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Checkers & Rally’s Just Dropped A New ‘Fry-Seasoned’ Menu Item Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Claire Schuh/Feb. 10, 2022 10:40 am EST Sometimes, what sets the best fries apart from the rest is delicious seasoning. The folks at Checkers & Rally’s know this, and their fries are the winner of a coveted title. The menu item was named the “#1 Most Craveable Fries in America” by Restaurant Business (via AP News). There’s a reason why Checkers & Rally’s fries are so popular and Ryan Joy, the Senior Director of Research and Development for Checkers, explained why....

Costco Has Good News For Fans Of These White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels Instagram By Khyati Dand/Oct. 9, 2021 8:05 am EST Move over, pumpkin spice! It’s time for eggnog, hot chocolate, and all things gingerbread and peppermint to shine. That’s right — from cheese and beer advent calendars to hot chocolate bombs and apple cider donuts, Instagram’s Costco Buys has been spying Christmas treats sneakily taking over all the snack and beverage aisles at Costco since as early as September....

Guinness Wants To Give You $50,000. Here’s How To Enter VanderWolf Images/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Feb. 17, 2022 1:47 pm EST For many, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations would feel incomplete without a pint of Guinness Draught. With its famously foamy top and smooth taste, as many as 13 million pounds of the malty Irish stout are consumed on the holiday, according to WalletHub. And those who don’t take their Guinness in a glass can still enjoy it in hot meals like this Guinness Stew recipe, which features beef, potatoes, and carrots....

Here’s How You Could Win $10,000 From Bud Light LisaCarter/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Feb. 8, 2022 1:55 pm EST Move over Budweiser frogs and puppies – the Anheuser-Busch brand is looking towards the future now with a spate of new ways to enjoy and engage. One of those ways involves pigskin – or rather piggybacking onto the Super Bowl. We’ve heard about Guy Fieri joining the Bud Light family to promote its new hard seltzer in a special Super Bowl ad....

How To Tell If A Banana Is Ready To Bake With grandbrothers/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/Nov. 10, 2021 3:04 pm EST Everyone has their own specific preference of when a banana is best — nearly green or almost black and everything in between — and every stage has its perks, according to The Spruce Eats. But when it comes to baking, how do you know when is the right time to use your fruit?...

Instagram Is Applauding Holly Ramsay’s Latest Update Jamie Mccarthy/Getty Images By Alia Hoyt/Dec. 22, 2021 1:20 pm EST Holly Ramsay continues to be the open book that society needs to feel safe discussing real-life issues. The 21-year-old daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay recently posted on Instagram with an inspirational message celebrating one year of sobriety. The caption to the post is also incredibly sincere, as Ramsay said, “For anyone who needs this....

McDonald’s Foods You Haven’t Tried Yet Shutterstock By Maria Cristina Lalonde/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 7:17 pm EST “They call it a Royale with cheese.” In an iconic, oft-parodied scene from Pulp Fiction, we learned that a Quarter Pounder is called a Royal in France. But it’s not just the names that distinguish international McDonald’s menus from McDonald’s menus in the U.S. With locations in more than 100 countries, the fast food empire has maneuvered to appeal to local palettes by infusing regional food with local flavors....

Nona Johnson’s Favorite Hell’s Kitchen Moment You Didn’t See On TV - Exclusive Michael Tullberg/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 10:14 am EST Nona Johnson, née Sivley, might have never guessed that her favorite moment of “Hell’s Kitchen” could end up being one of her scariest encounters with Gordon Ramsay. Johnson, who went on to win Season 8 of the show, has had an illustrious career working as a chef in California and Georgia since making it through the competition and could credit the interaction she shared with chef Ramsay for a breakthrough in her career (via Reality TV Revisited)....

Oktoberfest Fans Won’t Want To Miss This Pretzel-Infused Beer Alexander Raths/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Sept. 13, 2021 1:27 pm EST What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “Oktoberfest?” (Besides possibly wondering why most of the celebrations seem to take place in September — to make a long story short, history, that’s why.) You probably think beer. And pretzels. And more beer. And possibly dirndl-clad serving maidens bearing enormous steins of, you guessed it, still more beer....

Padma Lakshmi’s Touching Tribute To Andre Leon Talley Has Fans In Tears Astrid Stawiarz/Getty By Lauren Cahn/Jan. 19, 2022 7:46 pm EST Trailblazing fashion journalist, André Leon Talley, died on Tuesday, January 18 at the age of 73 (per New York Times). Often described as “larger than life,” and usually seen in luxe caftans designed by members of his couture inner circle, Talley was, in many ways, the human personification of a “fashion statement” (per The New Yorker)....

