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Ree Drummond Says She’s ‘Embarrassingly Bad’ At Making This Food Bobby Bank/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Feb. 13, 2022 5:23 pm EST Ree Drummond has had humble roots in her pathway to stardom. It all started with a passion project, a cooking and food blog that was only meant to be viewed by close friends and loved ones. However, one fateful day, the Pawhuska, Oklahoma resident posted an entry about how to properly cook a steak and it took off online (via The Daily Meal)....

Secrets Taco Bell Doesn’t Want You To Know By Jake Vigliotti/Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 2:01 pm EST There aren’t many people left in America who haven’t made a run for the border. It’s hard to believe that there was a time that Mexican food in the U.S. was as exotic as Ethiopian cuisine is today. Like it or not, you can thank Taco Bell for taking an “exotic” cuisine and spreading it across the drive-thrus of America....

The Best And Worst Food Trends Of 2021 Katheryn Moran/Shutterstock By Clara Zervigon/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 1:42 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From coronavirus variants to supply chain issues, vaccines and the ability to hug our loved ones again, our rapidly evolving world saw a host of new challenges and achievements in 2021. All of 2021’s many changes affected the way we walk through the world, including how we interact with the foodscape....

The Healthiest Fast Food Chains In The U.S. PhotoDictionary/Shutterstock By Lauren DeMello/Jan. 24, 2022 5:59 pm EST Eating healthy at a fast food restaurant may seem impossible, but the truth is, many fast food and fast casual chains are broadening their menus to include healthier items. As more and more consumers go plant-based and the demand for vegan and vegetarian options increases, it only makes sense for these chains to provide more health-conscious items....

The Massive Change A Viral TikTok Caused At This Japanese Restaurant XanderSt/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 7, 2021 11:28 am EST Never underestimate the power of the internet. A Denver-based Japanese eatery called Domo was in for a surprise after a clip featuring the restaurant achieved viral status on TikTok, The Denver Channel reports. The video, which was less than a minute long, offered glimpses into what eating at Domo looks like....

The Truth About Deneise White From Worst Cooks In America Season 24 John Lamparski/Getty Images By Justina Huddleston/Jan. 4, 2022 9:52 am EST Whenever we flub a recipe, burn the toast, or accidentally cook pasta way past al dente, there’s one thing that is sure to make the kitchen chaos a bit better: Watching the latest season of “Worst Cooks in America.” The reality cooking competition, hosted by Anne Burrell and, for season 24, Cliff Crooks, focuses on contestants who consistently fail in the kitchen....

The Untold Truth Of First Watch Twitter By Sarah Kuta/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:08 pm EST First Watch is the brunch and breakfast restaurant chain that’s sweeping the nation — literally. This increasingly popular fast-casual chain specializes in healthy, made-to-order dishes using the freshest ingredients available, like cage-free eggs, avocados, and whole-grain bread. In addition to using nutritious ingredients, First Watch doesn’t have any deep fat fryers or heat lamps in its kitchens, either, so you won’t leave the restaurant feeling tired or weighed down by a heavy meal....

These Table Manners Are More Practical Than Posh Suzanne Tucker/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Jan. 12, 2022 4:54 pm EST Dining etiquette rules may sometimes come across as snobby or elitist. Whether or not you’ve been formally trained in those manners, some eating customs are just practical, common-sense approaches to making the people around you feel more at ease. We can all agree that chewing food with your mouth open or audibly smacking your food is, at the very least, unattractive and distracting....

This Baseball Team Might Have Been Cursed By Colonel Sanders’ Ghost Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images By Chase Shustack/Nov. 17, 2021 1:06 pm EST America’s pastime has long been associated with curses and superstitions. Baseball, for some reason or another, has been the target of legendary myths, cursed players, and general bad mojo. While this may sound nothing more than another urban legend based off of pop culture like James Dean’s supposedly cursed Porsche 550 Spyder or movies that are so cursed that those working on them die a horrible death, these infamous outfield curses may be more than meets the eye....

This Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Flop Only Existed For A Year Arne Beruldsen/Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Sept. 15, 2021 7:29 pm EST Ice cream flavors come and go as trends change, so it’s no surprise that sometimes what might have seemed like a good idea ends up not succeeding, even in an industry as whimsical as ice cream. Over the years, Ben & Jerry’s has created tons of flavors, breathing life into the ice cream world with their interesting combinations that we all know and love today (Phish Food, we love you)....

