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What Ina Garten Thinks Cooking Is Really About Manny Carabel/Getty By Nancy Mock/Nov. 13, 2021 9:56 am EST The new “Julia” documentary looks at the life and influence of Julia Child, who starred in “The French Chef” television show and authored many cookbooks, the most influential of which was her first: “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” The much-anticipated film features many familiar faces, including chef José Andrés, food writer Ruth Reichl, author and culinary instructor Anne Willan, and chef Marcus Samuelsson, as well as figures close to Child such as her former television colleagues, friends, and family members....

What You’re Really Eating When You Order Subway’s Veggie Patty Prachana Thong-on/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Dec. 1, 2021 3:17 pm EST Subway is the home of the footlong sub, delightfully chewy cookies, and now, a Veggie Patty for sandwiches. Not long ago, it was a lot harder to enjoy fast food restaurants if you didn’t eat meat — there just weren’t many options. But there’s been a recent push to create more variety in the menu offerings of popular restaurants so they can be enjoyed by people with dietary restrictions....

Whatever Happened To Haagen-Dazs Black Walnut Ice Cream? Haagen-Dazs By Molly Clark/Nov. 4, 2021 2:02 pm EST We’re all devastated when our favorite ice cream flavors retire, so much so that the ice cream industry has capitalized on our sorrow. Ben & Jerry’s even has its very own flavor graveyard at its Vermont headquarters, where you can physically visit your beloved retired flavors’ tombstones. But it is the loss of one particular ice cream flavor that has aficionados and nut lovers alike mourning: Haagen-Dazs’ discontinued Black Walnut....

Why Colonel Sanders Once Sued KFC For Over $100 Million Leila Grossman/Getty Images By James Lewis/Dec. 21, 2021 8:18 am EST Fast food meals are noted for their convenient simplicity –- it’s all in the name, after all. KFC undeniably excels at producing quick and easy snacks for people around the world, but its beginnings were anything but straightforward. According to FundingUniverse, it took KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders decades before he was able to get the legendary firm off the ground....

Why You Should Be Eating Black Seed Oil Halil ibrahim mescioglu/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/Nov. 9, 2021 4:45 pm EST If you haven’t heard of black seed oil, you could be missing out. This healthy oil is starting to become more popular, and is rising in ranks to reach the likes of olive oil and avocado oil. However, it’s usually eaten in capsule or seed form, per WebMD. The oil has several uses, including potentially lowering cholesterol and protecting the brain from aging....

You May Want To Think Twice Before You Boil Crab. Here’s Why Sam Mase/Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/Nov. 1, 2021 4:01 pm EST If you’re going to cook crab or lobster, you simply boil it — alive. It’s one of the less tasteful and more unsavory sides of the culinary world that many diners have simply grown accustomed to, so much so that it feels commonplace. However, studies are showing that you may want to think twice before you boil your seafood for your next crab boil or lobster dinner....

21% Of People Think Ina Garten Can’t Cook, According To A Recent Poll Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/Dec. 24, 2021 3:27 pm EST Ina Garten is arguably best known for her show “Barefoot Contessa” on the Food Network, but we’d like to think of her as America’s fun aunt or grandma who always brings the life to the party. She even kept us smiling throughout the pandemic when she posted a video to her Instagram page, showing everyone how to make a giant Cosmopolitan suitable for drinking at any hour of the day....

5-Ingredient Copycat McDonald’s Sausage McMuffin With Egg Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 11:29 am EST McDonald’s Egg McMuffin has been a part of our breakfast repertoire for as long as we can remember. It’s packed full of flavor without being too heavy or filling, and it’s one of the easiest grab-and-go breakfast sandwiches to eat while driving into the office. We were stoked when McDonald’s announced our favorite breakfast treat would be available all day long (and then devastated when we learned the fast-food restaurant might get rid of all-day breakfast)....

Betty Crocker Wants To Feature Your Recipe On Their Packaging Bloomberg/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 3:22 pm EST Happy Birthday, Betty Crocker! According to a press release provided to Mashed, the famous company behind those expert cake mixes, brownie batter, frosting cans, and even boxes of Hamburger Helper has reached its centennial, turning 100 years old this fall. To celebrate this momentous 100th birthday, the brand has divulged they will run a special #CallMeBettyCrocker contest just for its biggest fans....

Bobby Flay Is Basically The ‘Butterball Hotline’ For This Marvel Star DFree/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Nov. 16, 2021 2:56 pm EST If you are a plumber, friends and family will likely ask you to look at their leaky sink. If you are Bobby Flay, you will inevitably be asked for cooking advice. In practice, this means that many people call Bobby Flay for help when making meals. In the latest episode of the iHeart podcast, “Alway Hungry with Bobby Flay and Sophie Flay,” the celebrity chef’s daughter noted that lots of calls always come in every Thanksgiving....

