Posts

Check on line, buy in store (or wherever you please) Rebecca Cherico Because Instacart pulls from so many different local stores, by putting in your address and entering an item into the search bar, you will quickly see all the local stores (served by Instacart) that carry that product, with the products listed underneath each store’s name. Clicking on the product image provides a description and price point so you can confirm it’s actually what you’re looking for — and what you’re willing to pay (the listed price may be higher than in-store, via Particular Pantry)....

The Unbelievable Number Of Waffles Served Per Minute At Waffle House Waffle House/Facebook By Gabriela Izquierdo/Aug. 3, 2022 1:11 pm EST Breakfast is best enjoyed any time the craving strikes. Eggs, hashbrowns, and, of course, waffles are not relegated to only the morning hours. Waffle House knows this and is open 24/7, making it easy to grab classic breakfast foods any time of the day. Perfect for early morning road trips or capping off a night out, the breakfast chain is known for its constantly open doors, and there’s even urban legend that Waffle House doesn’t have locks since there’s never any need for them....

TikTok Is Cringing Over A Bakery’s Jab At The Depp-Heard Trial DFree/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/May 19, 2022 8:46 am EST Sending someone a sweet treat is typically meant as a sign of goodwill. But that’s not exactly the sentiment this Australian bakery hoped to deliver when it posted this video on its TikTok account. The video was a commentary on the ongoing Depp-Heard trial. The bakery, Dessert Boxes, specializes in making boxes of sweet treats, which are meant to be sent to loved ones for birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations....

Twitter Is Cracking Up At Padma Lakshmi’s Hot Food Take Cindy Ord/Getty By Sophia Lo/Updated: April 7, 2022 8:14 am EST There are a lot of controversial food opinions out there. Something you enjoy might make someone else recoil, and there are even some food combinations we wish would go away, like pickles and chocolate. Redditors have also shared the junk food they’ll eat but never serve to friends or family....

Twitter Users Hilariously Accuse Wingstop Of Passing Off Chicken Nuggets As Boneless Thighs Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: April 10, 2022 10:22 pm EST Proving once again that people fear change, Twitter got snarky this past week over a Wingstop tweet promoting its new boneless thighs. The tweet was straightforward enough. It included a photo of someone holding a breaded thigh dipped in ranch sauce and an emoji message that translates to “Boneless thighs = the key to our hearts....

Wendy’s Has A Sweet $1 Deal For National Hamburger Month Wnedy’s By Erich Barganier/May 2, 2022 10:51 pm EST In the 1994 book, “The Primal Cheeseburger,” author Elizabeth Rozin declared, “If the melting pot exists, the cheeseburger may well be its most palpable product; to take a bite of it is to take a bite of history.” But even without the dairy topping, a hamburger is a bite of history worth savoring....

Why A New Lawsuit Was Filed Against The World’s Largest Meat Processors Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock By Cristine Struble/Updated: July 14, 2022 9:14 am EST While some people might associate the question, “Where’s the beef?” with old Wendy’s commercials, it might take on a different meaning thanks to a new Texas-based lawsuit. As consumers’ wallets continue to feel the pinch of rising food costs, some people allege that inflation might not be the only cause for soaring beef prices....

Why Aretha Franklin Had To Stop Eating Chitlins Michael Ochs Archives/Getty By Colin McCandless/May 24, 2022 3:54 pm EST The widely-beloved Queen of Soul loved her soul food, and the Memphis-born singer and songwriter was no stranger to the kitchen, especially when it came to whipping up her favorite Southern dishes. However, Aretha Franklin ultimately decided to 86 a certain beloved staple from her diet as she progressed in age. In a 2008 interview with NPR, for example, Franklin revealed some of the items that she had planned for her holiday menu, including baked chicken and dressing, mixed greens, and turnips....

Why Beer Brands Haven’t Been Hit By Inflation Yet siamionau pavel/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/June 10, 2022 4:06 pm EST With soaring inflation triggering skyrocketing prices for meat, poultry, fish, and eggs, many Americans have been forced to tighten their wallets and budget accordingly. Fruits and vegetables have seen steep increases as well, albeit to a slightly less extent (via KXAN). According to Nation’s Restaurant News, food costs continue to rise and impact consumer spending habits at grocery stores and restaurants....

