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How Subway Wants To ‘Refresh’ Its Customer Experience Prachana Thong-on/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/May 31, 2022 10:57 am EST Its slogan may not be “Have It Your Way,” but the sandwich chain Subway markets itself around two key concepts — freshness and customer control. Anyone can customize their own sandwich at Subway, from the meats to the vegetables to even the bread. While you’d expect that customers being able to build their own sandwiches would be a good business model in a world where consumers demand variety, it seems that Subway has taken a few blows to its popularity in recent times....

How To Order Spicy Thai Food Properly Looper By Rachael Grow/Aug. 29, 2022 12:47 pm EST The best authentic Thai food will combine all types of flavors into one mouth-watering, perfectly balanced dish (via Rickshaw Thai Street Food). Salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and spicy are all blended to create a zesty mouthful that keeps you reaching eagerly for the next bite. However, if you aren’t used to spicy foods, you might be in for an intense experience you didn’t sign up for....

Martha Stewart’s Festive Rainbow Cookies Come With A Pot Of Gold Paul Morigi/Getty Images By Elaina Friedman/March 16, 2022 12:06 pm EST Even though Martha Stewart’s favorite holiday is Halloween (let it be known that Milky Ways are her favorite candy), the iconic home cook, expert crafter, and multi-hyphenate businesswoman comes through with festive recipes for every major holiday. With St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Thursday, March 17, Martha knows you’ll be needing something sweet to cut through the heaviness of soda bread, corned beef and cabbage, shepherd’s pie, and whatever else you have cooking for your traditional Irish feast....

McDonald’s Has A New Deal For Fans Of Its Crispy Chicken Sandwich Facebook By Amberly Mckee/Aug. 9, 2022 12:20 pm EST When the same old menu gets kind of boring, limited-time meals and specials can help give consumers something to switch up the monotony. To celebrate summer, Arby’s has an Orange Cream Shake, and Subway is offering a deal on its Subway Series Subs where consumers can buy one footlong and get another for 50% off....

Nestlé Will Still Sell Products In Russia, But It’s Not What You Think testing/Shutterstock By Margaret McCormick/March 23, 2022 2:56 pm EST Some might consider crunchy Kit Kat bars as an essential grocery item. Not only do they have the distinction of being the first candy bar to be designed and “marketed around sharing” with others, per Time (with four wafer-filled sections, you can easily oblige your friend’s request to “break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar”), but they’re also one of the most popular processed chocolate treats in the world — especially in Japan....

Raising Cane’s Menu Items Ranked Worst To Best Kit Leong/Shutterstock By Brian Boone/July 18, 2022 10:50 am EST The motto of the burgeoning fast food chain Raising Cane is “ONE LOVE,” which suggests the brand’s commitment to doing just one thing well. Raising Cane is all about one love, and in this case, that one love is chicken, specifically, meals built around breaded and fried boneless chicken fingers. The menu at Raising Cane’s is audaciously simple....

Taco Bell Finally Confirmed The Date Of The Mexican Pizza’s Return Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images By Alia Hoyt/April 18, 2022 10:33 am EST The year 2020 will go down in history as a true dumpster fire of a year and people had a lot to deal with. On top of everything else going on, Taco Bell took away one of the public’s small comforts by discontinuing the ultra-beloved Mexican Pizza. Ever since then, people have been clamoring to find out if and when the Mexican Pizza would be back at the fast food joint, already....

The Odd History Of The So-Called ‘Luther Burger’ Facebook By Chase Shustack/Aug. 22, 2022 6:07 pm EST In 2006, the American animated satirical comedy “The Boondocks” aired an episode revolving around “soul food,” which refers to the type of cuisine usually associated with African Americans in the Southern regions of the United States. While the concept of soul food in the episode was played for humor, revolving around the question of just how healthy this type of cooking is, one particular dish prepared by the character Robert Freeman was known as the “Luther Burger,” a bacon cheeseburger with two Krispy Kreme donuts in place of buns....

The Peachy Twist On A Classic Cocktail That’s Perfect For Summer Dr Faulkner/Shutterstock By Rebecca Cherico/June 29, 2022 5:00 pm EST Just like you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, you can’t assess a cocktail by what it’s called. Take the old-fashioned. It sounds dowdy, staid, boring…blah. But try to think of the name as a testament to its staying power, rather than a statement on its essential spirit. It’s a wonderful cocktail to use in assessing the skills of a bartender, since it’s a classic and, like many classics, the skill is all in the details (via Punch)....

The Real Person Who Inspired Kung Pao Chicken Kravtzov/Shutterstock By Michael La Corte/July 8, 2022 12:05 pm EST Spicy and laced with crunchy peanuts, Kung Pao chicken (also called gong bao chicken) is an iconic inclusion in the lexicon of Chinese food. Unfamiliar with Kung Pao chicken? One trademark of the now iconic dish is its “layering of flavors and stimulating, but not overpowering, chile heat,” as noted by the Los Angeles Times....

