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How Subway Is Helping One Man Walk Across The Country Facebook By Julia Mullaney/May 3, 2022 4:00 pm EST Every year, restaurant chains around the United States donate large sums of money to charity. In 2020, McDonald’s alone raised a whopping $145 million for its Ronald McDonald House Charities, according to the company’s website. Though plenty of restaurant chains give money altruistically each year, individual consumers are often the ones responsible for these charitable donations, whether it’s in the form of purchasing a meal (resulting in higher profits and more donations) or making a direct donation....

Iconic Peruvian Foods You Have To Try Before You Die Toyakisphoto/Shutterstock By Taylor Markarian/May 16, 2022 5:35 pm EST Today’s Peruvian cuisine is the culmination of influences from native civilizations, like the Inca, and global sources, such as Spanish conquistadors (via Peru Adventure Tours). In the 16th century, European explorers arrived with foods such as grapes, chicken, rice, and dairy items, sparking a fascinating food evolution. The influence went both ways: Michelin Guide notes that the Spanish brought Peruvian staples like potatoes and maize back with them to Europe....

Made From Scratch Season 4: Release Date, Guest Stars, And More Fuse/YouTube By Crystal Antonace/Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 8:31 am EST Do you consider yourself an avid Food Network viewer? Do you seek out the soothing ambiance of “The Barefoot Contessa” while also dabbling in Discovery Plus’s action-packed cooking adventures with “Restaurant Impossible” host Robert Irvine? Well, there’s good news on the horizon if you also fancy celebrity cooking shows....

Nigella Lawson’s Pizza Rustica Puts Other Pies To Shame Neilson Barnard/Getty By Hope Ngo/Updated: June 30, 2022 8:04 am EST Its name might have the word “pizza” in it, but pizza rustica à la Nigella Lawson looks nothing like the pies we might pick up from the local pizzeria. Rather than being akin to the cheese and tomato creation that we know as pizza, The New York Times says pizza rustia is more of “a deep dish cousin to quiche” and filled with everyone’s favorite cold cuts and sliced cheeses....

Padma Lakshmi’s Empowering Call To Action After The Roe V Wade Decision Frazer Harrison/Getty By Amberly Mckee/July 1, 2022 9:51 am EST On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark ruling made in 1973 that solidified abortion as a constitutional right, according to NPR. This decision immediately eliminates protection in almost half of the country by refocusing abortion as a state decision rather than a federal mandate....

Ree Drummond Loved Sunny Anderson’s Fashion Video Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Hannah Beach/March 25, 2022 4:07 pm EST Like many of her fellow Food Network stars, Sunny Anderson has worn many hats — Air Force radio host, world traveler, cookbook writer, “The Kitchen” co-host, recipe inventor, ulcerative colitis advocate, oh, and fashionista. Earlier this month, Anderson posted one of her fun fashion looks on Instagram. In the picture, she rocks a bright blue blouse, pastel pigtails, blue eyeliner, and pink lipstick....

Ridiculously Expensive Foods You Should Try At Least Once By Andrew Wheeler AND DB Kelly/Updated: May 2, 2022 3:15 am EST Popcorn covered in gold. Pizzas topped with caviar. Cocktails garnished with diamonds. The world of luxury food is peppered with absurdly lavish examples of expensive foods that are more about conspicuous consumption than delicious taste. They’re more about showing off than whether or not they actually taste any good. But sometimes the high price tag on a plate is actually earned because of the quality or rarity of the ingredients and the remarkable flavors they produce....

The Donut Shortage That Has Dunkin’ Employees Talking pancha.me/Shutterstock By Olivia Bria/June 20, 2022 10:47 am EST America runs on Dunkin’ — so when the donut chain is running low on Munchkins or other favorites, fans go into a frenzy. After all, for donut lovers, a thoroughly glazed, jelly-filled treat just hits differently than any other breakfast. With the franchise continuing to evolve during unpredictable times, fans have spotted menu fluctuations at locations across the country, with a recent example being the popular Strawberry Refreshers that are a staple during the heat-stricken summer but are currently hard to find....

The Hack You Need To Know Next Time You Make S’mores EvgeniiAnd/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 1:33 pm EST S’mores are one of America’s most beloved camping treats, right there with trail mix and Jiffy Pop. History tells us that, while the exact origins of where the s’more came from are still unclear, we can thank the Girl Scout Troop Leader Loretta Scott Crew in 1927 for giving us the first recipe for the modern-day s’more (via POPSUGAR....

