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The Popular Seafood Dish Red Lobster Invented Bloomberg/Getty Images By Ceara Milligan/Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 10:12 am EST If you’re craving a quality seafood dinner but don’t feel like dressing to the nines or breaking the bank, Red Lobster has your back. The restaurant chain has been serving delicious comfort foods to hungry customers of all walks of life for nearly a century. Over the years, Red Lobster has broken boundaries not only by creating new dishes that have become American staples, but also by welcoming people of all socioeconomic statuses to its tables....

The Secret Ingredient Responsible For Jif Peanut Butter’s Great Taste Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 4:06 pm EST Are you eagerly hungering after Jif’s squeezable, 13 oz peanut butter pouch (via Flexible Packaging)? The squeezable peanut butter pouch, set to be released in July 2020, is undeniably the perfect product for all of us who have been desperately looking for an easier way to spread peanut butter on their PB&J....

The Shady Business That Used To Be Behind Kraft Foods TonelsonProductions/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Sept. 26, 2021 6:40 pm EST You shouldn’t sell cigarettes to children. But if you primarily sell cigarettes, you should try expanding your portfolio to include mac and cheese. That’s what Altria Group, which was once known as Marlboro cigarette company Philip Morris, did between 1988 and 2007. As The Motley Fool reports, Altria actually bought General Foods in 1985 because rival cigarette maker Reynold’s American had acquired Nabisco....

The Untold Truth Of Pat Neely Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images By Brent Furdyk/Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 12:40 pm EST Pat Neely entered the restaurant business early on, just 23 when he opened his first Memphis restaurant. As Neely’s bio notes, the next two decades saw that restaurant, Neely’s Bar-B-Que, grow into one of the city’s best-known eateries, earning the title of “Best BBQ in Memphis” in 1997 along with coverage (which featured Neely himself) on NBC’s “Today....

The Unusual Thanksgiving Travel Story Behind This Butterball Turkey Bloomberg/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Nov. 25, 2021 11:30 am EST On November 23, Politico correspondent Meridith McGraw was passing through security at Reagan National Airport in Virginia. Everything seemed status quo; travelers put their purses and luggage on the belt and took out their laptops to be placed in plastic bins. Then McGraw turned to see something she just hadn’t quite expected: a whole turkey, still in its wrapper and with netting around it, passing along through the X-ray conveyor belt....

This Fruit Hack Will Make Your Christmas Tree Smell Delicious Eliz A/Shutterstock By Katie Lenhardt/Dec. 5, 2021 10:19 am EST Lately, prices have been going up on everything from gas to groceries, making for a tight budget for the holidays this year. But, we found a holiday hack that will save your wallet, dress up your tree, and fill your home with a seasonal aroma to remind you that it really is the most wonderful time of the year....

This Instagrammer Has Vowed To Eat Raw Meat Until He Dies Alexander Raths/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 7:29 pm EST Chris Erm is the popular Instagrammer behind the Raw Meat Experiment, a project that involves him eating raw meat and unpasteurized dairy products until he either dies of bacteria or unlocks the secret to immortality. As he jokes on his Insta page, “Seeing if I live for five days or 500 years....

This Virtual Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru Has TikTok Divided Jarrett Homan/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Dec. 14, 2021 1:46 pm EST The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just make companies pivot. They had to spin, twirl, and back-handspring to keep business going somewhat as usual. Perhaps nothing illustrates this better than a video that shows a Chick-fil-A worker doing her job from the comfort of her own bedroom. Originally uploaded in February by searchforthevibe, the video was reposted to TikTok on December 9 by alesander025....

This Was The Most Popular McDonald’s Order Of 2021 8th.creator/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Dec. 16, 2021 3:58 pm EST As a fast food company with an established presence in different parts of the world, McDonald’s has managed to make an impression among its fans who continue to cheer for its popular menu items. According to Reader’s Digest, some of the most successful dishes at McDonald’s that have appealed to customers in the past include the McGriddles breakfast sandwich, the Double Cheeseburger, the Egg McMuffin, the Happy Meal, and the Big Mac....

TikTok Is Not Surprised By This Chick-Fil-A Staffing Claim TonelsonProductions/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Sept. 10, 2021 2:16 pm EST One of the biggest stories this summer has been the inability of restaurants and fast food chains alike to attract and retain workers during a global pandemic. A TikTok video uploaded by @adrielterrazas at the end of July illustrates this well. In it, teenagers operate a Chick-fil-A to the tune “I am a Survivor....