The Real Reason You Rarely See Dollar Signs On A Restaurant Menu Ann Kosolapova/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/April 10, 2022 10:18 pm EST Just as grocery stores use various marketing strategies to convince shoppers to buy more items, restaurants also employ a few tricks to pull people in. One major use of psychology by the restaurant world involves color theory. Think about fast food restaurants, in particular. Most fast food signs are red and yellow (hi, McDonald’s and Burger King) because these colors stimulate your appetite, according to the Institute of Culinary Education....

The Trailer For Netflix’s Iron Chef Reboot Is Finally Here And Fans Have Thoughts Theo Wargo/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/June 2, 2022 12:17 pm EST “Iron Chef America” is a legendary show in the food world. Based on a Japanese show of a similar name, it centered around “world-class chefs” competing against other chefs from across the United States, the catch being they need to include one key ingredient per episode....

The Truth About How Carpaccio Got Its Name AVN Photo Lab/Shutterstock By Dave Malyon/July 24, 2022 2:04 pm EST What does the word “carpaccio” mean, and how did the food get its name? The word “carpaccio” has a closer affiliation with a person (an artist) than to the meat from which it’s cut, or any of its ingredients. As you may know, it is traditionally a beef dish of Italian origin that consists of thin slivers of meat, often from the middle portion of beef fillet, per Great British Chefs, and while considered raw, it is not entirely unprocessed....

The Unexpected Ingredient You Should Use To Soak Apples Tim UR/Shutterstock By Brianna Corley/July 7, 2022 7:37 am EST When shopping in the fruit aisle, Americans are likely to pass up oranges and cherries for a fruit synonymous with the fourth of July — according to Agricultural Marketing Resource Center apples are the most munched on fruit in the United States. Given their ability to be enjoyed unaltered or baked into treats like iconic apple pie, warm apple sauce, and candy-like baked apples, it makes sense the U....

The Untold Truth Of Heaven Hill Instagram By Jonathan Ammons/March 28, 2022 9:31 am EST Kentucky is a land of stories. Spend any time in Bourbon country and you will find tall tales behind every glass of whiskey, and for good reason. Between the legacy of settlers and early distillers to the whiskey rebellion and the bootleggers of prohibition, there are heroes and antiheroes in every nook and cranny of the Bluegrass State....

The Untold Truth Of Pepper Shutterstock By Chris Heasman/Updated: April 1, 2022 4:35 pm EST Honestly, it’s hard to think much of black pepper. Despite being largely ubiquitous in every kitchen and practically every restaurant, this spice doesn’t exactly seem like the most exciting thing in the world. But you’d be surprised; just because this stuff is everywhere doesn’t mean it’s not fascinating. In fact, the so-called “King of Spices” isn’t just one of the most useful and versatile tools for cooks — it’s also wrapped up in a genuinely fascinating history, and comes with a great number of benefits… as well as a few useful applications beyond the kitchen, too....

We Finally Know The Release Date For Selena + Chef Season 4 Feature Flash Photoagency/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Aug. 4, 2022 12:08 am EST Almost two years ago to the day, the first episode of “Selena + Chef” aired (via Premiere Date). To some, this HBO Max series might seem like just another celebrity cooking show, like “Cooking with Paris,” or “Dinner at Tiffani’s.” But for many, the series strikes the perfect balance between funny, relatable, and highly instructional....

What To Know Before Buying Kraft Mayonnaise BWM Infinity/Shutterstock By Adam Swierk/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 1:13 pm EST Step aside, ketchup — mayonnaise is the new mayor of condiment town. A towering titan of the culinary world, mayo has been the best-selling condiment in the U.S. for at least three years running as of 2021. The globby, fat-based spread is nearly unrivaled in its versatility, with recipes across the culinary spectrum calling for dollops of mayo....

Why A Candy Company Is Offering 6 Figures To Be A Taste-Tester DenisMArt/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Feb. 18, 2023 6:17 pm EST Canadian-based online candy shop, Candy Funhouse bills itself as “the biggest online candy store” on the planet (via Candy Funhouse). Not only has Candy Funhouse cornered the North American online retail candy and confections market (via a company press release dated July 19, 2022), but it has also done so with regard to the worldwide wholesale candy and confection market (per Candy Funhouse - Wholesale)....

Why Longhorn Steakhouse Is Petitioning For A New Emoji LongHorn SteakHouse/Facebook By Hannah Beach/Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 5:29 pm EST Whether you’re texting via a smartphone, a tablet, or a computer, sometimes the best way to get your thoughts across is by using emojis. According to Vyvyan Evans, the author of “The Emoji Code,” “Seventy percent of the meaning of an oral conversation comes from nonverbal cues. Emojis add personality to the text and generate empathy among users” (via CBC News)....