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The Real Reason You’re Seeing Fewer Breweries Around siamionau pavel/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Aug. 12, 2022 11:26 am EST There were more than 9,247 breweries operating in the U.S. in 2021, an increase of 2.5% over the previous year, according to the Brewer Association’s National Beer Sales & Production Data. Meanwhile, U.S. beer volume sales inched up 1% and craft beer brewer volume sales jumped 8%. However, PorchDrinking.com cautions that when assessing this growth one must take into consideration the hit that the beer market took in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, and that the industry still hasn’t returned to 2019 sales volume levels....

The Story Of A $4000 Cognac Theft Took An Unexpected Turn Twitter By Karen Hart/Updated: March 16, 2022 11:34 am EST The case of the booze bandit who literally walked away with a $4,000 bottle of cognac has taken an unexpected turn. Per KTVU, just yesterday the Santa Clara County Sherriff’s Office was seeking information about the theft of a bottle of Rémy Martin’s Louis XIII Cognac, which was snatched from the Mount Hamilton Grandview Restaurant, a “classic steakhouse,” located in San Jose, California....

The Unexpected Place Gordon Ramsay Gets His Olive Oil Mike Coppola/Getty Images By Adrianna MacPherson/Aug. 21, 2022 5:00 am EST Chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay has been on television screens around the world for ages now, lending his culinary expertise to cooking competition shows such as “MasterChef,” bringing his knowledge in to help save failing restaurants on “Kitchen Nightmares,” and much more. He’s even traveled around the world on “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted,” learning the culinary tips and tricks specific to certain countries or regions (per IMDb)....

Trader Joe’s Shoppers Are So Excited To Try Its New Vegan Ravioli NatalyaBond/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/April 22, 2022 9:15 am EST Being vegan can make it a bit challenging to grocery shop for anything other than fresh fruits and vegetables. After all, so much of what you find at the store does contain animal products of some sort, whether it’s dairy, meat, fish, or egg. Fortunately for plant-based eaters, many major brands and retailers have begun offering more vegetarian alternatives to some favorite foods, such as Impossible Foods meatless meat products or Daiya’s vegan cheese line....

What Target Employees Wish Shoppers Knew About The New Wage Increase Bloomberg/Getty Images By Alia Hoyt/March 3, 2022 11:38 am EST Target made some serious headlines around the world when the retail juggernaut announced that it’s raising its minimum wage to “as much as” $24 per hour, per NPR. Unfortunately, people keep glossing over the “as much as” or similar verbiage, much to the annoyance of those who currently work at Target....

What You Should Absolutely Never Order From The Cheesecake Factory Maddie Meyer/Getty Images By Gene Gerrard/Updated: April 8, 2022 10:53 pm EST The Cheesecake Factory is one of the most popular restaurant chains in America. With over 250 dishes that careen dizzyingly between America’s Heartland to Bangkok, The Cheesecake Factory’s menu is both exhausting and comforting. There’s too much to choose from, yet there’s something for everyone. As the Los Angeles Times called it, the chain is “Manifest Destiny in restaurant form....

Why A Costco Shoppers’ Random Act Of Kindness Is Upsetting Twitter dennizn/Shutterstock By Claire Schuh/July 22, 2022 9:35 am EST A brief interaction in a Costco set off a Twitter dialogue today. User @BobbyHuggs tweeted that he was at Costco to pick up a few things. The woman in front of him in the checkout line was laden down with items, and he assumed that she worked for a catering business....

Why Does Florida Have So Many Cracker Barrels? Bloomberg/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Updated: July 25, 2022 7:51 am EST Walking into a Cracker Barrel can be oddly comforting for people. As Redditor GeorgeNorman put it, “If you want comfortable and predictable food near the exit ramp, Cracker Barrel is the ultimate answer to that.” Echoing that idea, Redditor Raceful wrote that the “element of consistency” offers “an understated comfort and value....

14 Japanese Sodas Ranked Worst To Best Chiristsumo/Shutterstock By Elizabeth Lavis/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 10:36 am EST The tiny island nation of Japan is nothing short of a foodie Eden for many a hungry resident and traveler alike, with incredible local dishes and cool spins on classic American fast food that can be either stomach-churning or crave-worthy (depending on where you fall on the ice burger spectrum). Even Japanese candy is next-level, according to its many adoring fans....

33% Of Americans Said This Is The Best Brand Of Mac & Cheese gowithstock/Shutterstock By Brianna Corley/July 5, 2022 2:47 pm EST While Canada outdoes America in its mac & cheese consumption by a respectable 55%, the warm and cheesy comfort food is still a dinner time staple in the States. For instance, the Macaroni and Cheese festival, where ticket-buyers are entitled to unlimited mac & cheese tastings, is celebrated in four different locations across California and New Mexico....

