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Bobby Flay’s First Date Chicken Mistake Is Adorably Relatable Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Nov. 10, 2021 12:04 pm EST Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is a star in the kitchen who knows how to impress others with his cooking skills. He has loads of advice to offer when it comes to perfecting the art of cooking. According to Bon Appétit, Flay likes to focus on the basics. For example, the chef believes that it’s important to ensure that a pan is really hot before adding anything to it....

Fans Of The Cheesecake Factory Won’t Want To Miss This Free Slice Offer Eric Glenn/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Oct. 24, 2021 8:20 pm EST If you love fall and The Cheesecake Factory, you’ve probably already heard the news that pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin pecan cheesecake are both back on the menu. But that isn’t the only surprise The Cheesecake Factory has up its sleeve. Sure, Halloween is all about candy, but what about candy and cheesecake?...

Here’s How Blimpie Got Its Name Facebook By Melissa Kagan/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:27 pm EST Best known for their Blimpie Best cold-cut combo, the use of freshly baked bread, and piling ample veggies onto budget-friendly sandwiches, the Blimpie franchise has been around for more than 50 years, per their official website, thereby making it the oldest submarine sandwich chain in the U.S. The company got its start in 1964 by three friends in Hoboken, New Jersey named Tony Conza, Peter DeCarlo, and Angelo Baldassare, and things quickly took off from there (via Rewind & Capture)....

Here’s How Many Ingredients Beat Bobby Flay Has In The Pantry s_bukley/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/Oct. 27, 2021 1:30 pm EST Any eager home cook who has ever binge-watched endless episodes of “Beat Bobby Flay” has likely envisioned exactly what they would do if given the opportunity to go head-to-head with the culinary giant. After all, though he’s beaten many competitors, there are also a fair share of chefs who reigned supreme in their battle — why not you?...

Homemade Puff Pastry Recipe Eric Ngo/Mashed By Eric Ngo AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 13, 2021 12:40 pm EST Puff pastry, an extraordinarily tender and flaky type of pastry, is a beautiful thing to have in your kitchen, as chef and recipe developer Eric Ngo explained to Mashed. Of course, the same can be said of regular pie dough, but what makes puff pastry dough so unique is that it is built through a process known as “lamination....

Hot Ones Host Sean Evans Has A Surprisingly Tame Diet Off-Set Jason Mendez/Getty Images By Rachel Pasche/Aug. 31, 2021 8:18 pm EST If you haven’t yet tuned into “Hot Ones,” a show by First We Feast where celebrities are interviewed while eating chicken wings with increasingly spicy sauces, you absolutely ought to give it a try. Described as “the show with hot questions and even hotter wings” (via the First We Feast YouTube channel) it’s a refreshing twist on the classic interview show format....

How Alex Guarnaschelli Really Feels About SNL’s Chopped Skit Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Sept. 21, 2021 7:03 pm EST Was it the conclusion of an episode of “Chopped” or a “Saturday Night Live” sketch? SNL’s parody of the popular Food Network cooking competition show, available on YouTube, was so spot-on it was hard to tell at first glance. The sketch, from 2019, must have been filmed on the actual “Chopped” set....

If You Ever Wanted To Win A Chili-Cheese Keg, Now’s Your Chance Hormel By Erich Barganier/Jan. 27, 2022 1:47 pm EST Shoppers have witnessed some pretty strange foods put into kegs over the years. According to America Fun Fact of the Day, brands have found ways to put coffee, milk, kombucha, and even ranch dressing into tapped kegs. While these items could leave any consumer scratching their head, Hormel plans to raise the bar for weird food that can get dispensed via keg....

Instagram Is Drooling Over Rachael Ray’s ‘Nacho Average’ Crab Dish Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Nov. 5, 2021 12:14 pm EST Nachos may be one of the most universally loved dishes on the planet, and for good reason. They’re tasty, perfect for sharing, and easy to throw together. As long as you’ve got chips, cheese, and a heat source, you can make all the nachos your heart desires. While we’d gladly accept a platter of classic ground beef, pickled jalapeno, and three-cheese blend-topped nachos any day of the week, we can’t deny it’s nice to switch things up once in a while....

Instagram Is Unimpressed With Gordon Ramsay’s Paper Airplane Skills Rob Kim/Getty By Felix Behr/Jan. 14, 2022 6:10 pm EST By all accounts, it looks set to be impressive: We follow Gordon Ramsay as he finishes folding a paper airplane and walks along the top floor of the set of his new show, “Next Level Chef.” (In case you haven’t seen the competition show, its kitchen is divided into three levels, with the top level representing the most elite chef’s quarters....

