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What It’s Really Like To Own A Subway, According To One TikToker Bloomberg/Getty Images By Hannah Beach/Nov. 24, 2021 4:22 pm EST Have you ever considered opening your own franchise restaurant? Have you ever wondered what kind of money and effort that would entail? If you answered yes to either of those questions, look no further for the run-down. As you might expect, it’s not cheap to open a franchise. According to Eater, people looking to open a franchise restaurant like Chick-fil-A or Domino’s have enormous start-up costs, as well as monthly fees (calculated by the number of sales) paid to the franchise itself....

Why Some Fans Want Matt Lucas Out Of GBBO Stuart C. Wilson/Getty By Felix Behr/Nov. 16, 2021 4:28 pm EST Fans of “The Great British Baking Show” tend to be very, very passionate about the program. The feeling, it seems, is that in a media landscape based on being loud and mean, the show is an utterly wholesome oasis. So anything that diminishes it gets thrown under the rolling pin....

Brian Malarkey Dishes On Top Chef And Guy’s Grocery Games - Exclusive Interview Becca Batista By Hanna Claeson/Updated: Sept. 2, 2021 4:32 pm EST You think you know everything there is to know about Brian Malarkey already, right? You’ve been watching the California-based celebrity chef make a ruckus on your TV screen since 2007 when he first competed on “Top Chef” (via IMDb). You’ve since seen him chill with Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson on “The Taste,” which — yes — is one of his favorite memories, too....

Chopped Fans Think Contestants Always Throw Away Tasting Spoons For This Reason Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Oct. 6, 2021 12:58 pm EST “Chopped” is a competition show that takes TV viewers on a fascinating ride as they watch talented cooks prepare impressive dishes while racing against time. The long-running show features distinguished culinary names like Maneet Chauhan, Amanda Freitag, Ted Allen, and Marcus Samuelsson and has been on air since 2009....

Chopped Judge Maneet Chauhan Describes A Typical Day On Set - Exclusive Theo Wargo/Getty Images By Alexandra Cass/Sept. 30, 2021 1:25 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Being a “Chopped” judge has got to be an arguably sweet deal. You basically get paid to eat all kinds of creative, delicious foods. But if you ask chef and judge Maneet Chauhan, that’s not even the best part....

Costco’s Spanish Cheese Variety Pack Is A Total Steal Instagram By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Nov. 7, 2021 5:54 pm EST Who can resist a great Costco deal? And when the deal is delicious cheese, all the better. The Instagram account costcobuys posted on November 6, “Spanish cheese!! This includes Manchego, Queso de Cabra, and Iberico cheeses and is just $8.99!” The photo shows a package of Garcia Baquero Spanish Cheese Selection with three wedges each of Manchego and Iberico, and one wedge of Queso de Cabra....

Creamy Macaroni And Cheese By Jennifer En/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 9:25 am EST Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 35 minutes. Servings: 4 to 6. We all have our mac and cheese love stories, don’t we? My longstanding affair with this ubiquitous dish began in childhood when a friend’s mother fed me a bowl of inexplicably orange Kraft macaroni and cheese. After years of exclusively eating Chinese home cooking, I became instantly smitten with that newly discovered concoction of hot, cheesy carbs....

Easy Stuffed French Toast Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 19, 2021 2:36 pm EST When it comes to a sweet and hearty breakfast, there seems to be two types of people in the world: those who crave pancakes and those who crave French toast. Recipe developer Susan Olayinka, who blogs at The Flexible Fridge, would appear to be among the latter group, at least when it the French toast in question happens to be stuffed....

Food Network Had A Hilarious Response To Wordle’s Popularity Tada Images/Shutterstock By Kirstie Bingham/Jan. 29, 2022 10:38 pm EST The word game Wordle has taken the internet by storm, popping up everywhere in discussions and news feeds. The New York Times reported that the game, originally intended as a gift from Brooklyn-based engineer Josh Wardle to his partner, became popular amongst his family when he shared it with them. When released to the world, the game grew in just a few months to nearly 3 million players, according to The Conversation....

Here’s How Long Sprinkles Are Actually Good For Chones/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/Feb. 7, 2022 2:16 pm EST Unless you absolutely adore baking and are whipping up artfully-decorated cakes and cupcakes every weekend, there’s a good chance that the baking supplies section of your pantry includes a few things you haven’t reached for in months — like that container of sprinkles you bought for a festive occasion and haven’t opened since....