5-Ingredient Vegan Risotto Recipe Maren Epstein/Mashed By Maren Epstein AND Mashed Staff/Updated: July 5, 2022 4:03 pm EST There’s nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of creamy risotto. The rice dish originally comes from Italy, and it’s known for its hearty consistency. Classic risotto is a rich dish, getting much of its flavor from hefty additions of butter, Parmesan cheese, and broth. But if you strip risotto down to its core, it’s possible to create a simple vegan version that’s just as fulfilling....

Andrew Zimmern Reveals The Unexpected Challenge Of Silos Baking Competition - Exclusive Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Olivia Bria/July 7, 2022 8:10 am EST If you’re in need of a new foodie Netflix show, you’ve come to the right place. “Silos Baking Competition” premiered on Magnolia Network on June 12, and the one-hour special has fans buzzing. Joanna Gaines is joined by guest judges Andrew Zimmern and Zoë François in Waco, Texas, for the ultimate summer bake-off and an epic cash prize....

Beer Lovers Should Know About Coors’ New Giveaway Coors By Elaina Friedman/April 7, 2022 11:14 am EST Today is National Beer Day! According to Time, April 7 commemorates that fateful day in 1933 when beer was finally allowed to be legally manufactured and sold in the United States after a long, dry Prohibition era. These days, breweries large and small use National Beer Day as a chance to tap special brews and offer deals to customers....

How Dunkin’ Munchkins Really Get Their Shape Bloomberg/Getty Images By Karen Hart/May 10, 2022 7:52 pm EST Dunkin’ Munchkins - those bite-size, light as air, sugary donut orbs – might taste like a childhood memory or a sweet dose of history. According to the Dunkin’ website, these donut holes were introduced in the early 1970s. But, it might surprise you to learn that they almost weren’t called Munchkins. Flummoxing, we know....

Instagram Is Loving Sunny Anderson’s Star-Studded Throwback Pic Jim Spellman/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/May 6, 2022 3:35 pm EST Throwback Thursday, a weekly internet “holiday” in which people post photos from their past online, might be one of the longest-running social media trends. Know Your Meme reports that some of the earliest mentions of the alliteration on the web date as far back as 2006. However, it wasn’t until Instagram’s rise to popularity in 2011 that the cyber-fad picked up steam....

Jack Harlow Loves This Simple Snack Combo DFree/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Updated: April 6, 2022 8:36 am EST Jack Harlow may have gained global fame for his albums “That’s What They All Say” and “Confetti” but it seems like he’s really just a down-to-earth type of guy, especially in terms of his food preferences. In a Harper’s BAZAAR YouTube video entitled, “Everything Jack Harlow Eats in a Day #StayHome Edition,” the music artist lists out all his favorite meals, from turkey sandwiches to scrambled eggs....

José Andrés Got In On The Fake Space Photos Meme Trend Shannon Finney/Getty By Hope Ngo/Aug. 30, 2022 1:27 pm EST NASA’s Voyager 2 took a dramatic image of the planet Neptune in 1995, taken from a distance of approximately 4.4 million miles. NASA Science, which then shared the image of the distant planet on its website, said it had been taken with the help of green and orange filters, likely giving the planet a purplish-bluish tinge....

Padma Lakshmi Revealed The Three Dishes She Always Makes For Herself Arturo Holmes/Getty By Jared Kaufman/Updated: April 8, 2022 8:38 am EST As the host of Bravo’s hit competition “Top Chef,” Padma Lakshmi knows her way around good food. Every season of the show, she eats dozens of dishes prepared by the country’s best chefs, which she revealed in The Hollywood Reporter is the equivalent of 5,000 to 8,000 calories a day during filming....

Sautéed Mushrooms Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/July 21, 2022 11:13 am EST What can we say about mushrooms, everyone’s favorite fungus? While eating them may have been risky business back in the days when you had to pick your own, today there’s no need to guess which mushrooms are safe and which are deadly. Barring the occasional recall, the mushrooms you buy in the grocery store are a pretty safe bet....

The Best Single Serve Coffee Makers In 2022 Rosamar/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/May 10, 2022 4:12 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. How did people ever manage to make coffee back in the olden days? Well, some used the rough-and-ready, filter-free cowboy method, while others strained their brew through a sock. (A clean one, we hope.) Luckily Mr. Coffee came along some 50 years ago to save us from such horrors, but even this modern marvel left room for improvement....