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The Shocking Reason A Connecticut Customer Is Suing Starbucks Manu Padilla/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/March 24, 2022 8:25 am EST Is it reasonable to expect that restaurant coffee should be made in a clean machine? Absolutely. In fact, filthy coffee makers is one of the reasons Mashed has previously shared for why you shouldn’t order coffee from McDonald’s. By the same token, it’s also reasonable to expect that if a restaurant uses a liquid cleaning solution to clean those machines, it would be stored separately from liquids intended to be consumed....

The Simple Way Bobby Flay Makes Bacon Even Better Bryan Steffy/Getty Images By Karen Hart/June 16, 2022 9:35 am EST Bacon is a special food. There is something about its smells and salty, crunchy goodness that can get your taste buds going with the mere thought of it. According to Sentient Media, we aren’t shy about our love for this pork. The outlet noted that Statista’s research discovered 268 million people living in the United States nibbled on a little bacon in 2020....

The Summery Costco Treat TikTok Is Raving About Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Savanna Swain-Wilson/July 16, 2022 2:04 pm EST Does any summertime treat really get any more classic than the root beer float? For more than a century (via The Birthplace Book), that simple combination of fizzy soda with creamy vanilla ice has proven its staying power. But sadly for avid fans, root beer floats aren’t exactly the kind of treat you can pre-stock far in advance....

The Untold Truth Of Bonefish Grill James R. Martin/Shutterstock By Meredith Cooper/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:03 pm EST This could have been the story of a restaurant called the Big Eyed Tuna. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the co-founders of Bonefish Grill, Chris Parker and Tim Curci, considered that name for their new approach to seafood restaurants. It was the late 1990s, and restaurants that specialized in seafood were usually decked out in nautical décor like fishing nets....

The Untold Truth Of Oberweis Dairy Instagram By Caitlin Lamb/Aug. 25, 2022 2:09 pm EST Despite a growing trend of milk alternatives, dairy milk remains the preference of more than 85% of Americans (via Morning AGClips). Whether you’re adding it to your morning coffee, pouring it into your breakfast cereal bowl, or enjoying a cool glass on its own, dairy milk offers a number of benefits, like being an excellent source of potassium, calcium, vitamin D, fatty acids, and protein....

What You Need To Know About The ‘Chicken Rice Crisis’ Bowie Cheung/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/June 8, 2022 10:56 am EST It might not look like much, but a chicken rice set is a must-have for anyone visiting Singapore. The dish is a complete meal in itself, and consists of a cooked piece of chicken that is roasted, poached, or steamed per Michelin, and served with rice cooked in chicken broth. Sides include boiled rice cooked up in a broth and flavored with pandan leaves, a cup of clear chicken soup, and a variety of dipping sauces including chili, to amp up the chicken’s flavors....

Where Does Ina Garten Live, And How Big Is Her Home? Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images By Heather Clark/Updated: April 11, 2022 10:31 am EST Ina Garten certainly appears to live a luxurious life. Garten’s personal website, Barefoot Contessa, lists her as a cookbook author, television personality, regular magazine contributor, and small business owner. The primary home where she lives (and films her television show) is located in the town of East Hampton, New York, which the Travel Channel describes as having a charming, small-town feel....

Why Anchovies Are Delicious In Recipes, Even If You Don’t Usually Like Fish MaraZe/Shutterstock By Jennifer Mathews/June 13, 2022 2:22 pm EST Although Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and France are all known for different food specialties, the countries do share a common culinary affection for the Mediterranean diet. People adopting this lifestyle generally eat a diet that’s low in red meat, sugar, and saturated fat and high in fruit, vegetables, fish, whole grains, olive oil, and nuts, according to the Harvard School of Public Health....

You Can Now Actually Own Colonel Sanders’ House Leila Grossman/Getty By Christopher Kane/Updated: July 15, 2022 7:15 pm EST The surge in popularity for vacation rentals and Airbnbs, according to Verdant, has been shown to have caused a decline in traditional hotel bookings. It has also incentivized hosts to differentiate their homes in creative ways, including by catering to stans — be they devoted fans of a certain series of young adult novels about witches and wizards or devotees of a popular intergalactic multimedia franchise created by George Lucas....

10 Best Substitutes For Baking Powder SergeyKlopotov/Shutterstock By Katy Canada/March 9, 2022 5:01 pm EST Baking requires the mastery of chemistry at its most basic level. Bakers must know how each ingredient will enhance the food, and they’ll typically reach for the baking powder when the desired cake result is Dolly Parton-level volume with a feathery light texture. Baking powder is a chemical leavening agent. According to the Food Network, the powdery white substance is made from sodium bicarbonate, an acid (often cream of tartar), and cornstarch....

