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Freddy’s Just Brought Back A Fan-Favorite Shake For St. Patrick’s Day Facebook By Taylor Huang/March 8, 2022 3:29 pm EST Any occasion involving ice cream is a joyous day. This year, Freddy’s is making St. Patrick’s Day feel extra special by bringing back a fan-favorite item that will make anyone feel like they’ve struck gold. Like McDonald’s Shamrock Shake and Dunkin’s Shamrock Macchiato, this returning classic is in the shade of a four-leaf clover....

Gordon Ramsay’s Bottomless Pizza Has Instagram Talking DFree/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: April 10, 2022 7:27 pm EST Yesterday, Gordon Ramsay posted something on Instagram that very well could have been flagged for sharing suggestive material. The post in question showed a slice of pizza being slowly lifted from its place in a pie, with bits of cheese stretching to remain connected to the leftover pieces. As one person proclaimed alongside a heart-eyed emoji: “Look at that....

Gordon Ramsay Was Just Recognized In A Big Way Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Karen Hart/July 2, 2022 2:05 pm EST Scottish-born chef Gordon Ramsay has yet another accolade to add to his laundry list of achievements. Per Ramsay’s website, the restaurateur has 7 Michelin stars. But getting to the top wasn’t a cakewalk. In a CNN interview, the chef opined, “I should never have made it this far,” referencing his rough upbringing, and yet he prevailed....

Here’s How To Get Free Fries At Wendy’s This Week For one week, folks can get free fries using Wendy’s app Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/May 2, 2022 4:01 pm EST Wendy’s is just one of the fast food chains taking advantage of apps and membership programs to provide customers with deals and discounts, all in the hope of getting them to return to its restaurants. According to Wendy’s, offers currently available on its app include a free drink with any purchase that supports the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption; a free breakfast sandwich with a purchase; $2 off breakfast combos; $3 off a purchase of $15 or more; $2 off a premium combo with a mobile order; buy one premium sandwich and get one for $1; and a free large fry with a $10 purchase....

How A Controversial Skittles Ingredient Ignited A Lawsuit Justyna Troc/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/July 17, 2022 11:32 pm EST On Thursday, July 13, a law firm that is well-known for representing plaintiffs in class action lawsuits (per Bloomberg Law) filed in a federal court to certify a class of plaintiffs for the purpose of suing Mars, Inc., the candy company that manufactures Skittles. The filing was made in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by Bursor & Fisher on behalf of Jenile Thames....

How A Texas Liquor Law Inspired The Founder Of Chili’s The Toidi/Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/March 21, 2022 12:48 am EST A restaurant that has been around for 47 years is sure to have gained a loyal fan or two. That’s what Chili’s was banking on, anyway, when it launched its e-commerce shop. As Michael Breed, senior vice president of Chili’s marketing, explained, the store is “a natural next step to engage our most dedicated fans” (via Restaurant Dive)....

How Diana Kennedy Honored Mexico’s Cuisine And Biodiversity Ann Summa/Getty Images By Nancy Mock/July 25, 2022 6:03 pm EST Diana Kennedy, who passed away on July 24 at the age of 99, is remembered for her lifelong passion of recording and preserving the authentic cuisine of Mexico. Living alone in the country since the 1970s, Kennedy crisscrossed Mexico in a camper truck to speak with locals, collect recipes, and scout out elusive ingredients crucial to these dishes....

How Italian Culture Inspired Starbucks To Add Lattes To Its Menu Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/April 27, 2022 3:06 pm EST In Italy, coffee is just as essential, if not even more important than water. As Eataly so cleverly puts it, in Italy, your day centers around the coffee you drink, not the meals you eat. Breakfast typically includes a pastry such as a croissant and a milk-based beverage like a cappuccino, caffè latte, or latte macchiato....

How Juicy Marbles Is Bringing The Sizzle To The Plant-Based Market Instagram By Sophia Lo/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 4:36 pm EST Whether it’s milk, meat, or cheese, nowadays there’s probably a version of these foods out there that doesn’t come from animals. For example, one of Silk’s plant-based milks is set out to convert die-hard dairy lovers, and customers can buy meatless Impossible burgers from multiple fast food chains. For the most part, it looks like plant-based food products are here to stay....

How Long Are Hard-Boiled Eggs Good For? Shutterstock By Ben Fisher AND Owen Duff/Updated: April 11, 2022 9:42 am EST With a preparation that requires no cracking, scrambling, poaching, or frying, hard-boiled eggs are about as simple as it gets. They’re high in protein as well as loaded with essential vitamins and can be used in a variety of different dishes for all meals of the day (per Verywell Fit). It can seem like raw eggs stay fresh forever, and you might think that the same concept applies to eggs once they’ve been cooked — but that’s not entirely correct....

