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Instagram Is Cracking Up At Antoni Porowski’s Birthday Post For Martha Stewart Paul Morigi/Getty By Elise DeVoe/Aug. 4, 2022 3:30 am EST To some extent, it makes sense that all celebrities know each other in some capacity, but even so, the friendship between Martha Stewart and “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski falls on the more unexpected side of the spectrum. Ironically enough, their current friendship stems from an Instagram “feud” in 2019....

Jack In The Box Made Up A Fake Holiday — And It Stuck Fanfo/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Feb. 23, 2022 1:11 pm EST Have you ever felt like some holidays feel more or less like they were invented just to sell people stuff? After all, why else are funny greeting cards for Tax Day a thing? One fast food company wasn’t afraid to test the correlation between holidays and profit, although surprisingly enough, the holiday actually stuck around — and it’s not National Fast Food Day....

Katie Lee Biegel’s Sheet Pan Pork Chops Are So Relatable Instagram By Sophia Lo/Updated: April 26, 2022 2:56 pm EST Sometimes, we crave warm home-cooked meals but dread doing all the prep work and cleaning. In times like these, it’s a good idea to have some easy one-pot recipes. Or you could go something like this simple recipe for Greek chicken that you can throw on a sheet pan and pop in the oven — it takes less than an hour from start to finish....

Popeyes’ New Chicken Sandwich Has A Tasty Twist KDC-1/Shutterstock By Margaret McCormick/May 3, 2022 1:08 pm EST Remember when Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen dropped its now famous-beyond-belief chicken sandwich? It was August, a sluggish time in the food service world when some outlets find themselves thinking about the return of hot cocoa, spiced apple cider, and pumpkin spice everything (per Forbes). The sandwich arrived on the scene like a wrecking ball, sparking social media spats, copycat syndrome, and a ripple effect throughout the restaurant world – and not just fast food restaurants....

Quick Breakfast Fried Rice Recipe Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 24, 2022 2:01 pm EST Sick of the same old breakfast fare? Then recipe developer Jaime Shelbert’s breakfast fried rice is the dish you have been searching for. Of course, everyone loves fried rice. But, um, for breakfast? We couldn’t help but wonder what makes this meal fit for the morning. Well, according to Shelbert of Wholly Nourished, “As a dietitian, I would say that this is a great way to start the day with a balanced meal containing a carb — the rice — [plus] greens, [protein via the] eggs, and a healthy fat [via] avocado....

Rat In The Kitchen’s Natasha Leggero Names Her Go-To Fast Food Order - Exclusive s_bukley/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 11:47 am EST Comedian Natasha Leggero has a complicated relationship with food. “I don’t like cooking and I am not good at cooking,” Leggero told Mashed in an exclusive interview. “Cooking doesn’t like me. I don’t know how I would say it. I make toast.” That doesn’t stop Leggero from loving intense flavor and great food, and she has even described herself as a “food snob....

Reddit’s Dream Cast For MasterChef Season 12 Is Everything Fans Want FOX By Elise DeVoe/May 11, 2022 12:44 pm EST In a typical season of “MasterChef,” 20 amateur cooks compete in various challenges for the coveted title and a grand prize of $250,000 (via FOX). This past season (Season 11), they switched up the format slightly, which fans didn’t love. However, there’s another surprise in store for Season 12. Although the judging panel of Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich was already intimidating enough, the show turned up the heat a bit for Season 11 when they brought in all-star guest judges like Emeril Lagasse and Masaharu Morimoto....

The Big Problem Chick-Fil-A Employees Are Facing Bloomberg/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/Updated: April 4, 2022 8:09 am EST On Forbes’ 2021 Best Large Employers list, Chick-fil-A comes in at 133rd, well behind its industry peers like In-N-Out (sixth), The Cheesecake Factory (68th), and Five Guys (113th). That may seem odd, especially considering that Chick-fil-A trains its employees to be almost nauseatingly nice. In 2019, Business Insider called the fast-food chain “the most polite in the industry,” pointing to the flowers it puts on customers’ tables, its employees’ impeccable manners, and the relentless removal of trash from the restaurants’ dining areas....

The Concerning Reason Lucky Charms Cereal Is Being Investigated By The FDA Facebook By Melissa Campana/Updated: April 13, 2022 10:45 am EST The shadowy puppeteers behind Big Cereal are pulling at strings again, only this time it’s not a wascally wabbit or a senile baker they are trying to hide behind the curtain. Something far more serious is afoot at General Mills, and (tragically, given the recent St. Patrick’s Day holiday) this time around, it’s a leprechaun who’s taking heavy fire for an unusual occurrence…...

