Read This Before You Eat At Cicis Again Facebook By Ryan Unger/Updated: Dec. 9, 2021 3:38 pm EST When we crave a nice meal, rarely is it our first thought to hit up a buffet. It doesn’t matter what kind of all-you-can-eat establishment might come to mind — the image of handling serving spoons hundreds of other people put their mitts on throughout the day while looming over a clouded sneeze guard is enough to dissuade even the hungriest meal seeker....
Reasons Why Ice Cream Machines At McDonald’s Break, According To A Pro - Exclusive Wachiwit/Shutterstock By Katherine Peach/Oct. 6, 2021 9:10 am EST McDonald’s ice cream machines are notorious for breaking. The seemingly always out-of-order machines are a source of Internet debate and have turned into a running joke (via Twitter). One user created a site called McBroken to track how many machines are down at any given time. Even the Federal Trade Commission reached out to McDonald’s franchisees to find out why soft serve is such a problem....
Reddit Is Torn Over How To Pronounce Aldi Kevin Chen Images/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Jan. 25, 2022 12:43 pm EST It seems that food-related words are often getting mispronounced – by many and often. This is especially true when it comes to words in languages other than English. For example, the Italian word “calzone” is frequently mispronounced by English speakers as if it rhymed with “end zone,” when, in fact, it’s pronounced, “kal-TZOW-nay” in Italian (via YouTube)....
Skipping This Prep Step Could Result In A Soggy Turkey Bochkarev Photography/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/Oct. 11, 2021 1:59 pm EST For most holiday meals, the turkey is the star of the show. Every home cook hosting such a meal envisions serving up a turkey that looks like it belongs in a food magazine spread — moist on the inside with skin that’s perfectly golden brown and slightly crisp on the outside....
Talenti’s new flavors are delightfully jarring Shutterstock/Shutterstock The two new Talenti flavors reminiscent of (non-alcoholic) cocktails in a jar are both considered “pairings” flavors, which means that each consists half of one flavor and half of another. Take, for example, the Strawberry Margarita flavor, which is a Sorbetto pairing. On one side, you’ll find a sweet Strawberry Sorbetto. On the other, you’ll find a tart Lime Sorbetto made with agave. Both sound pretty irresistible — and a lot like a margarita in a jar....
The Big Problem People Have With Chipotle’s New Smoked Brisket Bloomberg/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 29, 2021 10:59 am EST As a fast food brand, Chipotle has plenty of things going for it. The brand claims that it prefers to keep things real for its customers, which means that its food items have no artificial flavors or preservatives. Chipotle also doesn’t believe in using freezers and takes the effort to source “responsibly raised meat....
The Odd Ingredient Channing Tatum Adds To Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwiches Theo Wargo/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/Sept. 26, 2021 3:19 pm EST Is there anything more perfect than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? According to The National Peanut Board, the now-classic recipe of rich peanut butter and sweet, fruity jelly in between two slices of fluffy bread was first published in 1901, but it wasn’t until World War II that the PB&J really became the go-to lunch for children and adults alike....
The One Dish Marc Murphy Never Makes At Home lev radin/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Nov. 1, 2021 8:03 pm EST Marc Murphy has made a career of cooking delicious food. The celebrity chef has been in the business for more than 20 years, according to his bio, starting as an apprentice in France and Italy after graduating from the Institute of Culinary Education. Since then, he’s been a long-standing judge on “Chopped,” the popular cooking competition, and has appeared as with his fellow culinary stars on programs like “Beat Bobby Flay,” “The Rachael Ray Show,” “Guy’s Grocery Games,” and more....
The Real Difference Between Non-Reactive And Reactive Cookware FabrikaSimf/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Sept. 12, 2021 5:30 pm EST Whether you’re a novice or an expert in the kitchen, you probably know that cooking with a cast iron skillet is different from cooking with a stainless steel pan. But do you know why? Without boring you with all the scientific details, here’s what you need to know: some pans are considered “reactive” while others are “non-reactive....
The Tragic Death Of Celebrity Chef Bernard Loiseau Kzenon/Shutterstock By Anthony Mastroianni/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 7:27 pm EST As we have seen with beloved figures such as Anthony Bourdain, what may look like a picture-perfect life of fame and success from the outside isn’t always what it cracks up to be. Such is the case with famed French chef Bernard Loiseau, who died by suicide in 2003, The New Yorker reported....
