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What Makes This California Taco Bell Location Unique Instagram By Nick Desimone/Jan. 7, 2022 9:25 am EST When you think of Taco Bell, you don’t generally associate the fast food spot with picture-perfect ambiance or the ocean breeze. However, if you happen to visit Taco Bell in Pacifica, California, these are the perks you’ll get along with your Nacho Grande. Called “the greatest Taco Bell in the world” by Thrillist and clocking in at the number one spot on Taco Bell’s blog post “12 Beautiful Taco Bells You Never Knew Existed,” this location is not your average roadside drive-thru....

What The Five Guys Uniform Colors Actually Mean Eduardo Parra/Getty Images By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Jan. 23, 2022 1:01 pm EST In a world where restaurant chains are constantly changing up their looks and menus to keep up with trends, Five Guys is the exception. In their 30-plus years, the brand has remained true to their original promise: Serving people the perfect burger (via Five Guys). Sticking to that commitment has proved to work out quite well for the company....

Why Some Starbucks Fans Think They Know The Holiday Drink Release Date ThroughKookLens/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Sept. 22, 2021 7:23 pm EST Nothing says fall is coming quite like the Starbucks PSL. As NPR puts it: “Who Cares About Calendars? The Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Here, Which Means Fall Has Begun.” So if PSL spells f-a-l-l, then one festive symbol certainly rings in winter, the most wonderful season of all: the annual red holiday cup....

Why Sunflower Seeds May Be Hard To Get In 2022 New Africa/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Dec. 27, 2021 1:55 pm EST When you need a healthy snack, you can’t go wrong with sunflower seeds. As For Care Education and Research reports, these seeds are a nutrient-packed superfood that contain a ton of healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals needed by the human body. And, with many focusing on New Year’s Resolutions very soon, this food will be one desired for its seeming health benefits....

Why There Were No Valentine’s Conversation Hearts In 2019 Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Feb. 5, 2022 1:44 pm EST Valentine’s Day is a time when people express their affection for their loved ones, and one of America’s favorite ways to do so is with sweet, colorful candy hearts. Sweetheart’s conversation hearts were first invented all the way back in 1866 by Daniel Chase, the brother of Necco (New England Confectionery Company) founder Oliver Chase, according to the company’s website....

Aldi Fans Are Baffled By This Blueberry Coconut Avocado Dip Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Owen Duff/Sept. 10, 2021 5:59 pm EST More than any other fruit, the avocado gets singled out by the food industry for use in all kinds of strange recipes. Guy Fieri has stuffed avocados into egg rolls (via Cooking Channel). Rachael Ray has a recipe for avocado tartar sauce. Goop even found a way to make a matcha avocado smoothie....

Amaury Guichon Says This Pastry From School Of Chocolate Was Close To Perfection - Exclusive Fiona Guichon By Hanna Claeson/Dec. 30, 2021 8:30 am EST As much as you wish he did, Amaury Guichon does not have a dessert shop. According to his Pastry Academy website, the sweet treats baked there are unfortunately not for sale. Neither, according to Guichon’s personal website, does the pastry chef extraordinaire sell any of his other magical creations in any other commercial capacity....

Baskin-Robbins’ New Flavor Is As Pretty As It Is Tasty Baskin-Robbins By Ashley Steinberg/Feb. 1, 2022 2:04 pm EST Let’s face it, in this cold winter weather, anything that has ice in the name is bound to not only make people scream, but shiver. But when it comes to ice cream, people seem to be embracing that shiver all year round. The tasty frozen treat is booming — the Museum of Ice Cream now has three locations worldwide with one more on the way, and new ice cream flavors are being launched left and right....

Costco Samples Are Back, But They’re Not The Same Scott Olson/Getty Images By Audrey Michels/Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 3:42 pm EST If you’ve felt the absence of Costco’s signature samples during these past six months, there’s some tentative good news on the horizon. You may have noticed at the end of May, Costco announced they’d be bringing back food demonstrations (via Delish). Of course, what was once the best part of the Costco food demos, the free samples, have been gone since early March in accordance with coronavirus safety guidelines....

Don’t Believe This Rumor About Aldi’s Low-Carb Tortillas Africa Studio/Shutterstock By Kalea Martin/Sept. 15, 2021 4:33 pm EST It can be hard to find low-carb options that taste as good as the original, but Aldi’s low-carb flour tortillas are a customer favorite. According to Healthline, flour tortillas tend to be high in carbs, but Aldi’s Fit and Active version only has 4g, and they’re still just as delicious. Aldi’s low-carb tortillas are such a great alternative that when a rumor began circulating that they were being discontinued (via Reddit), Aldi shoppers couldn’t help but be disappointed by the news....

