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What Joel McHale Has Learned About Baking From Crime Scene Kitchen - Exclusive FOX By Alexandra Cass/July 8, 2022 8:05 am EST Fans of “Crime Scene Kitchen” are rejoicing at the news that the show is gearing up to return for a second season on Fox. While the release date of the new season hasn’t yet been revealed, hungry viewers can rest assured that host Joel McHale and judges Curtis Stone and Yolanda Gampp will be back to welcome a new set of courageous, investigative bakers and determine whose baking skills are worth the $100,000 prize....

Why A Boston Starbucks Just Announced An ‘Indefinite’ Strike Natee Meepian/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/July 22, 2022 2:26 pm EST The Starbucks unionization movement has taken the coffee shop world by storm in the past year, and as of July 21, More Perfect Union reports 315 Starbucks locations have filed for unionization and 198 locations have voted to unionize. One such location is the 874 Commonwealth Avenue store in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, which voted to unionize on June 3....

Why Bobby Flay Says It’s A Bad Idea To Buy Spices Online DFree/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/March 7, 2022 9:01 am EST Bobby Flay has been serving up all kinds of sage advice on his podcast, “Always Hungry,” which he co-hosts with his daughter Sophie Flay. In previous episodes, Flay has shared his favorite cocktail and the five dishes he thinks everyone should know how to make. But what has us talking now is his suggestion on where not to purchase spices....

Why Hot Temperatures Are Making Food Inflation Even Worse Lightspring/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/July 24, 2022 12:12 pm EST While we know summers are meant to be hot, few of us probably expected summer 2022 to be this drastic. All over the world, heat records are being broken in places ill-equipped to deal with soaring temperatures. Areas like the English village of Coningsby clocked 104.5F, which broke Britain’s national heat record by 2....

Why Hydration Is So Important When You’re Recovering From A Hangover Space_Cat/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/June 30, 2022 3:47 pm EST To quote a deep-cut by Hank Williams, Jr., “the hangovers hurt more than they used to” once we reach that age when our rowdy friends have settled down. By the time we hit 30, our bodies “slowly start losing their elasticity to take abuse,” per Healthline, resulting in more noticeable side efforts from boozy nights on the town....

Why Redditors Expect A Starbucks Summer Deal To Cause Drama Gongz Photo/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/July 3, 2022 7:28 pm EST Another month, another special offer from Starbucks – and, wouldn’t you know, the chain is being annoyingly vague about certain details! Always asking for trouble when you don’t spell out the details, as this leaves too much room for expectation (on the part of customers) and interpretation (on the part of the merchant) leading to inevitable disappointments and, well, drama....

Why You Should Make Ravioli In Your Air Fryer kamikaze85/Shutterstock By Jennifer Mathews/Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 2:56 pm EST In 2010, Philips introduced us to a new form of cooking, the air fryer, initially designed for crisping up French fries, per the brand’s website. According to Exnovate, the patented invention of Rapid Air Technology used for the air fryer was created by Fred van der Weij from the Netherlands years earlier....

Why You Shouldn’t Just Cut The Mold Off Old Bread Passakorn Shinark/Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/Updated: March 22, 2022 3:09 pm EST Mold is an interesting — and confusing — part of what we eat. It makes most foods inedible but makes certain other foods taste so good. According to What’s Cooking America, mold is formed by millions of tiny fungi organisms in the air that settle on surfaces of food. They grow there, forming fuzzy patches of white, grey, greenish-blue, or black mold that becomes larger as time passes....

Aldi Shoppers Are Freaking Out Over These Hash Brown Sticks DronG/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Feb. 23, 2022 4:35 pm EST Diners have loved hash browns in all of its forms for generations. According to The Old Foodie, people have been creating versions of hash browns since at least 1835, and röestis, latkes, and tortillas de papas may have served as the dish’s crispy predecessors. If you decide to get some premade hash browns, these potato patties might look a bit different than homemade hash browns....

Chef JJ Johnson On The Growing Reception Toward African American Cooks - Exclusive FIELDTRIP By Steven John/Feb. 23, 2022 3:41 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. African American chefs are finally getting their long overdue attention in the American culinary scene. After all, black chefs have been at the bedrock of American cooking since long before the United States of America was even a country....