Mug Brownie Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 9:19 am EST The next time you have a craving for the gooey, chocolatey deliciousness of a freshly baked treat, but don’t want to whip up a whole pan of brownies, then you’re in luck. You just need this mug brownie recipe in your life. Not only will it satisfy your chocolate cravings, but you won’t dirty up a bunch of dishes, and it makes a perfect dessert without being totally sinful....

Padma Lakshmi’s Hilarious Trick For This Pomegranate Problem Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Feb. 13, 2022 5:38 pm EST Padma Lakshmi is a big fan of the pomegranate. We’ve even seen her use the seeds of this fruit to top off her peanut butter toast, making avocado toast eaters think twice about their breakfast. But, her love doesn’t stop there. On January 8, the host of Bravo’s “Top Chef” took to Twitter to share that, while “someone on TikTok said that pomegranate in thayir sadam (yogurt or curd rice) is the Indian equivalent of pineapple on pizza,” the star chef is actually in favor of using pomegranate in yogurt rice....

The Best Street Foods You Can Buy For $1 Adam Berry/Getty Images By Karen Sims/Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 2:54 pm EST The best thing you’ve ever eaten probably wasn’t at a five star restaurant. It probably wasn’t even the painstakingly prepared fresh produce you shelled out for at the farmer’s market. It was probably off the streets. And it was likely dirt cheap. According to Incredible Chef Magazine, the origins of street food go back to ancient times....

The Biggest Christmas Food Faux Pas You Can Commit In The Teigen-Legend Household - Exclusive Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Hanna Claeson/Dec. 15, 2021 12:40 pm EST Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have come to certain agreements about the holidays and the traditions they hold close to year after year. It’s a big “yes” to Pepper Teigen’s bacon-laden scalloped potatoes, Tyler Florence’s Beef Wellington recipe, Chrissy’s breakfast tradition for oven-baked Christmas morning pancakes, and even sometimes Mickey D’s....

The Celebratory Reason Michael Jordan Will Be On Wheaties Boxes Mitchell Layton/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 9:49 am EST If you happen to be in Charlotte, North Carolina, look out the window. You might see Bubba Wallace — “the first African American to win a NASCAR Cup Series race since 1963,” according to a press release from General Mills — handing out special cereal boxes from a Wheaties-themed Toyota Camry....

The Real Reason Only IHOP In Vermont Has Real Maple Syrup Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/Dec. 15, 2021 5:27 pm EST There are few breakfast combinations as iconic as pancakes and maple syrup. Advertisers and restaurants know this well and love tempting hungry customers with photos of towering stacks of flapjacks under a waterfall of golden brown syrup. When that plate is served and diners reach for the little pitcher on the side, what they may not consider is what they’re about to pour over their pancakes....

The Surprising History Behind Colorado’s Great Fruitcake Toss October22/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Jan. 2, 2022 3:28 pm EST What happens to all of those unwanted fruitcakes once Christmas is over? According to rumor, many of them are put away in a closet, only to be wrapped and re-gifted again the next year. Other fruitcakes, strange as it may seem, actually get eaten -– according to a poll Mashed conducted last year, a shocking 4....

The Untold Truth Of Palm Oil New Africa/Shutterstock By Anita Surewicz/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 2:19 pm EST From baked goods to toothpaste, palm oil is an ingredient in a huge number of everyday staples. In fact, each of us consumes around eight kilograms of palm oil a year (via Guardian). Grown on oil palm trees, palm oil comes in two varieties. The first one is extracted from the mesocarp or pulp that sits between the seed or kernel and the outer skin of the fruit....

TikTok Can’t Believe This Walmart Sheet Cake Reveal Park Ave Pics/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/Jan. 29, 2022 2:57 pm EST Even though you may only be going to the grocery store for a couple of staple items, the presence and aroma of a bakery within the store might just pique your interest and have you buying a dessert. A box of cookies, fresh pie, or chocolate cake could make its way to your dining room table, and for no special occasion....

TikTok Is Loving Gordon Ramsay’s Reaction To This Questionable Burger Hack Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Chase Shustack/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:09 pm EST Gordon Ramsay is a lot of things. He is one of the richest chefs in the world, worth an estimated $70 million (via Forbes). He’s been a TV host and producer on an enormous variety of popular cooking shows, verified by TVGuide. And his Beef Wellington is renowned as his show-stopper signature dish all across the world (per Gordon Ramsey Restaurants)....