Easy Toasted Tomato Sandwich Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 10:51 am EST If you grew up reading “Harriet the Spy,” you probably coveted young Harriet’s favorite snack: a simple tomato sandwich that she somehow made sound like the best thing since … well, since sliced bread. And guided by Susan Olayinka, the recipe developer behind The Flexible Fridge, you can create a tomato sandwich that Harriet would go gaga for, a sandwich whose deliciousness belies its simplicity....

Every Sauce At Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy!, Ranked Worst To Best Carly Caramanna/Mashed By Carly Caramanna/Nov. 30, 2021 11:10 am EST Get in we’re going to Flavortown, where the wave of success continues to ride high for Guy Fieri. The restauranteur and television personality is now making his food accessible to the masses with Chicken Guy! — a fast casual concept specializing in, you guessed it, fried chicken. A partnership with Robert Earl — CEO and Founder of Planet Hollywood — the chain has been a whirlwind of success and is now popping up everywhere, from its most recent openings in Gatlinburg and Nashville, Tennessee to an upcoming drive-thru in Winter Park, Florida....

Exciting News For Fans Of Chrissy Teigen’s Banana Bread Recipe Aaron Davidson/Getty Images By Holly Riddle/Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 8:43 pm EST In terms of easy baking projects, banana bread is as easy as it gets. You need minimal ingredients that you likely already have in your pantry, it uses up old bananas that would otherwise be thrown out, and it’s as simple as mixing some stuff in a bowl and throwing it all in the oven....

Fans Will Stop At Nothing To Bring Back Tab Soda Facebook By Felix Behr/Feb. 1, 2022 1:20 pm EST While a company may decide to discontinue certain products because they fail to bring in a sufficient level of revenue, their absence still hurts the fanbase that did enjoy them. However, few items however have inspired consumer organizing quite like TaB has. Since its discontinuation in 2020, a group called the Save TaBSoda Committee has formed....

Instagram Is Freaking Out Over This Pic Of Gordon Ramsay And Post Malone David M. Benett/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Nov. 22, 2021 12:40 pm EST Gordon Ramsay may be as well known for what comes out of his mouth as he is for the delicious food he cooks up, but lately it isn’t the signature cursing of the host of “Hell’s Kitchen” that has social media chattering. Instagram fans are freaking out over a recent post from Ramsay where he shared a photo of himself with music artist Post Malone, leaving his followers wondering what kind of collab these two might be up to....

KFC Vs. Popeyes: Which Is Better? Fierman Much/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/Jan. 20, 2022 12:08 pm EST Is there such a thing as bad fried chicken? Not if you’re relying on Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Popeyes, which were respectively America’s second and third favorite fried chicken fast food restaurants in 2019, according to QSR. When the trio of flavors — salty, crunchy, and juicy — hits your taste buds, there’s no turning back....

Listeria Concerns Trigger Recall Of Over 20,000 Packages Of Shrimp Poring Studio/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 13, 2022 10:26 pm EST If you’ve been keeping track of the food recall news of late, you may have noticed (and perhaps with some delight), the fact that the volume of food recalls has decreased since the pandemic began. Although the volume of foodborne illnesses reported in the U.S. likewise decreased during 2020, experts cannot yet be certain whether or not these developments reflect significant, lasting improvements in food safety – versus the influence of other factors, according to NPR....

Martha Stewart Shares Her ‘Biggest Beauty Secret’ In Hilarious TikTok Jason Mendez/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 1:00 pm EST Martha Stewart is pretty much the O.G. of domestic divas and lifestyle gurus. She’s been paving the way in the world of celebrity chefs and home designers for several decades, making food and home both look amazing and effortless in the same breath. These characteristics make her the perfect partner for luxury beauty brand Clé de Peau as they become the latest to join social media platform, TikTok....

The Big Problem Fans Have With Ree Drummond’s Candy Coated Christmas Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Dec. 1, 2021 3:36 pm EST Blogger and Food Network personality Ree Drummond likes the holidays because they give her a chance to unwind. She told People in a conversation that her family likes to keep things casual during the holiday season. She said, “It’s very relaxed. Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots because the family doesn’t have to work....

The Most Memorable Dish That Maneet Chauhan Ever Ate Theo Wargo/Getty By Lucy Maddox/Nov. 5, 2021 4:07 pm EST Whether you know her as one of the recurring judges of “Chopped,” or as a former competitor on “The Next Iron Chef,” Maneet Chauhan is well-versed in the world of cooking competition shows (via Food Network). Raised in the northeastern Indian town of Ranchi, Chauhan’s love affair with food began at a very young age....