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We Tried The McDonald’s McPlant, So You Don’t Have To Carly Caramanna/Mashed By Carly Caramanna/Nov. 3, 2021 6:01 pm EST “Welcome to McDonald’s. Will you be trying McPlant today?” Those may very well be the words you hear the next time you pull up to those golden arches. The fast-food war rages on. First, it was the fried chicken sandwich, but now, we’re fighting fire with… plants? Burger King first introduced a national roll out of the Impossible Whopper and it was game, set, match....

What Food Labels Might Be Hiding About Sugar Content Ekaterina_Minaeva/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Oct. 1, 2021 1:17 pm EST For most, the first memory of ever coming across a “bad food” was most likely as a kid, when parents drilled into us the idea that chocolate, aka sugar, causes cavities and leads to the much-dreaded trip to a dentist’s office. As an adult, you realize that unfortunately, there is truth to it....

Why Guy Fieri Never Eats Before Filming Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Steve Jennings/Getty Images By Kalea Martin/Oct. 13, 2021 4:15 pm EST If you ever find yourself at a really great diner, drive-in, or dive restaurant, chances are that Guy Fieri has already been there. Since 2006, the celebrity chef and restaurateur has been traveling across America just to find the best eats in the country and share them with viewers....

Yum Yum Sauce Recipe By Jake Vigliotti/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 3:13 pm EST The hibachi style meal at Japanese restaurants is a lot of fun, even if it’s not exactly how anyone intended hibachi cooking to work in the US. Today, a trip to a Japanese restaurant is a show, with chefs slamming cooking utensils on a scorching hot grill and making flames shoot out of a ‘volcano’ onion. There are two types of folk that dine at a hibachi restaurant, those that get double white sauce and those that don’t know you can get double white sauce....

Burger King Just Took Its Rewards Program Nationwide. Here’s What You Need To Know Matthew Horwood/Getty Images By Gillie Houston/Sept. 2, 2021 6:47 pm EST While the debate over the best casual burger joint can be contentious — with strong opinions on the merits of each of the fast food heavy hitters — one thing just about every drive-thru frequenter can agree on is that the best kind of burger is a free one....

Burger King’s Big King Burger - What To Know Before Ordering Burger King on Facebook By Chase Shustack/Feb. 12, 2022 12:27 pm EST We’re still fresh into the year of 2022 and even as we’re settling into February, we know that big things are coming. Good or bad, all we know is that whatever’s coming around the bend is going to be something enormous. For Burger King, they know exactly what’s coming — and it’s going to one of the biggest, if not actually the biggest, items on the menu....

Claire Holt Shares Her Favorite Ways To Eat Nutella - Exclusive Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images By Kelsie Calderon/Feb. 4, 2022 3:07 pm EST If you’d love the chance to really tempt your sweet tooth, the perfect place to do so would have to be at the hub for all things hazelnut cocoa spread. Just this week, actress Claire Holt got to do just that. “I went to the Nutella Café in Chicago, which was a childhood dream,” she told us during an exclusive interview....

Gordon Ramsay Makes Mouths Water With Gingerbread Pudding DFree/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Jan. 17, 2022 9:30 am EST When visiting celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Asian-inspired restaurant, Lucky Cat, in the center of London’s fashionable Mayfair district, you might think his inspiration was to build something that would tap into tastebuds and look amazing in pictures. Lucky Cat takes its ambiance from underground jazz dens out of 1930s Tokyo, which, according to the restaurant’s designer, sought to “challenge stereotypes of Japan being very formal and strict architecturally” (via ArchiPanic)....

Gravy Shortcuts, Ranked Worst To Best Charles Brutlag/Shutterstock By Lauren DeMello/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:11 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gravy seems like one of the simplest additions to any meal, but making it from scratch can be anything but simple. Achieving that perfect consistency and texture can prove difficult for many. Frankly, most of us don’t have time to be making gravy from scratch, and we want easy ways to make our food taste rich and comforting all year round (not just on Thanksgiving)....

Here’s How Much Julia Child Initially Made For Each Episode Of The French Chef George Rose/Getty By Hope Ngo/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 1:08 pm EST Julia Child first appeared as a guest in a book review program for educational TV called “I’ve Been Reading.” But when she showed WGBH audiences how to cook an omelet live, she struck a chord with viewers, and a star was born. From the moment she first appeared as the star of her own show, viewers knew they were seeing something different in the budding television chef....

