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People Who Can’t Stand Emeril Lagasse John Lamparski/Getty Images By Leah Resnick/Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 7:33 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With his big smile, bigger face, and award-winning Creole cooking, what’s not to love about celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse? Well, if you’re one of the people he’s crossed in his professional or personal life, that’s actually quite a lot. Turns out, the guy who loves, “kicking it up a notch” has made more than a few enemies during his decades-long road to fame and fortune....

Popular Grocery Store Rosés, Ranked Worst To Best Foxys Forest Manufacture/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 10:31 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whatever the question, there’s a good chance rosé is the answer. What to drink for an easy after-work drink? Rosé! What about for the perfect wine to pair with different types of meals? Yet again, rosé. As a rather young wine-producing and drinking country, the United States has developed a deep fondness for all things rosé, and the trend is only growing....

Redditors Are Disturbed By Aldi Wine’s Sky-High Price At A Restaurant Facebook By Elise DeVoe/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 3:21 pm EST Most people know that when you are buying a glass or bottle of wine at a restaurant, you are signing up to pay much more than you would if you went to a liquor store or the grocery store. According to Sommelier Business, it is common practice for restaurants to charge double, triple, or even quadruple the wholesale price of a bottle of wine....

The Biggest Mistakes You’re Making With Parmesan Cheese, According To An Expert Lenorko/Shutterstock By Jared Kaufman/May 24, 2022 7:29 am EST If you only pull out the parmesan cheese when you need something to grate or shake over pasta, take it from us — you’re missing out. There’s a reason that Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano is called the “king of cheese.” Parmigiano-Reggiano from Italy is different from the American version of parmesan — and while they can both be delicious, it’s easy to mix them up....

The Most Overrated Hell’s Kitchen Contestant, According To Reddit PostMeridiemPhotos/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/Aug. 13, 2022 6:00 pm EST The “Hell’s Kitchen” audience is known for becoming extremely invested in the show and its participants. And it’s hard not to when you witness what they endure. If they’re not ducking verbal daggers being hurled their way by Gordon Ramsay or the other contestants, they’re trying to create masterful dishes under stressful conditions with little sleep....

The Most Popular Type Of Seafood In The US May Not Be Your First Guess Nata Bene/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/March 2, 2022 1:25 pm EST Love it or hate it, seafood is a popular fixture in American cuisine. It’s served in high-end restaurants and fast food, from frozen fish sticks to fresh lobster. Whether it’s a fish and hushpuppy platter at Long John Silver’s or fresh crab cakes from the coast, many people have their own personal favorite aquatic dinner....

The State That Just Can’t Stand Pumpkin Spice Elena Veselova/Shutterstock By Charley Rekstis/Aug. 26, 2022 12:30 pm EST Pumpkin spice season is knocking on our doors and a lot of people are ready to answer. With August coming to an end and several companies already releasing pumpkin spice drinks and food, people are gearing up for a fall full of pumpkin flavored everything like never before. With the pumpkin spice industry becoming a $600 million market, the early arrival of numerous food and drink options featuring this flavor makes total sense (via Forbes)....

The Taco Bell Limited Menu Reddit Wishes Would Make A Comeback Bloomberg/Getty Images By Chase Shustack/Aug. 2, 2022 10:59 am EST If there’s one thing Taco Bell knows (aside from tacos and burritos), it’s how to get people talking. Sure, Taco Bell can sell tacos made with everything from Doritos to tortillas, and it’s darn good at what it does, but to first sell the tacos, you need to have a crowd to sell them too....

These Are The Cheapest Fast Food Items Right Now Tada Images/Shutterstock By Crawford Smith/July 7, 2022 10:50 am EST Inflation is changing the way all of us spend money these days. With prices for basic necessities on a seemingly-endless upward trend, it makes sense for consumers to try to pinch pennies wherever they can. Fast food has always been a reliable way to fill your stomach without breaking the bank, but it’s not the great bargain that it used to be....

This Pizza Reheating Hack Has TikTok Users Divided Doug Miles/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: June 17, 2022 11:28 am EST According to Pizza Planet, leftover pizza is great because it “is packed with a medley of herbs and garlic, the aromas and flavors get a chance to settle together after a night in the fridge.” Of course, eating that leftover pizza cold is always an option, but what if you want to relive the previous night’s pizza glory?...

TikTok Can’t Get Over How Good Giada De Laurentiis’ Cheesy Baked Gnocchi Looks s_bukley/Shutterstock By Katy Canada/May 2, 2022 12:12 pm EST When it comes to nailing the art of authentic Italian cooking, Giada De Laurentiis has the finesse for all the right flavors. The restaurateur, cookbook author, television personality, and Food Network star and host has embraced new platforms for sharing her love of food, as many other celebrity chefs have done....

