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Boston Beer Just Let Go Of A Nordic Beverage siamionau pavel/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/July 1, 2022 2:11 pm EST That’s all, folks. Less than a year after its debut, Boston Beer has officially discontinued its Bevy Long Drink. The Bevy Long Drink was inspired by the Lonkero, a cocktail of gin, tonic, and grapefruit soda originally developed by the Finnish government to celebrate the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics. Boston Beer’s version left out the gin and instead incorporated wild juniper berries and citrus flavors into a malt beverage....

Coffee And Donut Lovers Need To Know About This 4/20 Collab Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/April 14, 2022 9:11 am EST Every year on April 20th you can find coffee lovers congregating in Starbucks, Dunkin’, and local cafes in celebration of National Cold Brew Coffee Day. However, some people prefer to enjoy 4/20 with marijuana edibles. Ever since cannabis laws have become looser across states, it’s expected that more people will participate in the day’s festivities....

Copycat Chuy’s Creamy Jalapeño Dip Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 24, 2022 11:20 am EST You can more than be forgiven for filling up on chips when you’ve whipped up a batch of this copycat Chuy’s creamy jalapeño dip. In fact, you’ll be hard-pressed not to. That said, if you only use this rich, creamy, modestly spicy, and all-around delicious concoction as a dip, you’re not giving the stuff its fair due....

Easy Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/July 22, 2022 1:14 pm EST Are you more of a buttercream or cream cheese frosting person? We’d argue that there’s a rightful place in the dessert world for both, but we have to be honest: There really is something special about cream cheese frosting. It’s sweet and buttery like buttercream, but it has the rich and slightly tangy flavor of cream cheese, which adds a whole new level of decadence....

Fans Can’t Get Enough Of Aldi’s Latte Creme Cookies Facebook By Naomi Kennedy/Feb. 24, 2022 4:20 pm EST Coffee is traditionally considered a morning beverage that, to many, pairs best with breakfast staples like cereal or pancakes. However, there’s another popular accompaniment for the caffeinated bean juice that isn’t typically featured on the table during the a.m. meal: cookies. According to Café Altura, coffee drinkers have been pairing their java with the tasty baked good since the mid-1600s, and now, it’s fairly common to see cookies featured in the food display case at your favorite coffee shop....

Hostess’ New Snack Cakes’ Name Has Shoppers Confused calimedia/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/June 24, 2022 11:46 am EST As of June 21, Hostess has officially embraced cryptocurrency and its inevitable growth within the food industry — but not exactly in the way customers may have expected. It’s a new world: Food NFTs are on the rise, McDonald’s made a meme cryptocurrency worth $6 million, and even chains like Chipotle have begun accepting cryptocurrency as a payment method, per Nation’s Restaurant News....

How To Tell If Cilantro Has Gone Bad grey_and/Shutterstock By Melissa Kagan/Updated: June 15, 2022 2:30 pm EST Love it or hate it, cilantro has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity in recent years, even though for a certain percentage of the population, it can taste like soap, per Britannica. This polarizing herb is often called for in Mexican, South American, Middle Eastern, Indian, and Asian recipes, and much to the dismay of cilantro haters, it can even be found lurking in salads, soups, stews, and barbecue....

Instagram Is Eating Up Martha Stewart’s Simple Citrus Dessert Lev Radin/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/March 7, 2022 1:46 pm EST Martha Stewart has come up with a variety of dessert hits over the years. According to the personality’s website, fans can’t get enough of Stewart’s chocolate chip cookies, apple crisp, no-bake cheesecake, apple pie, and much more. While these treats hold a special place in the hearts of diners across the country, sometimes, a simpler dish brimming with color can make a collection of fruit look utterly delectable....

Instagram Is Loving Martha Stewart’s Marathon Runner Shoutout Paul Morigi/Getty By Erich Barganier/March 23, 2022 1:56 pm EST Many associate Martha Stewart with homemaking, cooking, and crafts, but no one should discount the television personality’s prowess when it comes to working out. According to Stewart’s website, the star exercises every morning and used to do yoga with an instructor before the pandemic. Her regimen at her home gym includes the use of weights, exercise balls, and “the latest machines,” such as a Peloton....

Mario Lopez Can’t Resist This Fast Food Order - Exclusive Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Olivia Bria/Updated: April 11, 2022 1:51 pm EST If you could only pick one fast food restaurant to eat at for the rest of your life, which one would it be? All right — that may be too hard of a question for anyone to answer. Whether it’s McDonald’s, In-N-Out, Taco Bell, or Domino’s, fast food chains harness endless possibilities with quick and delicious menu items that keep customers crawling back, even Mario Lopez....

