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Krispy Kreme Just Announced An Epic Collab With Twix Facebook By Amanda Tarlton/Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 12:16 pm EST Krispy Kreme may be most revered for its classic glazed donuts, which have been the chain’s legacy ever since it first opened in Winston-Salem, North Carolina back in 1937. The OG donuts are best eaten warm and they have a flaky, sugary glaze that gives way to a fluffy dough center. However, the obsession with Krispy Kreme glazed donuts doesn’t take away from the rest of the donut shop’s offerings....

NYC Pizza Slices Now Cost More Than You’d Think Robert Nickelsberg/Getty By Julia Mullaney/April 6, 2022 6:15 pm EST New York City is known for many things. It’s been referred to countless times as a concrete jungle and the city that never sleeps. It’s built a reputation of being a tourist destination that’s on almost everyone’s list. But to some, the city’s most important identifier is the fact that it has more pizza places than anywhere else in the United States, with The Family Vacation Guide reporting nearly 1,200 pizza joints throughout the five boroughs (based on data from Tripadvisor and Grubhub)....

Reddit May Have Spilled The Tea On New Dunkin’ Menu Items Facebook By Sophia Lo/Aug. 29, 2022 5:31 am EST With fall just around the corner, coffee chains are bringing out the seasonal flavors. Earlier this month, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf announced its fall lineup, which features lots of new pumpkin and toffee drinks. As usual, Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte should be a staple of the season, as fans are quick to order it the moment it returns to stores....

Ree Drummond’s Followers Are Loving Her Latest Donut Find David Livingston/Getty Images By Karen Hart/June 18, 2022 8:51 am EST Donuts are an anytime-of-the-day staple. Americans aren’t shy about their love for these sugary, deep-fried treats that keep us licking our lips. National Today reports that it surveyed 1,000 Americans and found that 96% of them either liked or loved donuts. So you might be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t them....

Starbucks CEO Vows To Appeal Dismissal Of Its Case Against Arizona Union Organizers Prachana Thong-on/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 8:27 pm EST Some might say that Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz is like a dog with a bone when it comes to the brand’s campaign against unionizing at hundreds of store locations across the nation. In fact, on April 19, Starbucks did something huge in this regard, filing suit against union organizers at two stores in Phoenix and Denver....

The ‘Scary’ Reason Buddy Valastro Nearly Missed Buddy Vs. Duff Season 3 DFree/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/June 14, 2022 9:37 am EST The race was tight at the tail end of “Buddy vs. Duff” Season 3, according to Guilty Eats. The two stars arrived at last year’s finale with everything tied up; each had scored a win from a previous season, and each had accrued 1,600 points from the current competition. Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman, along with their teams, dedicated themselves to a three-day cake-making extravaganza during which each team built a giant replica of a monster: Goldman’s a Frankenstein-like creation and Valastro’s a Godzilla lookalike....

The Absolute Best Oysters In The U.S. Plateresca/Shutterstock By Allie Miller/Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 2:11 am EST Oysters are known for creating hesitation in some diners. Not everyone wants to try slurping these sea creatures straight out of their shells. But for others, oysters are nature’s best culinary creations. Oysters — which are a kind of bivalve mollusk in the same family as clams, scallops, and mussels — are on the menu at some of the world’s best restaurants....

The Best Mortar And Pestle Sets In 2022 VasiliyBudarin/Shutterstock By Allie Miller/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 10:49 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A mortar and pestle is a historic cooking tool. The Egyptians, Aztecs, Greeks, and ancient peoples all used something like it (via The Atlantic). Even though the tool has been around for thousands of years, the mortar and pestle have barely changed in all this time....

The Best Things To Put On Corn On The Cob That Aren’t Butter Abamjiwa Al-hadi/Shutterstock By DB Kelly/June 15, 2022 11:06 am EST One of the best things about summer are the backyard BBQs. Not just because everyone loves enjoying some ice cold drinks while cooking outside under the sun, but also because there’s so much fresh food on offer. Whether you stop by your local farmer’s market, buy from a nearby roadside stand, or grow your own, who doesn’t love summer veg right from the garden?...

The Best Way To Fry Eggs, According To Science Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/June 28, 2022 1:07 pm EST Eggs can be a cheap, simple, and delicious part of a healthy diet. In the past, experts used to advise people to avoid eggs due to their naturally high cholesterol content, which they believed might be linked to an increased risk of heart disease. But according to MedicineNet, more recent studies have shown there to be no strong link between the cholesterol in eggs and increased levels of cholesterol in the body....