How Much Do Mrs. Fields Employees Typically Make? Zety Akhzar/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:46 am EST Yes, Mrs. Fields was, in fact, a real person. According to MyRecipes, Mrs. Debra Sivyer Fields had a passion for baking her entire life. She would whip up baked goods for her large family and began to invest in quality baking ingredients to ensure her cookies met the highest standard at age 13....

How To Tell If Ground Turkey Has Gone Bad Natali Samoro/Shutterstock By Dave Malyon/June 15, 2022 11:49 am EST Ground turkey is a delicious ingredient and a favorite of those in the know about lean proteins. As a member of the poultry family, however, it can also a high-risk food that is most dangerous to eat when raw or going bad. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, spoilage bacteria, or bacteria that appears when meat is on the decline, may not always be harmful....

José Andrés’ Newest Endeavor Will Send Spanish Foods To Astronauts Paul Morigi/Getty By Elaina Friedman/March 24, 2022 6:15 pm EST Those who have yet to spend time beyond planet Earth would be forgiven for picturing space food as tubes of mystery goo — that’s essentially what astronauts were dining on during the first NASA missions, according to History. But ever since nutritionists discovered that things like dehydrated coffee, soup, and spaghetti could be successfully rehydrated in space, the food astronauts eat has only gotten better....

McDonald’s Recipe Changes You Might Have Missed Getty Images By Justina Huddleston/Updated: May 3, 2022 12:24 am EST McDonald’s will be the first to tell you about the “billions and billions served” at their restaurants, and chances are at some point in most of our lives we’ve settled in for a meal at the Golden Arches. But what we feasted on during family road trips as a kid might actually look and taste a lot different from the food they’re serving up today....

Read This Before Foraging Ramps Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: June 29, 2022 2:53 pm EST Spring has ramped up from its initial faux wintry gloom into a warm blooded bloom, and with that change, ramp season has come. However, before you indulge in what Bon Appétit dubs “the Great Ramp Race,” you should familiarize yourself with the sustainable way to harvest them. Otherwise, Québec’s ban on harvesting over 50 bulbs at a time, as covered by Modern Farmer, will prove prudent....

Reddit Is Divided Over The Best Of The ‘Legendary’ Taco Bell Faves Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images By Colin McCandless/Aug. 30, 2022 12:31 am EST Taco Bell is constantly innovating new ideas for burritos, tacos, enchiladas, and nachos, or devising twists on current menu items. You would think there would be only so many ways to rearrange what essentially boils down to eight or nine ingredients, but Taco Bell always comes up with something slightly different to intrigue fans....

Sonic App Holders Need To Know About Its August Snack Menu Facebook By Brianna Corley/Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 9:23 am EST While restaurants typically come out with one limited edition summer menu inspired by the season, Sonic has seemingly been releasing new summer-exclusive menu items nonstop. The company took a bite out of Shark Week by bringing back its shark-inspired slush and delighted candy lovers with its Sour Patch Kids Slush Float (via Chew Boom)....

The Best French Press Coffee Makers Of 2022 nikkimeel/Shutterstock By Rachel Kiser/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 12:53 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Deliciously known otherwise as a coffee plunger, the French press is as simple and Parisian as it sounds –– a carafe with a filter attached to the end of a plunger that presses and extracts the coffee from the grounds. First designed in 1852 by the French, the French press’s low-waste, economically sustainable, and low energy usage appeals to a environmentally conscious generation and society –– no K-cups or coffee filters required....

The Brand Director Of Ball Park Franks Gives The Top Tips For Grilling - Exclusive By Holly Riddle/June 22, 2022 8:41 am EST As the brand director of beloved hot dog brand Ball Park, Jennifer Dahlgren thinks a lot about hot dogs. She spends “day in and day out” making sure Ball Park retains its status as an iconic slice of summer through advertising, brand design, and retail partnerships. One of her latest endeavors, for example, is the launch of a cool new condiment accessory, the Hot Dog Helmet, which is equipped with mustard and ketchup reservoirs, plus a one-of-a-kind pump system, so wearers can top their hot dogs on the go....

The First Chipotle That Tried To Unionize Was Just Dealt A Major Blow Facebook By Sophia Lo/July 19, 2022 9:22 pm EST Unionization efforts are spreading across large fast-food chains around the country. For example, after decades, Starbucks workers in the United States began to unionize, and baristas recently got some major support with their union efforts from Workers United. While there have been many successful unionization stories for some food service workers, some fast food employees have had setbacks....