The Menu Modification That Will Improve Pizza’s Taste Nur El Imany/Shutterstock By Nicole Rivas/July 5, 2022 4:08 pm EST Whichever city you’re in, chances are there’s a pizza joint nearby. You may even have access to a variety of pizza styles near you, including classics like New York thin crust and Chicago deep dish. Then there’s the question of pizza toppings, which are just about unlimited and a source of great debate....

The Only Place You Can Find A Woolworth’s Soda Fountain Loretta Starnes By Gabriela Izquierdo/July 31, 2022 11:49 am EST Poodle skirts, sock hops, and soda fountains are all nostalgic memories of a bygone era. Going out and sharing a banana split at a counter is something most have only seen in movies and, at least for Millennials and Gen Zers, most have never experienced. Department store restaurants are a thing of the past and are almost impossible to find these days....

The Pasta Sauce That Beat Out Barilla And Ragu In A Recent Survey Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/July 22, 2022 11:09 am EST Is there any greater relief at end of a weary weekday than the realization that you can swing dinner for a crowd with that pound of spaghetti and full jar of pasta sauce in your pantry, as opposed to going to the grocery store after work or spending money on takeout?...

The Real Reason Chipotle Is Raising Prices This Summer Facebook By Alia Hoyt/July 29, 2022 2:04 pm EST More bad news for people who enjoy eating at Chipotle on the regular – prices are going up again. August will see yet another price hike at the fast-casual Mexican joint, to the tune of 4%, reports Food Business News. This comes on the heels of another looming Chipotle price increase very recently in April of 2022....

The Real Reason There’s Xanthan Gum In Ice Cream Yushchuk Myroslava/Shutterstock By Michael La Corte/Updated: May 11, 2022 7:24 am EST Ice cream is arguably the most recognizable and iconic dessert imaginable. Xanthan gum is an additive that might seem ubiquitous due to its growing popularity. Would it surprise you to know that they often go hand-in-hand? To understand why that is, let’s start by talking about a classic ice cream ingredient that xanthan gum sometimes replaces....

The Unexpected Reason Duff Goldman Loves Being A Chef Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Margaret McCormick/Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 11:21 am EST Celebrity chef and baker Duff Goldman seems like one of those gifted and talented people who can do just about anything. It helps that he’s well-rounded, having graduated from college with degrees in history and philosophy before enrolling at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in California (per Food Network)....

The Untold Truth Of Apple Pie Pixel Shot/Shutterstock By Emily Monaco/Updated: March 31, 2022 11:09 am EST Americana par excellence, apple pie is a stalwart favorite among diners across the country. According to a 2012 NPR survey, 17% of Americans like apple pie more than any other pie. While it’s perhaps a narrow victory, it’s a victory nonetheless, eking out the next-most popular pie fillings of strawberry rhubarb, pumpkin, cherry, and blueberry....

The Untold Truth Of Moo Goo Gai Pan CRSPIX/Shutterstock By Suzanne S. Wiley/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 3:51 pm EST Moo goo gai pan is a fixture of American-Chinese food; mention the name of the chicken and mushroom dish, and it’s likely that people will recognize it as a classic Cantonese recipe. Even though it didn’t show up in Grubhub’s survey of the most popular Chinese dishes in 2015, it’s by no means obscure....

The Untold Truth Of Rold Gold Facebook By Alexandra Cass/July 20, 2022 10:53 am EST The world of snack foods is vast and ever-changing. There are new munchies, in a seemingly boundless array of flavors, constantly shaking up the shelves at the grocery store. And yet, there are a few snack stalwarts that we always turn to — the classic standbys that have held our hearts as times (and finger foods) continue to change....

The Untold Truth Of Schlotzsky’s Brett Hondow/Shutterstock By Crysta Coburn/Aug. 22, 2022 6:47 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. On June 29, 1971, husband and wife team Don and Dolores Dissman opened a little deli on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. Running a business together was not new to the couple as they had previously owned and operated The Golden Hour bookstore. But it was this deli, which they named Schlotzsky’s, that would continue on for decades, well after the Dissmans sold their business in 1981....

What Bobby Flay Really Thinks About The Bear’s Hot Chef Paul Morigi/Getty By Lauren Cahn/Aug. 19, 2022 10:42 am EST Hulu’s new hit series, the restaurant TV drama “The Bear,” centers around an up-and-coming chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to take over kitchen duties for his Italian-American family’s business (per Reel Mockery). The family’s sandwich shop, “The Original Beef of Chicagoland,” is a fast-casual food store when it appears in the opening scenes of the show....