The Controversy Surrounding The Starbucks Union Vote In Knoxville KPPWC/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/March 30, 2022 2:49 am EST Starbucks first opened in Seattle, Washington in 1971 as a purveyor of coffee made using fresh-roasted beans (via Starbucks’ website). Today, the coffee giant known for baristas who misspell customers’ names as well as its wide array of caffeine delivery systems is still percolating quite nicely, to say the least. The company’s first quarterly earnings release for 2022, dated February 1, reflected nothing but net (and not because it was pumped for March Madness)....

The Emotional Meaning Behind Sandra Lee’s Oscars Dress Jamie Mccarthy/Getty Images By Hannah Beach/Updated: March 31, 2022 11:45 am EST For many Americans, cooking from scratch just isn’t realistic. Enter Sandra Lee. Her Food Network show “Semi-Homemade Cooking” guided many families through preparing delicious meals from “70% store-bought ingredients and 30% homemade” (via The New York Times). Her second show, “Money Saving Meals,” taught Americans how to cook on a budget....

The Troubling Reason One UK McDonald’s Banned Unaccompanied Minors After 5 Pm Matt Cardy/Getty Images By Claire Schuh/July 31, 2022 9:32 pm EST A McDonald’s location in Liverpool has temporarily banned unaccompanied minors after 5 p.m. That’s a pretty random-sounding restriction, so what’s going on? According to reps from McDonald’s, there has been ongoing inappropriate behavior in the area and officials are hoping that this temporary ban will curb the problems, per Liverpool Echo....

This Is How Much Frankie Celenza Is Worth Jason Mendez/Getty Images By Amberly Mckee/June 9, 2022 11:40 am EST Frankie Celenza is a well-known chef and host of his own cooking show, “Struggle Meals.” According to Facts Buddy, he also worked with NYCLife as the host of “Frankie Cooks.” Before that, he hosted cooking demonstrations on his YouTube channel, according to Celeb Net Worth Info. Celenza was born in the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York City on July 14, 1990, where he still resides today....

What A Single Spaghetti Noodle Is Actually Called Reg Speller/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/Updated: April 4, 2022 8:12 am EST Once again, it seems, we are all destined to be amazed at what the actual word for one, single strand of spaghetti is. The first time Twitter freaked out about the word for a lonely spaghetti noodle was in 2017, and The Daily Meal was all over it. Someone, last name “Ramsey” (no, not Gordon, his last name is spelled with an “ay”) took a screenshot of a dictionary that got over 43,000 likes and 18,000 retweets....

What Your Homemade Chicken Sandwich Is Missing, According To Joshua Weissman - Exclusive Instagram By Hanna Claeson/March 10, 2022 12:33 pm EST Yes, you can singlehandedly win the chicken sandwich wars, even if DJ Khaled and his fast-food chain, Another Wing, are now in the running and KFC’s got a tempting new bacon-loaded chicken sandwich (available exclusively in Singapore). But, if you follow Joshua Weissman’s advice on building your own supreme version, you’re guaranteed gold....

Why Gordon Ramsay Regrets Ending Kitchen Nightmares Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Updated: May 10, 2022 10:59 am EST Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is a master in the kitchen. And luckily for his fans, he’s a solid presence on television, which means that they often get the chance to watch him in action on a variety of TV shows. As per his official site, Ramsay has been a part of several successful programs throughout his career such as Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, MasterChef Jr....

Why Twitter Is Imploding Over Chick-Fil-A And The CERN Hadron Collider rblfmr/Shutterstock By Ree Winter/Updated: July 12, 2022 8:16 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With WWII over, veteran Truett Cathy decided to open a little diner in an Atlantan suburb called the Dwarf Grill in 1946, per the Chick-fil-A website. The Dwarf Grill became famous for its chicken sandwich, and Chick-fil-A was born. Cathy registered the name in 1964, and in the 60 years since, it’s become the second-largest fast-food restaurant in the United States, per Zippia....

Why You Should Always Use A Meat Thermometer, According To The USDA New Africa/Shutterstock By Nicole Rivas/Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 11:17 am EST Most cooks have a food thermometer somewhere in a kitchen drawer that probably isn’t opened as much as it should be. But according to Meredith Carothers, a technical information specialist with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, dusting off that thermometer is as important as ever, especially when it comes to cooking meat correctly....

25 Best Cake Flavors Ranked From Worst To Best Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/May 15, 2022 11:38 pm EST There’s always a reason to eat cake: Whether it’s for a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary, farewell party, or simply because of a dessert craving, cake is often the perfect indulgence. And, with so many different cake varieties available, there’s a cake for practically every mood and occasion. Cake is like pizza or ice cream in that it has to be really bad in order for it to become inedible....