TikTok Is Shocked To Find What’s In This Grandparent’s Freezer Ahanov Michael/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/Sept. 29, 2021 10:26 am EST No matter how organized you are, eventually, everyone has the experience of coming across an item or two in their freezer that they forgot was in there — perhaps that quarter bag of frozen corn that got tucked into the back corner, or a lone chicken breast that has long become freezer burned....

Why LaCroix Was Once Illegal In Massachusetts LaCroix/Facebook By Julia Mullaney/Dec. 29, 2021 8:43 am EST LaCroix is best known for its sweet flavors and bright cans. The carbonated beverage has actually been around since 1981. It was first invented by Wisconsin’s G. Heileman Brewing Company (per Healthyish), but was eventually acquired by Florida-based National Beverage Corporation back in 2002. LaCroix’s cans are hard to miss in the grocery store, and there’s a good reason why: It was their main source for marketing back when National Beverage first acquired the brand....

Why Some People Were Offended By This Nigella Lawson Pasta Name landmarkmedia/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Nov. 1, 2021 1:50 pm EST A truly global menu is full of dish names that range from the whimsical — think the British leftover veg dish known as “bubble and squeak” or the eyebrow-raising dessert “spotted dick” – to the descriptive, such as the 30-ingredient Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (via Taste Atlas). So no one batted an eye when British chef Nigella Lawson first offered up her take on the quick and easy “alla puttanesca” pasta sauce and called it “slut sauce....

A shady Starbucks move Manu Padilla/Shutterstock According to Al Jazeera, three key Starbucks locations in Buffalo, New York, have led the charge to unionize the business across America. The corporation just temporarily closed two key Buffalo cafes that helped spearhead the movement, per Vice. Starbucks claims the closures don’t relate to the collectivization effort — one location shuttered for an alleged remodel, while the corporation plans to use the other as a training facility for Starbucks employees....

Why This Snack Food Giant Is Being Sued Over An Oreo Flavor Mehaniq/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Dec. 9, 2021 12:44 pm EST Oreo and its parent company, Mondelez International, have courted controversy and lawsuits for years. Back in 2018, Hydrox filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission accusing Oreo of displacing their cookies on store shelves across the country, as posted on their Facebook. About two years later, according to Top Class Actions, a judge also threw out a class action lawsuit against Oreo after some consumers claimed the cookies misled buyers by stating that the product contains real cocoa....

Zesty Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cake) Recipe Tommy Leung/Mashed By Tommy Leung AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 11:16 am EST Craving for tteokbokki but you’re miles and miles away from Korea? Fear not! Recipe developer Tommy Leung made a tteokbokki recipe that is super-easy to follow. “It’s a super-delicious chewy and comforting dish!” says Leung. According to him, the other name for this spicy dish is dak galbi, where “dak” means chicken and “galbi” means ribs....

11 Canned Chili Brands, Ranked Worst To Best Julia Mikhaylova/Shutterstock By Becki Robins/Oct. 14, 2021 11:39 am EST Chili is the ultimate American comfort food. It’s so popular, in fact, that canned food makers long ago jumped on the chili bandwagon hoping to make a little money off the fact that a good pot of chili requires hours of chopping, frying, and simmering. Why do all that work when you can just pop open a can?...

15 Powerade Flavors, Ranked Worst To Best TonelsonProductions/Shutterstock By Kori Ellis/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 4:15 pm EST Powerade is one of the undisputed leaders in the sports drink universe. Since hitting the market in 1988, their focus has been providing an effective and satisfying way to rehydrate and replenish your body with the electrolytes that you lose as you sweat during exercise or other rigorous activities. These days, Powerade has a variety of tasty flavors that can help you stay hydrated so that you never need to skip a beat and can keep doing what you love to do....

21 Popular Carrabba’s Menu Items Ranked From Worst To Best Ken Wolter/Shutterstock By Samantha Maxwell/Oct. 5, 2021 1:17 pm EST When it comes to common American restaurants, some spots like Olive Garden are almost universally derided as having less-than-delicious food. However, that doesn’t have to be the case at every Italian dining place, even when it comes to the ubiquitous chain joints. One Italian chain restaurant specifically offers a wide variety of delicious dishes everyone in your family is likely to love: Carrabba’s Italian Grill....

25% Think This Is The Worst Way To Cook A Thanksgiving Turkey Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 10, 2021 2:49 pm EST When you think of Thanksgiving, you likely think of a beautiful dinner shared with family and friends. Platters of mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, and stuffing cover practically every inch of the table. There are drinks before the meal and pies waiting for after. And the centerpiece? A golden-brown, aromatic, perfectly roasted turkey....