This Might Be The Best Way To Use Leftover Pasta Sauce Goskova Tatiana/Shutterstock By Olivia Bria/Sept. 24, 2021 3:23 pm EST It can be hard to meal prep, especially when you have no idea what to fill those meals with. Pasta is normally a quick and easy solution to that problem. After all, in our minds, there are two main food groups: pasta and cheese. There is definitely a way to make the perfect plate of pasta, whether you prefer traditional penne alla vodka, creamy chicken alfredo, or a nostalgic bowl of mac and cheese....

This Prep Step Can Change The Way Vegetables Taste Inside Creative House/Shutterstock By Justine Lee/Nov. 16, 2021 4:54 pm EST In professional kitchens, when you’re told to cut a carrot into a fine dice or julienne a potato, you better listen. That request isn’t just a tedious task assigned to line and prep cooks, but a driving force behind the aesthetics of a dish, which is as quintessential to the head chef’s vision as how the dish actually tastes (via The National)....

This Was The Biggest Barbecue In World History Fabrizio Misson/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Oct. 18, 2021 3:39 pm EST Asado, a specific style of South American barbecue, calls for beef covered with chimichurri sauce and cooked on a grill (via The Manual). According to a BBC article, this form of barbecue is particularly popular in Argentina; in fact, the city of La Pampa won the honors of placement in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2011 for the biggest barbecue, grilling about 10....

What Is Boba Tea And Is It Nutritious? Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin AND Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 2:02 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You may know boba as the fun and — let’s be real — aesthetically pleasing drink all over social media. Boba tea may be trending these days, but it isn’t a new beverage. In fact, it’s been around for nearly 40 years....

What You Should Absolutely Never Order At Applebee’s Scott Olson/Getty Images By Steven John/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 9:42 am EST The first Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar restaurant opened in 1980 in Atlanta, GA. But it wasn’t called that until 1986 — initially the restaurant had the rather ponderous name T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs. And in fact, the founders, married couple T.J. and Bill Palmer, considered both the names Cinnamon’s or Pepper’s, passing on those only because they were already taken by other businesses registered in Georgia....

Why Twitter Wants You To Boycott IHOP IHOP/Facebook By Maria Scinto/Dec. 13, 2021 4:21 pm EST IHOP isn’t a chain known for its political stances. Although Vox Media reveals that the parent company, Dine Equity, donates more to Republican candidates than Democrat ones, they say this is true of most corporate donors. For the most part, as far as IHOP is concerned, the only public statements the chain typically makes tend to be along the lines of “eat more pancakes....

19 Casual Restaurants Open On Thanksgiving Day JeniFoto/Shutterstock By T.S. Lowry/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 2:08 pm EST There’s so much to love about this time of year, from the music, to the holiday deals, to getting together with your loved ones. And if you’re anything like us, that also includes enjoying an all-out feast on turkey day. Unfortunately, not everyone has the time or energy to put on a clinic in a kitchen, just for the turkey to possibly come out dry....

What Brazilian jiu-jitsu really meant to Bourdain Mike Coppola/Getty Images It’s known that Anthony Bourdain stayed fit by practicing jiu-jitsu nearly every day of the last few years of his life (via The New Yorker). On Reddit, he gave people a more unfiltered look at what the sport meant to him. In u/NooYawkCity’s first post, he wrote, “I’ve been training about a year, and only recently gotten solidly hooked. … Now it’s an obsession....

Bobby Flay’s Shrimp And Roasted Garlic Tamale Recipe With A Twist Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 30, 2021 2:22 pm EST When you think of Bobby Flay, his grilling prowess may be the first thing that comes to mind. Others will always associate Flay with Southwestern fare (because the restaurant that put him on the map was New York City’s Mesa Grill). And some, of course, know the chef in both contexts....

Brownie Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:47 am EST “Be warned,” says chef, food writer, and registered dietician Kristen Carli of Camelback Nutrition & Wellness, “these will go fast!” In fact, she spent more time working on this recipe than the brownies themselves had before being consumed. “My neighbors gobbled these up in minutes,” Carli reported, but considering they only require about 20 minutes of hands-on work and less than a half hour baking, that’s Okay....