Valerie Bertinelli Is Defending This Controversial Halloween Candy John Lamparski/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Nov. 1, 2021 11:47 am EST Celebrity chef Valerie Bertinelli is definitely not afraid of expressing her food opinions. For example, she told Today that avocados are one of her favorite ingredients to use while cooking, and she really enjoys making stuffed avocados with some salmon. She reckons that the recipe is super healthy and tasty at the same time....
What Bob’s Burgers Gets Right About Being A Chef, According To Reddit Fox By Chase Shustack/Jan. 13, 2022 1:25 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Robert “Bob” Belcher is said to be a master of the burger. With whimsical names for his burgers like the “Poblano Picasso Burger” or “A Few Gouda Men,” a steady head on his shoulders, and a supportive family, Bob Belcher dreams of seeing his burger restaurant rise out of their boardwalk town and into fry cook history....
Why You Might Not Want To Be A Diner On Hell’s Kitchen Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Jonathan DeLise/Feb. 16, 2022 4:24 pm EST Being a chef — let alone one on primetime television — can be intimidating. First of all, working in a restaurant kitchen is truly an assault on all of your senses. At any given moment, you’ve got aromatics — e.g. garlic, onion, chives — being prepared in one corner, fish in another, and moldy parsnips being thrown out with the eggs and gorgonzola....
Why You’ve Been Seeing Fewer Food Recalls In The News Lately Alexander Raths/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Dec. 28, 2021 3:46 pm EST Yesterday, it was Dole recalling its packaged salads over listeria concerns. Last week, it was undeclared milk products in packages of supposedly dairy-free bread manufactured by Nature’s Own. In between, there were various recalls of other items that were feared to be contaminated with foreign objects, food-borne bacteria, and undeclared allergens....
You Can Soon See The World’s Largest Skillet In A Tennessee Museum Bloomberg/Getty Images By Amy Hamblen/Jan. 20, 2022 11:59 am EST Whether you happen across them spontaneously on a cross-country road trip or you center your whole vacation around them, American roadside attractions are the gifts that keep on giving. From the world’s largest Jolly Green Giant statue in Minnesota to the world’s largest Holstein cow statue in North Dakota (via Insider), this country’s land is sprinkled with huge and sometimes unusual, man-made wonders just begging for you to get your photo taken in front of them....
22% Of People Would Most Want To Meet This Celebrity Chef In Person Dean Drobot/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 29, 2021 12:23 pm EST People love celebrity chefs, and for good reasons. They often have fantastic cooking tips that can be worth incorporating into your everyday cooking routine. Plus, they’re a great source of inspiration and can motivate you to come up with delicious homemade meals. However, per Marketwatch, there are little-known facts about these revered figures that can take you by surprise....
Aldi Shoppers Swear By This Authentic German Rye Bread Facebook By Lisa Curran Matte/Sept. 28, 2021 2:35 pm EST If you know German rye bread, you know German rye bread. We’re not talking about the loaves of rye tucked in among the Wonder Bread and Pepperidge Farm at your local grocery store. We’re talking about the real deal — bread baked according to the traditions documented by the German Bread Institute....
Dinner And Supper Actually Mean 2 Different Things Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Dec. 29, 2021 4:16 pm EST There are all sorts of words we use to describe meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, brunch, luncheon, supper, midnight snack, midmorning snack. You get the point — it’s just fun to have a million different terms for our favorite times of the day: eating. However, most of these terms have an understood designation....
Duff Goldman’s DIY Christmas Gift For His Daughter Has Fans Impressed Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Dec. 15, 2021 10:38 am EST Though we’re used to seeing Duff Goldman constructing over-the-top cakes, we also love seeing his craftiness being applied in other regards — such as in this photo tease for a DIY Christmas gift he’s making for his daughter. Goldman always had a creative background before he became the host of “Ace of Cakes....
Flying Cauldron Has Magical News For Fans Of Harry Potter’s Butterbeer Reeds, Inc. By Lisa Curran Matte/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 5:26 pm EST Happy Birthday Harry Potter. The fictional wizard who stole our hearts in J.K. Rowling’s novels about a magical world just beyond our muggle-brain reach turns 41 this week. It’s true. In her books, Rowling penned Potter’s date of birth: July 31, 1980 (via National Today). According to USA Today, that makes Potter a skin-of-his-teeth member of Gen X 一 or, perhaps more accurately, a Xennial, the sub-generation made up of people born between 1977 and 1983....
