few more words, it’s a perfect side for other dishes and the base of a great breakfast, lunch, or dinner....

Restaurant Workers Are Relating To This Postmates Order Pileup TikTok nyker/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Feb. 8, 2022 12:13 pm EST “We thought we were taking a video of a countdown to opening on Postmates, but the numbers were going the wrong way.” Thus reads the text for a video that the Los Angeles-based Carla Cafe uploaded to TikTok. In the recording, we see the number of scheduled orders steadily rise from 16 to 29 before any actual details for those orders appear on the screen....

Study Reveals Unexpected Connection Between Coffee And COVID-19 jazz3311/Shutterstock By Jared Kaufman/Feb. 10, 2022 8:41 am EST You have probably heard the phrase “Food is medicine,” and perhaps you abide by this motto, or maybe you ignore it, but whatever your stance on food is, the truth remains — what you eat matters. It seems that some Americans have ditched health food during the pandemic. While choosing your favorite baked goods and ice creams can be comforting during a time of turmoil, eating an unbalanced diet can also have serious consequences....

The Reason Some Indian Restaurants Give Out Candy-Coated Fennel Seeds Funstock/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Dec. 14, 2021 1:55 pm EST Do you love Indian food? If you’re anything like us, you often crave this complex, beautifully seasoned cuisine known for dishes including chicken tikka masala, lamb vindaloo, and breads like naan and papadum (via MasterClass). As detailed by The Kitchn, Indian food is often flavored with a variety of spices including cumin, cardamom, and mustard seeds that make the dishes absolutely delicious....

The Ribena Scandal You Didn’t Know About mohamadhafizmohamad/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Sept. 27, 2021 12:32 pm EST In 2004, Anna Devathasan and Jenny Suo, two students in New Zealand, conducted an experiment for school to see if cheaper juices were more unhealthy. The Guardian explains that they chose Ribena to serve as the comparison point because advertisements for the drink claimed that its blackcurrants contain four times more vitamin C than oranges....

The Tragic Childhood Of Steven Carter-Bailey David M. Benett/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Oct. 6, 2021 2:26 pm EST The transformation of Steven Carter-Bailey from his childhood days to his adult years is remarkable and proof of the power of acceptance, love, and persistence. In an interview with “I’m Coming Out: The Podcast,” Carter-Bailey, the 2017 runner up contestant on “The Great British Bake Off” – or “The Great British Baking Show” if you’re watching from the United States — said he grew up sheltered in a tight-knit Mormon community....

The Unexpected Reason Martinelli’s Apple Juice Went Viral calimedia/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Nov. 25, 2021 11:26 am EST Of the stories that came out of 2020, few would have thought that the words “apple juice” and “TikTok” would still have us smiling today. It started with an unexpected effect of Martinelli’s plastic apple juice bottles. John Martinelli, chairman of the board at S. Martinelli & Company, reflected on the 153-year-old apple juice brand after the shift from their classic glass bottles to newer plastic bottles suddenly went viral on social media....