Why One Worker Compared Salt Bae’s Restaurants To A High-End McDonald’s Mark Thompson/Getty By Felix Behr/March 4, 2022 2:27 pm EST Salt Bae’s in the news again. This time, Guillermo Perez, a sommelier who was recently fired from the London location of Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et franchise went to Daily Mail to inform them that the restaurant was basically a McDonald’s priced for rich people. He even claimed that the venue’s chips were frozen and served with Heinz ketchup and mayonnaise....

Why You Might See More Black Aprons At Starbucks Soon Sorbis/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/May 3, 2022 11:51 am EST Of all the years they have been in business, 2004 was a big one for Starbucks. The coffee chain was slinging caramel Frappuccinos at well over 8,000 locations around the world (a huge expansion from its humble origins in Seattle’s Pike Place Market), but a timeline of the brand’s journey shows more than just retail growth....

27% Of People Agree This Chain Restaurant Has The Worst Wings Ratov Maxim/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 10:35 am EST Whether you’re at a sports bar or a casual American restaurant, chances are high you’ll find chicken wings on the menu. They’re a favorite appetizer among Americans — according to the National Chicken Council, on Super Bowl Sunday alone, Americans consume about 1.42 billion wings (per Quartz). Everyone has preferences when it comes to wings, too....

90 Ground Beef Recipes Everyone Will Love Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: April 12, 2022 1:10 pm EST Ground beef is one of those things most of us tend to have in the freezer — maybe we’ve even got one of those great, big multi-pound logs if we succumbed to the temptation of the budget buy. The problem with ground beef is, sometimes it’s pretty hard to come up with new ways to use it....

Cheerios Brought Back A Limited-Edition Flavor That Not Everyone Is Ready For PhotoPaper/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 9:30 am EST Fans of this oaty “O,” however, might have to be adventurous sorts to try whatever all the new variations General Mills has thrown at them over the years. While most might be familiar with the original, Honey Nut, Apple Cinnamon, and Multi-grain members of the Cheerios family, there is a bevy of lesser-known cousins that make up this eclectic family tree....

Here’s What Happened To Mango Mango After Shark Tank Facebook By Margaret McCormick/Updated: July 8, 2022 10:09 am EST It’s been said that every cloud has a silver lining, that rejection is a blessing in disguise, and that when one door closes, another door opens. The friends and founders of Virginia-based preserves empire Mango Mango might well agree with those sentiments. You might remember Mango Mango founders Lakesha Brown-Renfro, Nzinga Teule-Hekima, and Tanecia Willis from their appearance on “Shark Tank” (Season 5, Episode 2, per Shark Tank Tales)....

How Burger King’s Whopper Helped One Couple Tie The Knot Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Ree Winter/May 26, 2022 7:09 pm EST It’s a whopper of a love story. Who would have thought that love could be found at Burger King? For one couple, that’s exactly where they met. The bride and groom, Emily Garland and Jamie Dunsmuir, bonded over their love for the fast food giant, even sporting iconic Burger King crowns in their wedding photographs (via Hull Live)....

How Gordon Ramsay And Gigi Hadid Became Friends Mike Coppola/Getty By Lucy Maddox/June 30, 2022 12:56 pm EST Famous figures across the globe are anything but similar. From TikTok stars and famous chefs to British royals and movie stars, the celebrity bubble is a true melting pot. It’s unsurprising that many celebrities become so close with one another. When you spend a decade together on a TV show like Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston, or grow up in the same industry like Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale, people can become more like family than co-workers....

How The White House Just Committed To Improving Food Policies Luca Perra/Shutterstock By Owen Duff/May 4, 2022 9:26 pm EST For the first time in 50 years, the White House will be convening a national conference to address food and nutrition issues in the U.S. President Biden announced the conference in a May 4, 2022 tweet via the White House Twitter account. The conference is scheduled for this September and will assemble a diverse group of food and nutrition experts, food companies, local and state governments, and tribal and territory community leaders....

Hugh Jackman’s Go-To Recipe When He Wants To Impress A Guest Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock By Rebecca Cherico/July 1, 2022 12:55 am EST You might think that Hugh Jackman doesn’t need to impress anyone: a film and Broadway star, winner of an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy, a Golden Globe … and that’s just for starters. His range is truly impressive: not only can he act, but he can really sing, too....

Jamaican Rice And Peas Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 28, 2022 2:52 pm EST Fans of Jamaican food may already know that the name of the dish, Jamaican rice and peas, can be a bit deceiving. As recipe creator Miriam Hahn explains about a common dish enjoyed in the country, “One might think the recipe involves green peas, but in Jamaica, they call red kidney beans peas....