Mistakes Everyone Makes While Cooking Spam Calimedia/Shutterstock By Samantha Maxwell/April 20, 2022 9:01 am EST Spam: It’s one of the world’s most controversial foods. Some absolutely love its saltiness and slightly slimy texture. Others are deeply turned off by the food’s seemingly endless shelf life. But if you are willing to dive into the deep end of Spam’s culinary abilities, you need to make sure you’re handling the ingredient properly. By making common Spam-cooking mistakes, you’re likely to be left with a sad, soggy artificial meat slice that’s basically inedible....

Should Gardeners Really Try TikTok’s Banana Peel Water Hack? Natalya_Maisheva/Shutterstock By Gabriela Izquierdo/June 24, 2022 1:53 pm EST If you have an issue, there’s a TikTok user ready with an answer. For those of us without a green thumb, keeping our plants alive can be a Herculean task. Bringing a new plant home with all the hopes of it growing and staying healthy, only to have the precious flora wither away, is sadly an all-too-familiar situation for the amateur gardener....

Starbucks Baristas Just Got Help With Their Unionization Push Chinnapong/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/June 3, 2022 1:21 am EST Starbucks is continuing to make headlines for its staunch opposition to the worker-led unionization drives that have proliferated across the nation since February, and now the U.S. government is suing Starbucks for its alleged retaliation against union organizers who work at the coffee company. The lawsuit from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) came just two days after Starbucks sued the board themselves on April 20 on the grounds that union organizers were using illegal tactics to rally Starbucks employees, per CNBC....

The Dairy-Free Creamer That Has Cold Coffee Drinkers Excited VasiliyBudarin/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/July 1, 2022 7:36 pm EST The popularity of cold coffee is on the rise. The cold brew coffee market has increased by 26.24% in 2021, and is expected to increase by $1.37 billion by 2025, according to PR Newswire. And now, Califia Farms is meeting this increased demand for cold brew with the launch of their very own dairy-free Iced Café Mixers....

The Ham Sandwich Government Warning That Had Reddit Shook mpessaris/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/March 21, 2022 11:37 am EST When you think of dangerous foods, things like pufferfish, dented cans, or unpasteurized dairy probably come to mind. Your thoughts probably don’t wander to ham sandwiches. But one Redditor recently posted about the potential dangers of ham sandwiches in the r/todayilearned subreddit. The post is captioned “TIL in 2009 The World Cancer Research Fund warned parents against feeding their children too many ham sandwiches due to the risk of bowel cancer from the processed meat....

The Truth About Veruska Samanez From Spring Baking Championship, Season 7 Instagram By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: April 21, 2022 5:07 pm EST When the COVID-19 pandemic forced a near-total shutdown of the hospitality industry in March 2020, Veruska Samanez found herself out of a job. In an interview with LRM Online, Samanez said she had been working for Hyatt hotels for 10 years and was a pastry chef at the Park Hyatt in midtown Manhattan, when her boss gave her the bad news....

The Usher Twix Ad You Probably Forgot Existed taniavolobueva/Shutterstock By Dai Poole/May 4, 2022 4:45 pm EST It’s hard to overstate how great the year 2002 was for R&B superstar Usher. In that year, he was in the middle of his successful “8701” album era. Three of the album’s singles climbed to spots in the top five on Billboard, according to CNN. With such success, it seems natural that some of the biggest brands would be interested in having him represent their products....

The White Castle Sandwich You Can Only Find In China rblfmr/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/March 25, 2022 4:56 pm EST White Castle has stood the test of time, selling its signature, crave-able square sliders topped with onions and pickles by the sackful in American cities and towns for more than 100 years. Originally established in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921, the Columbus, Ohio-based company is thought to be the first fast food restaurant in America, older than its biggest competitors in McDonald’s and Burger King — though it currently operates considerably fewer stores nationwide and globally than the latter two....

Trader Joe’s Long-Awaited Ube Treat Is Finally Back Bloomberg/Getty Images By Karen Hart/July 15, 2022 8:25 am EST Trader Joe’s always seems to have its legion of fans spreading the word about exciting new product arrivals. From the retailer’s cold brew coffee concentrate that tastes like summer in a bottle to the returning spicy pickle snack that has shoppers cheering, the California-based grocery chain keeps tongues wagging with fresh finds. And now, with summer in high gear, TJ aficionados have their attention turned to all things frozen to help beat the heat, including the return of a long-awaited Ube treat....

We Finally Know Why Texas Roadhouse Is So Cheap Jacek Chabraszewski/Shutterstock By Anita Surewicz/Updated: March 11, 2022 10:15 am EST There’s little doubt that Texas Roadhouse is a favorite with carnivores. The steakhouse has been dishing out hand-cut steaks, chicken specialties, and fall-off-the-bone ribs since the chain opened its first outlet in Indiana in 1993. Today, Texas Roadhouse is one of the largest steakhouse chains in the U.S., with over 580 locations in the country and internationally (via Texas Roadhouse)....