We Tried Goldfish And Dunkin’s New Pumpkin Spice Grahams. Here’s How It Went Molly Delmore/Mashed By Molly Delmore/Aug. 17, 2022 11:46 am EST We love Goldfish crackers, so you can imagine our excitement when we learned of its latest collaboration with Dunkin’. Get ready for fall with The Limited Edition Goldfish Dunkin Pumpkin Spice Grahams. Can you say that 10 times fast? This unexpected pair sparked our interest and got us thinking, “what could this combination taste like?...

What Happens When You Drink Matcha Every Day Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: May 9, 2022 11:20 am EST You’ve probably already heard of the many health benefits green tea can provide. For years, fans of the beverage have touted its many beneficial ingredients, most notably its high amount of antioxidants, which can help protect against heart disease, stroke, and cancer, according to Medical News Today. However, you might not know that matcha, which comes from the same plant as green tea, not only contains many of the same health-boosting benefits, but they’re even more concentrated; this is due to the fact that it’s made with the whole leaf, as opposed to just the leaves, per Healthline....

Why Hoda Kotb And Jenna Bush Hager Just Called Out Ina Garten Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Feb. 24, 2022 10:57 am EST The hosts of “Today with Hoda and Jenna” threw some light shade at Ina Garten on this Tuesday’s episode. The trio appear to be friendly, as evidenced by the cocktails they enjoyed together over the holidays (via Twitter). The television stars’ comments were all in good nature — their history with the celebrity chef goes back further than the most recent holiday season....

Why McDonald’s Taiwan Had To Stop Selling Fries JAMOND/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/May 17, 2022 6:34 pm EST It seems like only yesterday that ordering french fries at McDonald’s meant walking up to the counter and waiting for them to get cooked up — if they weren’t already. Now it seems the wait time for the golden potato treats will take longer than a few minutes for fans in Taiwanese McDonald’s, who were told that a french fry shortage is at hand thanks to “global supply issues,” per Focus Taiwan....

Why Shareholders Are Suing Costco Over Its Rotisserie Chickens calimedia/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: June 17, 2022 7:16 pm EST In a brave new world in which inflation is at 8.6% (via Bureau of Labor Statistics), there tends to be comfort in knowing you can still pick up a Costco rotisserie chicken for $4.99 — just like you’ve been doing going all the way back to 2009, per The Humane League. Costco, of course, understands the value it’s providing, not only to a nation plagued by food insecurity, but also to itself in the form of a significant “loss leader,” which Investopedia defines as an item sold for below market price with the goal of attracting customers, who, predictably, come in for the item — in this case, the chickens, but leave with a cart full of other stuff priced at or above market — in this case, everything from groceries to technology to vitamins to furniture....

Best Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Feb. 28, 2022 3:35 pm EST When you want “something sweet” without the store-bought additives, we’ve got you! Photographer and expert foodie Catherine Brookes from Blue Sky Eating developed this chocolate raspberry cupcakes recipe, and it is just as decadent as it sounds. The quality of this home-baked mini-cake is unparalleled. We know you’ll appreciate the raspberry-cocoa treat. What is it about tiny, individual cupcakes that are so appealing?...

Best Food Storage Container Sets Of 2022 Fevziie/Shutterstock By Trevor Carlson/Aug. 5, 2022 2:02 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Everyone wants to keep their food as fresh as possible. One of the best ways to do that, especially when you’re meal prepping or dealing with a bunch of leftovers, is with a great set of food storage containers. Food storage containers are not only convenient, but also beneficial for the environment since they’re much less wasteful than single-use plastics....

Bobby Flay Is No Stranger To Hiding Engagement Rings In Food Credit: DFree/Shutterstock By Jen Peng/March 10, 2022 6:32 pm EST You’ve seen the scene on TV. You may have even seen it in real life: a couple is enjoying a romantic dinner at a restaurant, when, all of a sudden, one party gets down on one knee, with a ring in hand to propose. Cue the happy tears, applause, and happily ever after....

Discontinued Girl Scout Cookies You’ll Sadly Never Eat Again Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock By Alex Darus/Aug. 29, 2022 9:16 pm EST Girl Scout cookie season is the best time of the year. Girl Scouts adorned in badge-covered vests flock to supermarkets and hardware stores to peddle their colorful boxes of delicious seasonal cookies. Girl Scouts have raised money through bake sales since 1917, with commercial production beginning in the 1930s (via History). Since then, the organization has gone on to sell several types cookies, with a few staple flavors at its core....