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Ina Garten Reveals What’s She’ll Be Cooking For Christmas Andy Kropa/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Dec. 18, 2021 3:08 pm EST Christmas is just a few days away. One of the best parts of the holiday — aside from giving gifts, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying all of the decorations — is the food. While there are always tons of Christmas cookies to be had, you don’t have to wait until dessert to indulge in delicious food....

Ina Garten’s Mac And Cheese Recipe Liz Capozzoli/Mashed By Liz Capozzoli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 16, 2021 9:22 am EST Ina Garten’s recipes are simply the best. Garten, who is also known as the Barefoot Contessa, is one of the most well-known and well-loved cooks on the planet, and when you make one of her recipes, you always know it will be top-notch. Her mac and cheese is fantastic by itself, but the added twist by our very own Liz Capozzoli takes it to a whole new level....

Mummy Brie Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 29, 2021 11:02 am EST Halloween parties in many cases are all about the kids, featuring all manner of holiday-themed cookies, cupcakes, and other sugary treats. If you’re lucky, you might spot a few monster-faced sandwiches or pumpkin-shaped pizzas to provide a little bit of protein, too. But even at a children’s party, you’ve still got to feed the “Mummies” and “Deadies”, too, so why not whip up a few adult-approved Halloween treats to go along with all the kid-friendly fare?...

Padma Lakshmi Would Want This To Be Her Last Meal Press Line Photos/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Nov. 30, 2021 4:37 pm EST If you knew where and when you were going to take your last breath, would you go through the trouble of planning your last meal? It’s a question The Guardian asked Padma Lakshmi for their column “My Last Supper,” and she was able to answer in surprising detail. The idea of a last meal is not a new concept, but most of us don’t sit around thinking about the final foods we want to eat....

Read This Before Using Your New Carbon Steel Pan Jaimieandkyleshootstock/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Oct. 3, 2021 5:03 pm EST Carbon steel pans are a game-changer. Made with 99% iron and 1% of carbon, they’re similar to cast-iron pans while also giving you the benefit of using a stainless steel pan (via Food Network). Because of their ability to fare well in high heat cooking, carbon steel pans have long been used in restaurants that require heavy-duty cooking....

Reddit Is Shook By These ‘Cursed Food Orders’ Mix and Match Studio/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Oct. 20, 2021 4:47 pm EST If you’ve ever worked at a server in a restaurant, you know that some crazy stuff goes down within those walls. From diners doing things like calling 911 to report being served too-small clams, to ordering pizza with a specific amount of toppings on each slice, or bringing in an iguana on a leash (via Cosmopolitan), restaurant servers have pretty much seen every type of bad behavior and quirk under the sun....

Sunny Anderson Made This Bobby Flay-Inspired Upgrade To Her Burger Jim Spellman/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/Sept. 5, 2021 8:19 pm EST Sunny Anderson may be on a constant mission to find someone that can put Bobby Flay in his place on his hit Food Network series “Beat Bobby Flay,” but that doesn’t mean that the chef doesn’t hold a special place in her heart. As Showbiz Cheat Sheet points out, the host of “The Kitchen” is actually very pro-Flay, and often shows her admiration for the New Yorker on social media and even through her clothing....

The Biggest Fried Egg Mistake You’re Making, According To Robert Irvine Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/Nov. 2, 2021 4:16 pm EST On paper, making eggs sounds easy, but once you hit the kitchen, you may have to deal with a slew of problems you never expected. According to HuffPost, many home chefs run the risk of breaking the yolks, cooking eggs too hot, or even using the wrong pan. While these mistakes and more have the potential to undo any breakfast plans, Robert Irvine believes there is another, smaller error that has caused its fair share of havoc and wrecked too many meals....

The Least-Trusted Restaurant In America Might Surprise You alphaspirit.it/Shutterstock By Gillie Houston/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 5:02 pm EST While the restaurant industry has been hit hard over the last couple of years — with many going out of business and others grappling with new safety procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — customers who have begun returning in droves to their regular indoor dining spots still expect dining establishments to uphold a certain level of service....

The Truth About Trenton Garvey From Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns Season 1 Instagram By Lauren Cahn AND Felix Behr/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 8:47 pm EST “That’s right, I’m a muppet and I’m proud,” Trenton Garvey posted to his Instagram on May 15, along with a photo of himself smiling cheerfully in his chef’s whites with the caption, “Age 23, Executive Chef.” Assuming Garvey is every bit as adorably self-effacing, talented, and confident as his social media pages suggest, then you might believe that is all you need to know about this young chef who competed for the blue team on the 20th season of “Hell’s Kitchen,” known as “Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns....

