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Half-And-Half: What You Should Know Before You Buy Shutterstock By Molly Allen AND Tšhegofatšo Ndabane/Updated: March 10, 2022 3:38 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’ve ever sat down at a cozy cafe or a classically decorated diner, chances are you’ve added half-and-half to your coffee, whether it was served up in a metal pitcher or those individually-sized plastic containers. Or, perhaps it’s been a part of your daily routine at home for years, adding a splash to your morning cup of joe....

Here’s How Blaze Pizza Recommends Reheating Its Pies Facebook By Elaina Friedman/Updated: June 17, 2022 11:56 am EST Unless you’re a staunch supporter of cold pizza, chances are you’ve been on the receiving end of the internet’s conflicting advice regarding reheating leftover slices. There’s the microwave for the famished and unfussy; the air fryer for the modernists; the cast-iron skillet for the purists; the griddle for people who like to use the word “retrogradation”; the gas grill for the exhibitionists; and the oven for everyone else....

Here’s What You Really Win On Celebrity MasterChef MasterChef UK/YouTube By James Lewis/Updated: April 6, 2022 10:41 am EST Winning any form of competition requires huge amounts of resilience and dedication, as well as maybe a bit of luck — if you’re not blessed with a lucky charm, you’ll have your work cut out. To achieve success in any contest is a major victory, even if it’s as simple as beating someone to the front of a coffee shop queue or watching a traffic signal switch to green as you glide up to it....

Mistakes People Make When Grilling Brats Sean Gallup/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 8:07 pm EST With Spring in full swing, the time has arrived to break the grill out of storage, light up the charcoal, and start throwing every food under the sun onto the grill. The sky’s the limit when it comes to cooking over an open flame. You could make some foolproof grilled chicken or some beer-can cabbage, or you could get super experimental and take on grilled guacamole or grilled watermelon....

Starbucks Staffers Say This Is The Wrong Way For Customers To Handle Food Order Questions Toshio Chan/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/March 13, 2022 4:18 pm EST A Starbucks worker took to the subreddit dedicated to the popular coffee shop’s workers and customers to air a complaint. “Dear customers,” they wrote. “Please stop asking the person at the bar (the person MAKING DRINKS) about your food.” The problem is that the people making drinks are there to make drinks and likely have no knowledge about when your toasted pastry will be done....

The Best Slow Cookers Of 2022 Irine and Andrew/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Updated: March 30, 2022 10:05 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Preparing a meal with a slow cooker can be as easy as tossing in a handful of ingredients and setting the device to the right temperature and cook time. It’s no wonder that busy home cooks love these convenient appliances. Not only are there minimal dishes to clean, but coming home to a ready-made meal with very little effort is a treat in itself....

The Mumbai Food Stall That Uses 14,000 Eggs Every Week Kravtzov/Shutterstock By Katy Canada/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 9:03 am EST Street food is no longer limited to food trucks serving hot dogs and pretzels — and hasn’t been for quite some time. According to Street Foody, the street vendors whipping up immediate eats have been deemed a “new icon for the third millennium” and continue to increase in popularity due to social media, TV shows, and an intense interest in various foods....

The Secret Way To Order Dunkin’s Charli Remix At Starbucks Facebook By Andrew Walser/Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 11:27 am EST Starbucks and social media is a match made in heaven. One of the coffee giant’s hallmark features is the infinite customizability of their drinks. Between different milks, syrups, and varieties of coffee, Starbucks boasts an impressive 170,000 drink combinations (via The Manual). This means anybody can craft their perfect coffee beverage and share it on social media, which is exactly how TikTok influencer Charli D’Amelio caught the eye of Dunkin'....

The Subtle Difference Between Spanish Rice And Mexican Rice Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Updated: May 10, 2022 11:07 am EST No matter what you order the next time you’re at your favorite Mexican restaurant, whether it’s tacos, burritos, or a smothered enchilada, you’re likely to get a heaping side of arroz rojo on the side. Packed with diced veggies, flavor, and a heck of a lot of spice, it’s almost a meal all on its own....

The Truth About Beignets Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Jen Wheeler/Updated: June 17, 2022 2:54 pm EST If you have even a passing familiarity with New Orleans, then you probably know about beignets. If you don’t, you’re sure to want some the moment you make their acquaintance. A beignet is basically a type of doughnut without a hole. Usually, beignets are also free of fillings and are simply topped with extremely liberal amounts of powdered sugar....

