How Reddit Really Feels About Taco Bell’s New Cantina Melt Taco Bell By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 8:18 am EST Over the past several years, whenever Taco Bell announced a new menu item, it was often aiming for the outrageous: the Naked Chicken Chalupa, or the Naked Egg Taco, or the Cheetos Burrito (via PopCulture). With the new Cantina Crispy Melt Taco, on the other hand, Taco Bell is getting back to basics....
How To Make Store-Bought Soft Sugar Cookies At Home, According To TikTok Keith Homan/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Jan. 12, 2022 6:10 pm EST One Tik Tok user is letting us all in on an inside secret. You know those super soft sugar cookies you find at the grocery store? They’ve usually got a nice thin layer of icing and taste unlike any other sugar cookie you can find. They’re called Lofthouse cookies, per “Today,” and, chances are, you’ve probably had them at least once in your life....
Martha Stewart’s Stable Kitchen Has Instagram Confused Ron Adar/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Jan. 18, 2022 8:59 pm EST Remember that old rhyme (via The Oklahoman), “[Your name, your name], if you’re able, get your elbows off the table, this is not a horse’s stable?” Well, if you take it at face value, you may be able to forget the no elbows rule should you be dining in Martha Stewart’s kitchen (or one of them, at least)....
Strange McDonald’s Locations That Actually Exist Marty Melville/Getty Images By Ben Fisher/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 1:17 pm EST McDonald’s has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a burger joint set up in 1948 by Maurice and Richard McDonald in San Bernardino, California (via Brittanica). In just over 72 years, it has turned into a household name across the world with more than 36,000 locations across the globe in more than 100 countries and territories (via McDonald’s)....
Ted Allen Agrees With This Hilarious Chopped Judges Meme Jason Kempin/Getty By Hannah Beach/Nov. 19, 2021 3:33 pm EST “Chopped” is arguably one of Food Network’s most-watched shows. With intense challenges and difficult ingredients included in mystery baskets, what’s not to love? Well, okay, the actual contestants on “Chopped” might not be as thrilled about the twists and turns as viewers are, but that’s understandable. If it wasn’t already stressful enough being on a competitive cooking show that airs on national TV, chefs also have to deal with surprises that range anywhere from incorporating bologna salad into a dish to safely detoxifying eels for the judges’ sake....
The Untold Truth Of Sauerkraut Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Crawford Smith/Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 5:04 pm EST Sauerkraut is not a subtle food. It smacks you over the head with acidity and salt, and its smell has been known to clear a room. But if you can withstand its onslaught of sour fermented flavors, it will reward you. It’s a delicious pairing with any kind of fatty meat, cutting through the richness like a knife through butter....
This Employee Video Is Sending Chick-Fil-A Fans Into An Uproar Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: Oct. 25, 2021 12:32 pm EST On May 22, an employee of Chick-fil-A uploaded a video to TikTok titled, “What they do every night with the chicken nuggets,” and it shows a worker dumping an entire tray full of the bite-sized treats into a trash bin. The video has since gone viral with 7 million views and counting....
This Food Is Like A ‘Newborn Baby,’ According To Rocco DiSpirito Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 10:27 am EST In 1998, famed New York Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl wrote of chef Rocco DiSpirito, “I have yet to taste anything on Mr. DiSpirito’s menu that is not wonderful,” per Grub Street. The observation reflects the thought and attention DiSpirito put into his offerings at Union Pacific, the New York City restaurant at which the chef became famous....
This Unexpected Kitchen Tool Makes Flattening Chicken Breasts A Snap Nancy Salmon/Shutterstock By Naomi Kennedy/Sept. 1, 2021 10:26 am EST Here’s an interesting fact — poultry is the most popular protein in the world. According to The Cold Wire, chicken, specifically, is currently the most consumed animal protein by humans, with more than 8 billion being devoured every year in the U.S. alone, and we can’t say we’re totally shocked by that....
TikTok Is Freaking Out Over Nicki Minaj’s Shrimp Fried Rice Tinseltown/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Dec. 11, 2021 12:33 pm EST Open up the menu at any Chinese restaurant and you’ll likely find an entire section devoted to fried rice. Chicken fried rice, pork fried rice, veggie fried rice — there are tons of variations of the popular order. The dish typically consists of white rice that’s (of course) fried with a type of protein such as eggs, and chunks of vegetables....