Duff Goldman Isn’t Impressed With Twitter’s Baking Show Pitch Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Lisa Curran Matte/Aug. 31, 2021 1:31 pm EST Sometimes we want glitz and glam and sprinkles and unicorns. And sometimes we yearn for the simpler things in life. Based on one user’s Tweet to the Food Network and cake artist extraordinaire Duff Goldman, we’re guessing they were feeling the latter. As they wrote, “@FoodNetwork @duffgoldman I’d love to see a cake competition using only cake and icing....

Dunkin’ Coffee Is More High-Quality Than You Thought septian intizom armedi/Shutterstock By Melissa Richter/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:27 pm EST What words generally come to mind when thinking about Dunkin’ Donuts coffee? Do you think premium, superior, and gourmet, or are you more likely to think fast, convenient, and inexpensive? Well, the good news is there is no reason to choose, as Dunkin’ Donuts is as serious about their coffee as they are about their famous donuts....

Gordon Ramsay Can’t Decide What He Would Eat For His Last Meal DFree/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Dec. 8, 2021 2:43 pm EST Well-known celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has strong opinions on all things related to food. The one thing he greatly dislikes? Food served on flights. He told Refinery29 in an interview that he always avoids eating the dishes that are served on planes. He explained, “I worked for airlines for ten years, so I know where this food’s been and where it goes, and how long it took before it got on board....

Instagram Is Psyched To Try Padma Lakshmi’s Chipotle Coleslaw Recipe Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty By Sophia Lo/Jan. 27, 2022 9:05 am EST Celerity chef Padma Lakshmi shares recipes, modeling photos, and personal life snippets with her 1.2 million Instagram followers. But what many of us truly appreciate is when our favorite chefs show us how to prepare delicious, savory, and easy dishes, step-by-step. Thankfully, Lakshmi’s Instagram delivers on that, too. A prime example of this is a seven-minute-long detailed video she shared with Instagram for a chipotle coleslaw — and it has our tastebuds ready to go....

Instagram Is Stepping Up To Solve This Wendy’s Math Challenge Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Dec. 14, 2021 5:21 am EST You might think Wendy’s has social media posts down to a science, but apparently, it’s actually math. The home of the Breakfast Baconator sent some brains to spinning recently, thanks to a pretty atypical Instagram post for a fast food joint. So if you always wanted a little light mathematics to go with your social media and chili-covered baked potato, Wendy’s had your back that day....

Popular Longhorn Menu Items, Ranked Worst To Best Bloomberg/Getty Images By Samantha Maxwell/Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 11:05 am EST LongHorn Steakhouse may not be known as the fanciest spot to snag a steak in the world, but if you’re looking for a relatively affordable meat-filled meal, then it may be just the place for you. Of course, this place serves a wide selection of steaks, but it offers so much more than that too....

Read This Before Freezing Clam Chowder Foodio/Shutterstock By Amanda Mann/Feb. 9, 2022 12:05 pm EST Clam chowder has been around since the New England Pilgrims, USA Today’s 10 Best reports. And while it’s a staple for those who live in the northeastern part of the United States and has many East Coast variations, it also has a fan base that stretches well beyond those boundaries. What makes chowder, chowder? According to Merriam-Webster....

Reddit Wishes Food Network Shows Would Learn From School Of Chocolate YouTube By Molly Clark/Jan. 20, 2022 11:41 am EST On Netflix’s recently debuted competition cooking show, “School of Chocolate,” contestants have the opportunity to learn from Amaury Guichon, a pastry chef and chocolatier who creates elaborate, seemingly impossible sculptures out of chocolate. After a thorough education on the art of pastry, Guichon rose to fame on social media, according to the Mediterranean Gastronomy Academy, garnering 5....

Ruby Tuesday’s New Menu Item Is Perfect For Philly Cheesesteak Fans Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Cristine Struble/Sept. 30, 2021 12:31 pm EST While a 50th anniversary celebration might be golden, Ruby Tuesday is celebrating 50 years with tasty new menu items. One notable new menu item is the Big Philly Cheeseburger. Although guests do not have to know the whiz or without whiz lingo, this new menu item continues the Ruby Tuesday tradition of bigger, bolder burgers that have been a menu staple since 1972....

Simple Candy Corn Cupcakes Recipe Jessica Morone/Mashed By Jessica Morone AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 29, 2021 10:52 am EST There’s no better way to get into the fall mood than by eating candy corn and enjoying things that are colored orange and yellow. These wonderful candy corn cupcakes combine the taste of moist cupcakes with the look of fall candy corn, and the result is nothing short of perfection — as is the taste!...