The Unexpected Ingredient Nigella Lawson Uses In A Popular South Asian Dish LINGTREN.COM/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/June 24, 2022 4:42 am EST Nigella Lawson is a lot of things — an ace chef, star TV presenter, and accomplished cookbook author with a particularly posh vocabulary — and she’s certainly not afraid of a bit of experimentation and controversy. From her strange way of buttering her toast to her beetroot-infused ruby noodles that were dubbed worms by netizens, Lawson has started her fair share of gastronomic debates....

The Unique Way Customers Can Now Order Popeyes Facebook By Elaina Friedman/Aug. 23, 2022 3:08 pm EST The only thing stronger than the joy of scoring a flat screen TV for a fraction of its retail price is the disappointment of learning that its sole function is to display the Popeyes menu. Sadly, that’s exactly what went down for one young man whose TikTok video of the event recently went viral....

The Untold Truth Of Tito’s Handmade Vodka Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Anna Boisseau/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 1:20 pm EST If you’re a vodka drinker — or even if you aren’t — you’re likely more than familiar with Tito’s Handmade. You can find it at most bars and essentially every liquor store in the country. While the United States isn’t typically associated with vodka production, Tito’s is distilled in Austin, Texas. The vodka has only been around since 1997 — but it is now more popular here than varieties from Russia or Poland (via VinePair)....

These Pre-Cut Fruit Items Were Just Recalled For Listeria Concerns Philip Arno Photography/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/March 21, 2022 8:24 pm EST One of modern life’s small but meaningful conveniences is the availability of pre-cut fresh fruit. An unfortunate trade-off, however, is that the relatively small amount of processing involved in the peeling, pitting, slicing, and packaging of fresh fruit in a commercial setting may subject your seemingly pristine fruit to the risk of contamination by foodborne pathogens....

This Molecular Drinks Printer Is Straight Out Of Star Trek Facebook By Elaina Friedman/March 4, 2022 3:13 pm EST Depictions of the current millennium in old sci-fi movies don’t always line up with reality (the skies have yet to be crowded with hovercrafts), but every so often, an innovation comes along that feels like it came from Hollywood’s vision of the future. In this case, it’s a machine that “prints” beverages....

Washington, DC Is Suing Grubhub. Here’s Why rblfmr/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/March 22, 2022 2:20 pm EST Diners have had gripes with Grubhub for several years. According to Forbes, some found fault with the food delivery service over the fact that it wrongfully charged restaurants for call-in orders that never actually occurred. These fines quickly added up, and one New York restaurant ended up with a $10,000 bill over these phony charges....

Weird Rules That Dunkin’ Donuts Workers Have To Follow Shutterstock By Kaley Roberts/Updated: July 21, 2022 8:16 am EST America might run on Dunkin’, but what about those who keep Dunkin’ running? You know them by their signature visor and their staple brown apron: the people behind America’s favorite coffee-and-donut house, who perfect your Coolatta and dole out donut combos on the daily. The Dunkin’ workforce is powerful — and as of this summer, it’s expanding....

What You Didn’t Know About Chick-Fil-A’s Daddy-Daughter Night jmac23/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/June 21, 2022 3:56 pm EST This is a question for all our female readers out there: What did you get your dad for Father’s Day? Maybe you got him something for the outdoors, or maybe some new tools for whatever projects he finds himself starting. Maybe you took him out to eat at his favorite restaurant. Whatever you did, if your gift was something thoughtful, we’re sure your dad loved it....

Why Coffee Prices Might Be About To Skyrocket jazz3311/Shutterstock By Crystal Antonace/Aug. 22, 2022 10:03 pm EST Whether or not coffee is actually good for you, it probably feels like a necessity for many people. With the inflation rate peaking in June of this year, certain things have become more expensive. Food and fuel have seen some of the steepest price increases affecting Americans’ bank accounts (per CNN Business). While most of us have heard of the alarming ground beef cost and the rising price of eggs, coffee is another staple in the standard American grocery cart that has undergone a significant price change over the last year....

Aarón Sánchez On The Difference Between MasterChef And MasterChef Junior Noam Galai/Getty By Ree Winter/May 31, 2022 1:29 pm EST We all have our favorite cooking shows that we discuss with friends the next day, and there is definitely a growing abundance of them to pick from. Still, “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior” are among the most recognizable. The American version of “MasterChef” has been running since 2010. The show concept started way back in 1990 in the U....