Trader Joe’s Shoppers Are Pumped To Try Its New Organic Rolled Oats Vladislav Noseek/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Dec. 6, 2021 1:10 pm EST If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, what you choose to eat in the morning is a big deal. Ideally, you want something healthy, nutritious, and satisfying that will provide you with plenty of energy to fuel the first half of your day. While you could go for scrambled eggs, a hearty smoothie packed with protein powder and spinach, or Greek yogurt topped with fresh fruit, another tasty choice that’s likely better for you is oatmeal....
Wendy’s New Chicken Sandwiches Are Spicy And Sweet Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Feb. 3, 2022 8:34 pm EST Among the legions of burger chains that scatter the nation, Wendy’s ranks third in sales after competitors McDonald’s and Burger King, reports Restaurant Business about the most recent data. While Wendy’s may not be the country’s biggest fast food chain, it has certainly garnered a cult following for its fan-favorite Baconator and signature Frostys....
Where Andrew Zimmern Wants To Go When He Finally Hits The Road Again Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty By Lauren Rothman/Dec. 9, 2021 3:56 pm EST Have you heard of Andrew Zimmern? If so, then you probably know that the chef, writer, and television personality is a voracious consumer of all things food — from coral worms to tarantulas to fermented shark meat. Zimmern has traveled the world in search of multicultural eats, having hosted Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods” for 12 years (via IMDb)....
Why Arby’s Was Criticized Over Its Venison Sandwich Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Lauren David/Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 3:41 pm EST Venison sandwich on a fast food chain menu? Yup, you heard that right, though it may not be that surprising to find it at Arby’s, a fast food restaurant known for their meat-heavy menu. Their roast beef options may be what Arby’s is known for but you can find plenty of other meat possibilities, too....
Why HelloFresh Workers Are Trying To Unionize Casimiro PT/Shutterstock By Erica Buehler/Sept. 17, 2021 3:00 pm EST Lots of things have shifted as a result of the pandemic. You’ve probably heard of HelloFresh, the meal kit service that seemed to become exponentially more popular over the course of the last year. More folks were staying at home and giving home cooking the old college try. HelloFresh was right there to make things easier, offering quarantined folks and remote workers its tasty recipes delivered right to their doors....
A Couple Of Furry Friends Have Joined Alton Brown On Tour Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Oct. 22, 2021 12:07 pm EST Food personality Alton Brown is back with a bang. As per his official website, Brown is currently visiting several parts of the U.S. with a new live show, “Beyond The Eats: Alton Brown Live!” featuring lots of food, comic moments, some music, and “potentially dangerous science stuff.” A description tells fans to “prepare for an evening unlike any other,” joking that if Brown does request for volunteers, it’s probably a good idea to “think twice....
Alton Brown’s Good Eats Roast Turkey Recipe With A Twist Kate Shungu/Mashed By Kate Shungu AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 23, 2021 3:16 pm EST Mashed recipe developer Kate Shungu, the food blogger behind Gift of Hospitality, knows a really good thing when she sees it, but she’s also not afraid to try to make a really good thing even better. That brings us to what Shungu has done here with Alton Brown’s wet-brined “Good Eats” roast turkey recipe (via Food Network)....
Church’s Chicken Just Added This Fall Comfort Food To Its Menu Ken Wolter/Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Sept. 1, 2021 8:05 pm EST Church’s Chicken knows you have a lot of choices if you’re craving fast food fried chicken. You could go to Chick-fil-A, KFC, or Popeyes, too. But what are you going to get as a side order at any of these three chains? KFC’s “sides” menu and the same menu at Chick-fil-A both offer macaroni and cheese....
Duff Goldman Had Some Interesting Cakes At His Wedding Manny Carabel/Getty By Nick Desimone/Feb. 17, 2022 3:59 pm EST Wedding cakes can be exceedingly intricate and extravagant, with high-end creations being bona fide edible works of art. Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore and graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, is known for his jaw-dropping cakes and his numerous hit shows like “Ace of Cakes,” “Buddy vs....
Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Perfect End Of Summer Treat’ Has Instagram Drooling DFree/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Sept. 5, 2021 10:35 pm EST Gordon Ramsay has been on his game lately when it comes to social media. The infamous chef recently posted a photo of his son Oscar that had fans marveling not only at how cute he is, but also how much he resembles his father. However, he’s best known for being a tough love judge on a variety of cooking shows, including one that’s decidedly not kid appropriate called “The F Word,” which features “a live culinary competition between two teams of four amateur ‘foodie families’” and has Ramsay interviewing surprise guests and showcasing food-related adventures (via Food Beast)....
