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Everything We Know About Guy Fieri’s Restaurant Hustle Sequel Steve Jennings/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Dec. 31, 2021 5:45 pm EST With the holidays taking over our consciousness, you might have forgotten that Guy Fieri’s new documentary feature launched this week. Fortunately, chef pal Marcus Samuelsson didn’t forget to send off a Tweet on December 28 to remind everyone: “The restaurant industry continues to be hit hard by the pandemic, so I’m grateful to my good friend @GuyFieri for doing a follow-up to his amazing #RestaurantHustle documentary....

Everything We Know About The World’s First Carbon-Neutral Cheese Timmary/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Jan. 25, 2022 2:26 pm EST Like many other factors, your choice in foods dictates how much carbon and methane you contribute to the atmosphere, but not every food comes with the same footprint. According to Insider, lamb and beef agriculture and consumption create the highest amount of greenhouse emissions, but chicken, canned tuna, farmed salmon, and even potatoes can also be damaging to the environment....

Gordon Ramsay’s Restaurants Ranked From Worst To Best Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 1:03 pm EST Gordon Ramsay fans are well aware of his high standards in the kitchen. Most of Ramsay’s TV shows — “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Kitchen Nightmares,” “The F Word,” among others — entail him becoming so passionate about food that he starts screaming to get his point across. Meat and pasta must be cooked perfectly, sauces must be seasoned, and textures, across the board, must be ideal....

Here’s What Wolfgang Puck Really Served At The Oscars Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 3:29 pm EST Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is exceptionally skilled. In fact, he’s so talented that he has been preparing meals for the Academy Awards for several years. According to GQ, Puck prioritizes comfort food at the awards ceremony every time. And the chef has a good explanation for this: He said that many stars don’t get the chance to eat well when they’re prepping for the day....

How Martha Stewart Helped With The Rise Of Newman’s Own Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Kathryn Shelton/Nov. 5, 2021 3:45 pm EST Martha Stewart may have given rise to domestic creativity, but wasn’t always a legend in cooking and crafting. After earning her degree in European and architectural history from Barnard College, she worked as a stockbroker until 1972, when she moved to Connecticut and embarked on a career in catering. One of her early clients (and neighbors) was none other than Paul Newman....

Kids Menu Items You Should Never Order For Your Child Shutterstock By Maria Cristina Lalonde/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 6:47 pm EST Whether seated at a super fancy Italian bistro, a roadside diner, or an airport Chili’s, there’s a good chance you can guess what’s on the kids menu without even looking: some version of chicken fingers, a burger, grilled cheese (or, if it’s a Mexican restaurant, a quesadilla), personal pizzas (cheese or pepperoni), and macaroni and cheese....

Kraft Macaroni And Cheese Goes By A Different Name In Canada Aline Ponce/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Updated: Sept. 24, 2021 1:04 pm EST Few meals are easier to whip up or more fun to eat than a piping hot bowl of mac and cheese. If you’re going for store-bought, one of the most iconic, nostalgic brands of the bright yellow pasta delight is Kraft. Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of devouring Kraft Macaroni & Cheese can attest to the fact that even though the powdered cheese element is a bit of a mystery, the end result is a creamy, delicious, heartwarming, saucy delight when mixed with hot water (or optional butter and milk)....

Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond Talks Holiday Meal Prep, Decorations, And Mashed Potatoes - Exclusive Interview The Pioneer Woman By Steven John/Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 11:12 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ree Drummond, better known to her millions of fans as The Pioneer Woman, is perhaps more accurately referred to these days as The Very Busy Woman. Not only has she just released another new line of “Pioneer Woman” branded cookware and kitchen tools, seasonal decor, linens, and other home goods as part of a partnership with Walmart — this one is a winter/Christmas themed Holiday Collection — but she also released a new cookbook just this past fall....

Pumpkin Curry Sauce Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 27, 2021 8:26 am EST Whenever the calendar ticks over to September, suddenly grocery stores are covered in pumpkin this, that, and the other thing. For the most part, many of these pumpkin offerings are sweet ones. The very first pumpkin dish most of us ever tried, after all, was likely to have been pumpkin pie, so we’ve long associated pumpkin flavor with sugar as well as cinnamon and nutmeg....

Starbucks Employees Will Refuse This Drink Request Grand Warszawski/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Sept. 19, 2021 2:32 pm EST Starbucks employees are usually pretty agreeable. They’ll answer your questions about drinks, ensure you’ve ordered something you’ll like, and make it to your liking. They’re also known for being pretty accommodating when it comes to the so-called “secret menu.” (P.S. the menu isn’t actually a secret, it’s more just a series of customer-created drinks you can ask for so long as you know the recipe....

