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This Was Paul Hollywood’s Favorite Celebrity Bake Off Guest Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Allison Lindsey/Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 9:10 am EST Celebrity chef, certified silver-fox, and “The Great British Bake Off” judge Paul Hollywood is known for his blue eyes and iconic “Hollywood handshake” – a rare symbol of success on the baking competition. An often intimidating judge who provides unapologetic feedback to even the most talented of bakers, Insider reported that GBBO contestants have called Hollywood’s straight-forward persona “annoying,” while others say his “tips and tricks” are actually quite helpful....

Tops Markets Was An Oasis In The Middle Of A Buffalo Food Desert Svetlana_Belozerova/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/May 16, 2022 2:51 pm EST A food desert is an area in which it is difficult for residents to access healthy and/or affordable food. Food deserts, says Medical News Today, are also characterized by poverty rates above 20% and a minimum of 33% of residents living relatively far from a grocery store. In a city, that means a mile, while in rural areas, that means as little as 10 miles....

What We Know About Valerie Bertinelli’s Divorce From Tom Vitale Manny Hernandez/Getty By Justina Huddleston/May 17, 2022 3:49 pm EST Food Network host Valerie Bertinelli has been in a spotlight for a long time. She first appeared on television at age 15 in the show “One Day at a Time,” starred in several other notable shows, and eventually found success as a food personality. She’s got her own cooking show, “Valerie’s Home Cooking,” and has appeared as a judge in several other Food Network competition shows now, too....

What Wolfgang Puck Would Do If He Weren’t A Chef Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Kimberley Laws/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 9:50 am EST It seems that Wolfgang Puck was born to cook. With multiple James Beard awards, two Michelin stars, and a sizeable portfolio of successful restaurants, his name is synonymous with the term “master chef” (per California Museum). For nearly 30 years, Puck has catered the Oscars’ Governor’s Ball, preparing delicacies and celeb favorites on Oscar Night for Hollywood’s heaviest hitters....

Why Burger King’s ’70s Star Wars Promotion Was So Groundbreaking ANNVIPS/Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/March 20, 2022 1:57 pm EST If you’re a fan of both Whoppers and Wookies, then you may already know that Burger King has done a few “Star Wars” promotions over the years. According to FastFoodToyReviews on YouTube, one of those promotions took place in 2005 when “Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” was released. The popular toy critic reports that the fast-food chain debuted 17 kids meal toys inspired by characters from the galaxy from far, far away in conjunction with the release of the film....

Why Embracing The ‘Better Butter’ Movement Comes At A Price Facebook By Andrew Walser/June 21, 2022 11:44 am EST There are few foods better known than the humble stick of butter. Often the companion to a slice of toast or used for cooking, the yellow sticks are a staple at tables everywhere. When you sit to dine at a restaurant, oftentimes the first food you’ll eat is bread and butter, even before the appetizers come out....

Why Pusha T Just Wrote A McDonald’s Diss Track Victor Boyko/Getty Images By Taylor Huang/Updated: March 31, 2022 11:01 am EST Bronx-born rapper Pusha T went hard in roasting McDonald’s in a recent Arby’s advertisement. The intensity of those lyrics can be likened to the heat used to roast the chain’s popular apple pies to get them to their crispy texture. Some lines of the new song, which was featured in the Arby’s commercial “Spicy Fish Diss,” were absolutely brutal....

Why You Might See Fewer Totino’s And Pillsbury Products At The Grocery Store TonelsonProductions/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/March 25, 2022 12:51 pm EST Supply chain problems continue to impact food companies and grocery stores nationwide. Reuters found that the Omicron wave back in January contributed to massive produce shortages, particularly along the West Coast. The price of transporting the food also skyrocketed, and even if shoppers could get ahold of their favorite products they potentially had to deal with a much higher price tag....

Why You Might Want To Think Twice About Deep-Frying Chicken Wings Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock By Katy Canada/March 1, 2022 11:17 am EST Dozens of plays exist on the favorite, finger-lickin’ classic — the chicken wing. Whether they’re served up at a tailgate, sports bar, or the comfort of your home, each wing flavor is unique in its own right, whether it’s spicy, sweet, or tangy. HuffPost reports that the perfect chicken wing has a crunchy outer layer and a moist, juicy interior....