Copycat McDonald’s McRib Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 2:13 pm EST McDonald’s McRib is a relatively simple sandwich: pork, barbecue sauce, pickles, and onions, served up on a hoagie bun. It doesn’t seem like the type of thing that would make people crazy, and yet it has an incredibly devoted following. Over the years, it’s popped on and off the menu at McDonald’s across the nation, creating what The Atlantic refers to as the “Cult of the Elusive McDonald’s McRib....

Cornflake Chicken Recipe Laura Sampson/Mashed By Laura Sampson AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 25, 2022 1:48 pm EST If you want the crunchy texture of fried chicken without the hassle of shallow frying on the stove, take a tip out of your grandma’s book and cook up this delicious crispy baked cornflake mayo chicken. Thanks to Laura Sampson, the recipe developer behind Little House, Big Alaska, it’s a cinch to make....

Crumbl’s New Weekly Flavors Are Fudgy And Sweet Facebook By Margaret McCormick/June 1, 2022 12:41 pm EST “Accept cookies.” How often in your website travels do you get this mildly annoying notification? Websites use cookies (also known as small text files) to store all manner of information about us, including time spent on sites, items piled up in our shopping baskets, and links we can’t resist clicking on (per The U....

Easy Virgin Piña Colada Recipe Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Updated: July 22, 2022 5:57 pm EST Do you like piña coladas? How about getting caught in the rain? Whether or not you think of the iconic song when picturing a piña colada, there’s no doubt that you’ve at least tasted (and probably enjoyed!) the classic frozen cocktail. As it turns out, however, you don’t need to consume any booze to enjoy the drink, as proven by this easy virgin piña colada recipe....

Here’s What Happened To The Very First Cracker Barrel Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Amberly Mckee/July 19, 2022 11:24 am EST Cracker Barrel Old Country Store gained its footing in 1969 when it planted its feet in the town of Lebanon, Tennessee, per the official website. Eight years later, the restaurant expanded to include 13 stores in Kentucky, Georgia, and the surrounding areas. Fast forward to 2021 and the business reports to have grown to include 664 locations in 45 states....

How To Save Overcooked Beef SteAck/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/May 12, 2022 12:47 pm EST Oh no! Your beautiful cut of beef has been transformed from a fresh chunk of possibilities into an overcooked, grey mound of chewy nothingness. You had such high hopes for this pricy piece of protein, too. Maybe it was going to feed your guests tomorrow night, while the leftovers promised to supply you with a few days’ worth of meaty sandwich goodness....

Is There Really A Difference Between Green And Black Olives? Fascinadora/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/March 6, 2022 4:28 pm EST If you’re an olive aficionado, you’ve probably picked a side between green and black olives. You might even be fiercely protective of your favorite type of olive. But aside from color, is there really a difference between the two? While they both grow on the same tree, the main distinguishing factor between green and black olives is their level of ripeness when they are harvested....

Kevin Curry Talks FitMenCook And Reveals Home Chef Partnership - Exclusive Interview Home Chef By Olivia Bria/Updated: July 19, 2022 2:51 pm EST You know the feeling— walking into your home after a long work day, tired and hungry, with just two things on your mind: dinner and relaxing by the television, only to remember that when you enter the kitchen, you forgot to take the meat out of the freezer that morning....

Redditors Have An Idea About Why This Starbucks Drinks Order Had 37 Flavor Pumps Dontree_M/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/March 28, 2022 9:02 am EST Some people may be concerned with how healthy or unhealthy specialty drinks from Starbucks are (via Healthline). The consumer concern over Starbucks’ unhealthiness has been such that the global coffee chain even released a statement saying that it “is committed to listening to our customers and partners and evolving our menu based on what is important when it comes to their wellness preferences....

The Bush’s Baked Beans Museum You Never Knew Existed Facebook By Linda Brockman/Aug. 1, 2022 1:07 am EST The Louvre, the Smithsonian, the Guggenheim, the Met. They are priceless resources to teach present and future generations about art, history, and science. Here’s one we bet you haven’t bean, er, been to — or even knew existed. So, allow us to spill the beans. Newly renovated and recently reopened, the bean-centric Bush’s Visitor Center has the best of both worlds: digital, interactive exhibits in a cozy and quaint building, plus the original A....