The Difference Between Birria And Barbacoa Shutterstock By Keira Wingate/Updated: June 27, 2022 9:12 am EST Mexican cuisine is a powerhouse of flavor and variety, and when it comes to the most flavorful meats in Mexican foods, it’s hard to beat birria and barbacoa. Both mouth-watering dishes are cooked in similar ways, but are usually different kinds of meat, according to Eat Mex City. Birria and barbacoa are traditionally cooked in a hole in the ground and covered up for four to eight hours, but can be cooked in the kitchen as well (via Eat Mex City)....

The Fermented Tofu Every Home Cook Needs In Their Kitchen xuanhuongho/Shutterstock By Annie Lin/Aug. 22, 2022 12:21 pm EST Fermented tofu is a condiment commonly found in many Chinese kitchens. It has a long history in Chinese cuisine and can be traced as far back as the Wei dynasty. In northern China, the condiment is more fragrant and savory, whereas its sweeter counterpart is enjoyed in southern China. Its umami-packed taste makes it a dark horse that every home cook should have in their kitchen....

The Huge Change McDonald’s Just Made With Its Russian Restaurants Tada Images/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/May 16, 2022 1:55 pm EST After 30 years, McDonald’s has just announced plans to shutter all its restaurant locations in Russia. The global burger chain opened its first location in the country in 1990, right after the fall of the Berlin Wall. However, in light of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine, the company has stated they plan on selling all 850 of the restaurants in the country to a local buyer, according to QSR Magazine....

The Sicilian Dessert That Will Keep You Cool In The Summer Heat giuseppelombardo/Shutterstock By Vedran Maslovara/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 12:07 pm EST Along with the arrival of summer, the heat may be too much to handle — even across the world in the boot-shaped country of Italy where there is great food, friendly people, and beautiful architecture. A Twitter account known as Extreme Temperatures Around The World reports that in the “eternal city of Rome,” the temperature reached a historic high of 105....

The Surprising Food New Yorkers Will Soon Need ID To Buy dukeesue/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Aug. 30, 2022 5:06 am EST If you live in New York and had been planning to serve a quick dessert garnished with canned whipped cream, you may have heard that picking up a can will no longer be as simple as dashing in and out of the bodega — because a little-known law enacted last November is now finally being enforced....

TikTok Is Freaking Out Over A New Alcohol Study New Africa/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/March 16, 2022 6:40 pm EST It’s no secret that alcohol can be dangerous when used irresponsibly. Beyond its association with issues like drunk driving accidents, alcohol can have damaging long-term effects on the body, including heart, liver, and pancreas damage, per the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Another question that has long been cause for concern by doctors and scientists is alcohol’s long-term effect on brain health....

TikTok Is Torn About These Customers Cooking Their Own Waffle House Food Jennifer Tepp/Shutterstock By Dai Poole/April 29, 2022 8:25 am EST When you think of five-star breakfast experiences, Waffle House may not be the first restaurant that comes to mind. Food from Waffle House is like your favorite pair of sweatpants: It’s nothing flashy, but it’s familiar and comforting after a long day at work or a night out with friends....

Was This Really Elvis Presley’s Favorite Sandwich? Hulton Archive/Getty Images By Vedran Maslovara/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 12:14 pm EST It’s undeniable that Elvis Presley was the King of Rock & Roll. The famous musician and performer was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and he was especially beloved for “modernizing traditional genres such as blues, country, and bluegrass,” as the Hall of Fame website notes. Let’s not even get started on Presley’s incredible hip swings, which were controversial back in the day....

What Andrew Zimmern Remembers Most About Anthony Bourdain Amy E. Price/Getty By Felix Behr/April 11, 2022 3:39 pm EST Almost four years have passed since his passing, and Anthony Bourdain still casts a shadow. On April 10, chef Andrew Zimmern engaged in an AMA on Twitter and two questions were directed toward his relationship with Bourdain. “Best memory of Bourdain?” asked @SPTolson, to which Zimmern responded, “Seeing him so happy the last time we had dinner and the day he called me to discuss why our kids liked the other ones [sic] shows best....

What The Cameras Don’t Show You On MasterChef Junior YouTube By Naveena Vijayan/Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 1:05 pm EST Seeing young chefs (between 8 and 13 years) sear ahi tuna and make chicken liver pâté on “MasterChef Junior” can make you feel some hot shame about that average-looking omelet on your plate. But there is no reason to compare yourself to these kids; they are in a league of their own....

Whatever Happened To McDonald’s Shamrock Sundae? Instagram By Nick Desimone/March 11, 2022 9:28 am EST It’s that time of year again: Shamrock Shake season. The McDonald’s seasonal shake for the month of March pays homage to the signature color of St. Patrick’s Day. The McDonald’s website lists the ingredients as vanilla soft serve and the elusive “Shamrock Shake Syrup.” The latter gives the shake its classic light green color. McDonald’s also uses a similar minty syrup in its Oreo McFlurry to make a mint chocolate treat....