Penn Station Says Happy New Year With Free Fries Instagram By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 1:29 pm EST The new year is thought to be a time of growth, change, improvement, and may even be considered a “reset.” Often we hear of quirky and long-standing traditions that are meant to bring a brighter year ahead and shield people who believe in bad luck. For example, adding pomegranate and black-eyed peas to the New Year’s Eve menu has been said to bring success, health, and happiness in the new year....

Pumpkin Pie Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 10:27 am EST How many of us have bought a pumpkin pie? Be honest! You know you have. But wouldn’t it be amazing to master a homemade pumpkin pie recipe you can whip up any time company is expected? Or, you just want to enjoy a creamy, delicious slice of comfort food? The good news is that registered dietician Kristen Carli has developed a recipe along with Mashed that she swears you needn’t be intimidated by....

The Best Flavor Of Skittles According To 25% Of People Cucu Andrei Adrian/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Jan. 11, 2022 3:22 pm EST If your sweet tooth tends to prefer fruit flavors over chocolate, you have plenty of options in the candy aisle. Aside from Starbursts and Sour Patch Kids, one of the most popular fruit-flavored snacks is Skittles. The tiny spheres have been around since 1974 and have become a household name thanks to their tangy, chewy deliciousness and bright, cheerful colors (via The Daily Meal)....

The Food You Never Want To See At A Super Bowl Party, According To 28% Of People Elena Veselova/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Feb. 10, 2022 10:12 am EST Super Bowl 56 is just a few days away. Whether you’re hosting a party, attending one, or just watching with your family at home, everyone knows that Sunday is for two things: football and food. For many Americans, the latter is almost as important as the big game itself....

The Reason Queen Elizabeth Has To Eat A Burger With A Knife And A Fork Wpa Pool/Getty Images By James Lewis/Dec. 27, 2021 10:53 am EST While street food can demonstrate the very best of inventive and delicious cuisine, it is usually a far cry from sophisticated gourmet dining. You likely wouldn’t expect to be served the same cheese-filled hot dogs you find on a cart when you sit down to dine in a Michelin-starred restaurant....

This Pay Message From One Chick-Fil-A Operator Has Employees Fuming Bloomberg/Getty Images By Lisa Curran Matte/Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 2:20 pm EST The operator of a Chick-Fil-A in Centerville, Utah ruffled feathers with a message to employees containing a not-so-veiled threat. The message advised employees that they would be individually receiving notifications about “pay adjustments/raises.” Okay. That’s good, right? But then came another message, reading, “Also, if you talk to another team member about your pay rate, your pay will be deducted down to minimum which is 7....

This Record-Breaking Guacamole Weighed As Much As An Elephant Lazartivan/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Nov. 3, 2021 1:31 pm EST Anyone who has ever wanted to add extra guacamole onto their food, knows it’s going to cost extra. But for the most recent record-breaking containers of guacamole, there’s definitely no shortage for those that were in attendance. In fact, they may not have been charged at all to get a taste of the massive servings of the delicious green dip....

This Secret Ingredient Gives Padma Lakshmi’s Martinis More Flair Rich Fury/Getty By Lucy Maddox/Jan. 15, 2022 10:53 am EST From the Negroni to the Old Fashioned, the world is full of elegant and classy cocktails. However, no alcoholic beverage is more influential than the Martini, whether it’s shaken or stirred. In fact, the V-shaped glass and the crystal clear liquid inside of it has practically become synonymous with cocktail culture, as noted by Food Republic....

This Surprising Food Show Beat Harry And Meghan’s Oprah Interview At The Emmys Jaguar PS/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Sept. 13, 2021 12:53 pm EST No matter if you are someone that follows everything about the royals or not, everyone heard about or watched the massively revealing interview that Oprah conducted with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It was undoubtedly one of the most-watched segments to appear on television this year with more than 49 million people worldwide watching it in just three days, according to the Mirror....

This Traditional Oatmeal Dish Is Perfect For Meat Lovers Instagram/Glier’s Goetta By Lauren Rothman/Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 1:06 am EST If you’ve never been to Cincinnati, chances are you’ve never encountered goetta, a weird-sounding savory oatmeal dish that’s laced with plenty of ground meat and sausage spices and then fried up in a pan until crispy. Pronounced “get-uh,” the dish is a legacy of the Ohio city’s robust population of German immigrants, according to Serious Eats....