Here’s Where Ina Garten Will ‘Spend A Snowy Day In NYC’ Andy Kropa/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Updated: Jan. 29, 2022 6:59 pm EST A pretty intense nor’easter hit New York City this weekend, with the New York Post reporting that the city could see up to a foot of snow before Mother Nature has the final say. In fact, with the temperature not expected to climb beyond 20 degrees Fahrenheit, Ina Garten has taken to social media to share how she plans to spend this chilly snow day in the Big Apple — and it looks pretty cozy....

Julia Child’s Coq Au Vin Recipe With A Twist Jennine Bryant/Mashed By Jennine Rye AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 2, 2021 5:01 pm EST If you’ve ever tried coq au vin, chances are it was made with a nice red wine and was prepared for you at a restaurant by a skilled chef. As a result, this very traditional French dish scares off many home cooks, but don’t worry: Julia Child believed in you when she put together her recipe for the classic....

Kit Kat Is Ready For Valentine’s Day With These 2 New Flavors karen roach/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Jan. 12, 2022 3:32 pm EST It may feel as though you just took down your Christmas decorations, but Valentine’s Day is already around the corner. While many people view February 14 as a commercial or even fake holiday, there’s a lot to love about Valentine’s Day. Whether you are single, casually dating, or in a serious relationship, everyone around the world gets to celebrate a day that’s all about love....

Mary J. Blige’s Favorite Desserts Are Sweet And Simple DFree/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Feb. 16, 2022 1:54 pm EST Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige’s go-to desserts are about as sweet as her Super Bowl LVI halftime performance, which had many of us dancing in our seats. Whether you watched the show at SoFi Stadium or at home on the couch, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul may have had you wishing you were part of the California house party that also featured Dr....

Pepsi’s 2 New Soda Shop Flavors Will Get You Nostalgic Nixx Photography/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Sept. 10, 2021 11:10 am EST On Friday, September 10, Pepsi announced the launch of two new flavors guaranteed to give you all kinds of nostalgic feels. Reminiscent of classic soda shop flavors, Pepsi created a “soda shop cream soda” and “soda shop black cherry.” Starting September 20, customers will be able to purchase both Pepsi-Cola Soda Shop flavors nationwide in 20-oz bottles and 12-oz cans....

Pumpkin Bread Pudding With Caramel Sauce Recipe Erin Johnson/Mashed By Erin Johnson AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 15, 2021 11:05 am EST If you were trying to capture the taste of autumn in a dish, what ingredients might you include? Perhaps some pumpkin puree might come to mind, or maybe fall-themed spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Certain nuts have a very autumnal feel, and perhaps even a dash of some bourbon?...

The Beautiful Tea Trend That’s Taking Over TikTok Instagram By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 9:25 am EST TikTok has been a productive outlet for people who have enough time on their hands to come up with creative ways to serve food and beverages. The video-sharing platform has already given us the bottled Starbucks Frappuccino hack and the Chick-fil-A nugget salad, to name two of many, many viral food trends....

The Rock’s Tequila Brand Just Broke A Huge Record Joe Seer/Shutterstock By Jen Peng/Jan. 24, 2022 7:55 pm EST In the last few years, the celebrity spirits business became an oversaturated one, with seemingly every other celebrity launching or lending their name to a beverage or brand — there are so many celebrity wine and spirit brands these days that there’s even an app, GrapeStars, to keep track of it all, according to Esquire....

The TV Show Andrew Zimmern Wants To Bring Back Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Jan. 5, 2022 12:45 am EST Fans of cooking shows are very likely to recognize Andrew Zimmern. He’s well-known for “Bizarre Foods,” and Zimmern has said that “Family Dinner” is one of the best TV shows that he’s made. While some fans probably can’t wait to see what Zimmern does in the future, plenty might also hope to see some of his discontinued shows return to the screen....

The Untold Truth Of Almond Joy Keith Homan/Shutterstock By Emily Monaco/Dec. 17, 2021 9:22 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you love coconut and chocolate, you’re almost certainly a Mounds or Almond Joy fan. Or why not both? These candy bar classics, developed by the same company, have long been favorites in the grocery store candy aisle. The former, invented in the 1920s, paved the way for the latter, made with milk chocolate and almonds....