Tom Colicchio Was Almost On This Classic HBO Show Lev Radin/Shutterstock By Anthony Mastroianni/Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 4:21 pm EST Tom Colicchio is a household name on account of his long-running foodie classic, “Top Chef.” But long before he was given his flours for “Top Chef,” Colicchio was almost featured in another top-rated TV show. But this one wasn’t on a food network. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Colicchio was about to appear on the pilot of HBO’s “Sex and the City,” but a bout of bad luck the day prior screwed up his chances....

Viral TikTok Proves People Are Still Disgusted By How The McRib Is Made McDonald’s By Molly Clark/Nov. 22, 2021 10:55 pm EST Love ’em or hate ’em, McDonald’s McRib sandwiches have quite the following. Released for a limited time, it’s “the most important sandwich of the year,” according to McDonald’s website. The company lists five ingredients that make up the sandwich: pork, McRib sauce, onions, pickles, and a bun. McRibs have charmed diners for 40 years, according to USA Today, and McDonald’s is confident in the sandwich’s popularity....

What Are Gourmet Salts And Are They Worth The Price? By Kirstie Bingham/Feb. 15, 2022 1:37 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’ve ever complained about your food tasting bland, it’s a good guess that it’s lacking salt. One of five basic tastes of the human palate — sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami — Food Republic notes that salt is one of the oldest seasonings, with evidence of salt production going back at least 8,000 years....

What The Cameras Don’t Show You On Martha And Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party Frazer Harrison/mtv1617/Getty Images By Taylor Markarian/Nov. 9, 2021 1:26 pm EST The world’s favorite odd couple, Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart, took their friendship to a new level when VH1 announced they would be co-hosting a cooking show in 2016. The rapper and marijuana enthusiast would take one half of the studio kitchen, and the gold-standard bearer of homemaking would take the other, coming together to host their celebrity friends for a meal....

Heat is not your friend Tatiana Volgutova/Shutterstock The first thing you should know about cooking with cast iron is that it reacts to heat differently. Think about how you cook with a stainless steel pan. Usually, you crank the heat all the way up to warm up the pan and then turn it down low once you’re ready to cook so as to not char the food. You want to do the opposite with your cast-iron skillet....

A Starbucks Barista Shared This Peaches And Cream Frappuccino Recipe Bloomberg/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/Dec. 28, 2021 1:40 pm EST If you want to order off-menu at Starbucks, aficionados and fans of the coffee chain have found a ton of ingredient combinations to craft what feels like every drink under the sun. According to Glamour, patrons have figured out recipes for Skittles, Blackberry Cobbler, and even Butterbeer-flavored Frappuccinos. While Starbucks baristas might not love when you order complex secret menu drinks (and they probably won’t know what you want if you order something like a Santa Claus Frappuccino but can’t provide them with the recipe), they don’t shy away from sharing their own custom creations with fans and fellow employees....

Bean Dip Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:49 am EST Everyone should have a go-to game day or potluck recipe that can come together at the last minute. That’s where registered dietician Kristen Carli’s four-ingredient bean dip comes in. As she told Mashed, “This is a perfect dish for a football game, casual potluck, or party.” And guess what? You will only need four — yes, four — ingredients to pull off this tasty and versatile bean dip....

Did Taco Bell’s Super Bowl Commercial Take A Swipe At McDonald’s? Facebook By Sophia Lo/Feb. 13, 2022 8:07 pm EST Fast food restaurants like to have fun on social media and interact with other brands — and sometimes, that of course means making fun of them. For example, Wendy’s roasted Oreo on Twitter over milk, and Jack in the Box made a joke calling out McDonald’s broken ice cream machines. Now it looks like Taco Bell’s Super Bowl commercial is also poking fun at the chain’s frequent dairy disasters....

Duff Goldman’s Latest Instagram Proves He’s Raising A Baltimore Ravens Fan DFree/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Sept. 15, 2021 10:30 am EST Duff Goldman is basically a social media aficionado at this point. He, or more accurately, his baby, recently melted hearts in an adorable video in which baby Josephine is dancing with her mama as Goldman films the two of them. And of course he’s got a fab food game, wowing fans with a picture his team made of a stunning seaside landscape complete with sunset background....

Duff Goldman Was In Star Wars And We Never Knew Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/Dec. 28, 2021 3:22 pm EST Duff Goldman is a world-renowned pastry chef and baker most well known for his shows, including “Kids Baking Championship” and “Buddy vs. Duff,” where he constantly puts out show-stopping cakes and confections. According to Food Network, Goldman has been cooking since he was four and got his first job at a bagel shop at just 14....