The Important Job Paul McCartney Has For Holiday Meals Kate Green/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 12:28 pm EST When you think of Paul McCartney, the first thing that comes to mind is likely not related to cooking — you probably know him from his time as one of the iconic members of The Beatles. But more recently, he’s been working on a documentary as well as some biographical books containing lyrics and stories about the band (via NPR)....

The Most Popular Way To Eat Eggs In The UK, According To Survey NP27/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Oct. 7, 2021 8:48 am EST Whichever way they are cooked or how many of them are eaten at one time, we don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say the world loves eggs. They are used as a main ingredient, mixed into salads, baked into pastries, and in some parts of the world like the UK, they’re even pickled in jars with vinegar....

The Real Reason McDonald’s Is Pulling Salads From 3,000 Restaurants Getty Images By Whitney Coy/Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 12:16 pm EST Anyone hungry for a fast food salad in the Midwest will have to look beyond the Golden Arches, at least for the time being. McDonald’s has temporarily removed salads from the menus of more than 3,000 restaurants in 14 states as a precaution after a multi-state outbreak of cyclospora that may be linked to the salads....

The Surprising Reason Multiple Jim Beam Warehouses Have Been Destroyed Shutterstock By Shawna Cory/Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 2:03 pm EST If you’re a whiskey drinker, there’s no doubt you’re familiar with Jim Beam. The inexpensive, yet tasty American bourbon is a staple behind nearly every bar. In 2020, Forbes reported that, globally, the distillery sells around 10 million cases of their classic, white label bottles each year, making it the world’s most popular bourbon by a landslide....

The Untold Truth Of Julia Star Sarah Lancashire Wpa Pool/Getty Images By Kate Hagan Gallup/Oct. 12, 2021 3:28 pm EST Born Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire in Lancashire, England in 1964, this talented actress has been entertaining audiences since she was a teen (via IMDB). The only girl of 4 children, Lancashire has an older brother, younger brother, and also a twin. Her parents are Geoffrey and Hilda Lancashire. According to a Sunday Mirror UK interview republished on Tumblr, she describes the family dynamic as, “My three brothers were all quite intellectual, while I was a bit dippy as a child....

These 5 States Purchase The Least Amount Of Candy Corn Maglara/Shutterstock By Maria Faller/Oct. 2, 2021 8:07 pm EST The fall season brings so much to enjoy. There’s picturesque foliage, sweater weather, spooky movies, and, quite controversially, the return of candy corn. Candy corn, per Business Insider, is a far cry from actual corn. It has zero nutritional value, and is made with ingredients including salt, dextrose, artificial flavor, artificial coloring, and gelatin, which is an ingredient derived from animal hides and bones....

These Hawaiian Teas At Aldi Are Turning Heads Instagram By Kate Hagan Gallup/Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 11:36 am EST All we have to say is Boom Shaka yum! The newest iced teas to grace the shelves of Aldi are already making a splash. As Aldi superfan account @aldi.mademedoit shared with their followers on Instagram, “Literally these sound like the perfect summer drink. I grabbed the pineapple mint to try!! By the way my store had probably 20 plus boxes of this drink on the shelves!...

This Bizarre Starbucks Order Combines ‘Every Juice And Tea’ ARTISTBELLA/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Jan. 17, 2022 10:41 am EST Last year, a Starbucks barista tweeted about an unusual order that they received from a customer, explaining that the drink had an incredibly long list of ingredients. According to Fox News, the customer asked for a beverage with heavy cream, several bananas, extra caramel drizzle and whipped cream, extra cinnamon dolce topping, additional ice, seven pumps of dark caramel sauce, extra caramel crunch, honey blend, several pumps of Frappuccino Roast and Frappuccino chips combined with extra salted brown butter....

This Burger King Tweet Has Adele Fans Cracking Up DFree/Shutterstock By Joe Nasta/Oct. 15, 2021 1:26 pm EST In case you haven’t heard, Adele is gearing up to release her new album, “30.” Her new songs document her thought process and emotional journey as she decided to divorce her husband, which is sure to give her heartbroken fans plenty of ballads and bangers to fill their post-breakup Spotify playlists. As the Grammy winner prepares to share her emotional tracks with us, she has been opening up about what the divorce was like, how healthy habits and support from her friends have helped her through the difficult time, and what it feels like to move forward in a powerful way (via The Mirror)....

This Is What Happens When You Put Too Much Baking Soda In Your Cookies New Africa/Shutterstock By Kalea Martin/Oct. 19, 2021 10:38 am EST Have you ever put your cookies in the oven before realizing you forgot to add the baking soda? If so, you know that the resulting cookie is a lot flatter and denser without it. It’s no secret that baking soda is a crucial ingredient in most cookie recipes....