14 Things You Should Be Adding To Your Lemonade, But Aren’t PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock By Jennifer Eager/May 31, 2022 12:14 pm EST There’s nothing like a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day. Its tart sweetness cools and refreshes whether you sip it at a picnic, refresh yourself after yard work, or feel like relaxing and watching the world go by. Real Simple notes how easy it is to make lemonade concentrate to store in the refrigerator or even the freezer....

A Fan-Favorite BJ’s Pizookie Is Returning To The Brewhouse Menu Facebook By Naomi Kennedy/March 16, 2022 2:02 pm EST It’s easy to fill up on drinks, bread, apps, and entrees when eating out, especially when you’re dining at one of BJ’s Brewhouse’s 200+ locations (via ScrapeHero). Between the chain’s 30-item appetizer selection and lengthy list of main courses that range from pasta and pork chops to handcrafted burgers, just reading the menu can leave you feeling stuffed....

Blue Moon LightSky’s New Flavor Tastes Like A Tropical Vacation Blue Moon Brewing Company By Maria Scinto/Feb. 24, 2022 4:44 pm EST By now, everybody pretty much knows that Blue Moon is not a true craft beer, as they are actually a subsidiary of the Molson/Coors brewing behemoth. In fact, Blue Moon is so Coors-centric, it was first created at the Sandlot Brewery inside Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies....

Easter Deviled Eggs Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/April 5, 2022 9:25 am EST When you think of an “Easter Egg,” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? An actual egg? Or a foil-wrapped chocolate confection? As much as we love ourselves a Cadbury Creme Egg, the fact is that the OG Easter Egg has always been an actual egg. As recipe developer and photographer, Catherine Brookes of Blue Sky Eating tells Mashed, eggs are “traditionally a symbol of life and rebirth that comes with spring time,” and they’ve always been associated with Easter....

Exclusive Clip: Gordon Ramsay Isn’t Having It With A MasterChef Contestant’s Baking Fail Mike Coppola/Getty By Molly Clark/July 27, 2022 8:00 am EST “MasterChef” Season 12 has been filled with riveting ups and downs as All-Stars from seasons past try to impress judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich as they compete for a $250,000 prize and their very own kitchen with all the modern frills (via YouTube). In episode 4, the contestants had to prepare a “comeback dish” influenced by the dish for which they were eliminated in their original season....

Heinz’s New Sauce Collection Will Make You Feel Like A Chef ChebanenkoAnn/Shutterstock By Derek Helling/July 22, 2022 3:41 pm EST Heinz might be best known for its famous ketchup but the reality is that the Kraft Heinz company — the two merged in 2015, per Rebellion Research — produces a dizzying array of food products. Not content to rest on its laurels, either, Kraft Heinz has rolled out some new sauces for summer 2022 that could take your culinary creations to the next level....

Here’s How To Get Free Fries At Hardee’s Every Day This Year Facebook By Naomi Kennedy/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 12:40 pm EST Here’s a potentially shocking thought: Those French fries we all love munching on so much? It turns out, we’re only supposed to be eating around six – yes, six – of them at a time. The serving suggestion was made in 2018 by Harvard professor Eric Rimm, who explained to the New York Times that exercising portion control when eating the burger accompaniment is key to being able to continue to enjoy them healthily....

Here’s What Happened To Cup Board Pro After Shark Tank husjur02/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 9:08 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Cup Board Pro is not just a cutting board; the business has an incredible backstory. Cup Board Pro was invented by Keith Young, a former New York City firefighter and “Chopped” champion. The invention is the ultimate cutting board, made with an eco-friendly material called Richlite, which Williams-Sonoma says is “a wood fiber and recycled-paper composite....

Here’s Why Kebabs Are Banned In Some Italian Cities aleksandr talancev/Shutterstock By Ree Winter/June 10, 2022 10:24 am EST When it comes to dining, Americans are spoiled for choice, with access to pretty much every international and native cuisine. Can you imagine if the government decided to put a ban on anything non-American? That would mean saying goodbye to pizza, fried rice, sushi, and tacos, amongst so many other amazing cuisines....

How Much It Really Costs To Open A Steak ‘N Shake Franchise Facebook By Gillian King/May 17, 2022 3:33 pm EST Do you fantasize about having your own franchise? Well, Steak ’n Shake parent company Biglari Holdings wants to make you King or Queen of your own Steakburger Kingdom for only about twice what the Washington Post says the average American spends on commuting to work each year. Truth be told, you wouldn’t own that Steak ’n Shake outright, you’d just rule it....