Here’s Who Usually Eats The Leftover Food From Movie Sets Libin Jose/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Aug. 30, 2021 5:48 pm EST “Film sets are notoriously wasteful places,” begins one Los Angeles Times article, which goes on to report that some large-budget movies can generate as much as 72 tons of food waste. Accordingly, many film sets are making attempts to “go green,” replacing plastic bottles with reusable bottles and disposable batteries with rechargeable ones, for example....

Hershey’s New Contest Comes With The Ultimate Hallmark Movie Prize mjimages from Pixabay By Lauren Cahn/Nov. 9, 2021 2:53 pm EST If we were to ask for a show of hands as to who out there is, or is looking forward to, counting the days until Christmas, we have a feeling that what we would have would be a veritable sea of hands out there, including quite a few that would be waving a favorite 2021 Aldi holiday advent calendar....

Is Dunkin’ Open On New Year’s Day 2022? Credit: pancha.me/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:12 pm EST It’s hard to believe, but we are weeks away from ringing in 2022. Many of us are more than ready to put 2021 to bed, but before you plan your New Year’s Eve and how late you plan to stay out, you may want to figure out if your favorite coffee spot will be open for business on New Year’s Day....

Jell-O Was A Villain In This ’90s Sitcom selinofoto/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/Feb. 4, 2022 12:45 pm EST Not everything about the ’90s made sense (we’re looking at you, ramen noodle hair), but it’s arguably logical that the perennially divisive dessert that wobbles and jiggles stood out to one group of ’90s showrunners as an exemplary candidate for a TV villain. Yes, we’re talking about Jell-O. Let’s break it down: After enjoying decades of success that stemmed from a 1902 ad (via Chemical Heritage Foundation) lauding it as “America’s Most Famous Dessert,” Pearle Bixby Wait’s creation traded in its reputation as a family-friendly dinner-table centerpiece — and a key ingredient to some pretty iconic recipes — for that of the oft-NSFW world of Jell-O wrestling in 1987....

Marvel Fans Need To Know About This Black Panther Cookbook Disney By Felix Behr/Dec. 27, 2021 10:46 pm EST For those who are shivering with anticipation for the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a new cookbook titled “Marvel’s Black Panther: The Official Wakanda Cookbook” is currently set to be published in April 2022. As detailed on the Simon & Schuster website, the book consists of over 70 recipes. The gamut of meals includes Glazed Road Runner Wings and oxtail with dumplings as well as various beverages and desserts....

Padma Lakshmi Was Seen With These Two Celebrities At A Knicks Game Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Jan. 24, 2022 3:42 pm EST In the ever-popular game of “which celebrity is dating which celebrity,” food television personality Padma Lakshmi has always been a popular subject for players to speculate about. Per People, the “Top Chef” host and former model was married to author Salman Rushdie for three years until 2007. Since then, Lakshmi has been linked to venture capitalist Adam Dell, who is the father of her daughter, Krishna....

PETA Is Calling For A Big Change To Cleveland’s Hot Dog Mascot Race Cleveland Indians/Getty Images By Nancy Mock/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:36 pm EST Baseball fans in Cleveland will see many changes over the next few seasons. The most significant, of course, will be their team becoming the Cleveland Guardians and officially moving on from the racially insensitive name and mascot that the team has held for decades (via Fox8)....

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Recipe Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 8:57 am EST Once the colder months hit, it’s all about comfort food. Of course, the weather gets chillier, but there’s also the fact that daylight barely lingers past 4:30 p.m. And once it’s dark by dinner time, the last thing you want to do is prep a meal. Luckily, slow cookers exist, and you can whip up a hearty, delicious dinner for the whole family in just a few steps....

Sonic Has Good News For Fans Of Its Hard Seltzer Sonic By Sophia Lo/Nov. 3, 2021 6:29 pm EST Sonic is known for its hot dogs, hamburgers, tater tots, and of course, the fact that it’s a drive-in restaurant. This makes it great as a stop on a long road trip or when you just want to grab a quick lunch. For those reasons, bubbly alcoholic drinks might not immediately pop into your mind when you think of the popular chain....

Spicy Ketchup Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 11, 2021 10:02 am EST Ketchup seems like the All-American condiment, doesn’t it? You wouldn’t dream of eating burgers or fries without it, and you may also use it to make meatloaf or barbecue sauce or cocktail sauce or even ketchup cupcakes. (Seriously, those are a thing.) Despite its ubiquity in the U.S., ketchup is very popular overseas, as well, although their versions may vary....