You Can Win A Year’s Worth Of Miller Lite. Here’s How To Enter Miller Lite/J Balvin By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 12:15 pm EST In August 2021, Miller Lite collaborated with rapper J Balvin for a multi-event promotional campaign known as “¡Es Jose Time!” (a riff on the well-known “It’s Miller time!” slogan). Under this partnership, the singer, whose real name is Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin, has been lending his convivial, casual vibe to the light beer (via PR Newswire)....

You Should Never Order A Burger Medium-Rare At A Restaurant. Here’s Why Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: June 13, 2022 11:14 am EST For many burger enthusiasts, medium rare equates with juicy and flavorful, while well done is short for “dry hockey puck.” That’s why some people’s taste buds may be inclined to rebel against the CDC, which recommends cooking ground beef all the way to well done — 160 degrees Fahrenheit on the inside — to prevent infection by E....

12 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking Breakfast Sausage Tatiana Volgutova/Shutterstock By Liz Harris/Updated: April 4, 2022 11:52 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s a drive-through breakfast staple that makes every up-and-at-’em egg sandwich more flavorful and filling. It’s a quick-to-make morning savior that turns an average pancake breakfast awesome. But are you getting the most out of your breakfast sausage? Whether you prefer links or patties, crumbles or casings, it’s easier than you might think to mess up this perfectly good protein....

A Royal Chef Dished On The Princes’ Favorite Decadent Tea-Time Treats Wpa Pool/Getty Images By Ree Winter/Aug. 26, 2022 9:15 am EST Many people love the Royal family and follow their lives in fascination and sometimes with a vested emotional interest in the good things or bad things that may happen to them (via Time). While the media portrays the Royals, we rarely get to see a glimpse of their daily lives....

Air Fryer Roasted Vegetables Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 27, 2022 10:55 pm EST Air fryers might conjure up visions of chicken wings, french fries, and any other food that’s, well, fried. While those certainly are delicious ways to use the appliance, there’s a whole other wonderful world waiting to be explored: vegetables. Roasting vegetables in the oven may be a tried and true method, but between cooking time and preheating the oven, it can be a time-consuming process that heats up your home a bit more than you’d prefer....

Angel Biscuits Recipe Kate Shungu/Mashed By Kate Shungu AND Mashed Staff/March 16, 2022 1:55 pm EST Angel biscuits are the perfect breakfast, snack, or dinner side dish that you never realized you needed in your life. If you are a big fan of biscuits (and who isn’t?), then we think that this recipe is perfect for achieving that buttery and flaky biscuit consistency that we all know and love. That’s right — you don’t need to go to a restaurant to try a world-class biscuit....

Historian Helen Horowitz On Julia Child’s Failed Cordon Bleu Exam - Exclusive George Rose/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/May 9, 2022 8:10 am EST If Julia Child received a diploma from Le Cordon Bleu, it was thanks to her instructor Chef Max Bugnard who — as Smithsonian notes — demanded she deserved it. Bugnard may never have intervened at all had Child not been that rare type who not only connected with people but also drew them, irrevocably, into her orbit....

How Long Can You Really Keep Salsa In The Fridge? iuliia_n/Shutterstock By Derek Helling/Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 9:50 am EST Ask any lawyer a simple question and you’ll generally get the same answer — “it depends.” The same goes for how long a particular salsa is good for, even with continual refrigeration. There are several factors that will affect the life of that cilantro-spice-tomato-vinegar-and-whatever-else-you-threw-in concoction sitting on a shelf in your fridge after you didn’t quite finish it....

How Shaking The Basket In Your Air Fryer Could Improve Your Food grandbrothers/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Feb. 28, 2022 2:59 pm EST Imagine that you’re a first-time air fryer user. You’ve heard all the rave reviews about how it gives your food that deep-fried taste without all the oil and trans-fats, so you want to see for yourself if that’s really true. You fill the basket up with your favorite style of fries, set it to fry for 10 minutes, and wait....

How Steve Carell Once Trolled Chili’s Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/March 13, 2022 9:45 pm EST Trolling is a recently trending, but not underrated “sport” amongst internet regulars. Trolling can be a fun way to joke around with someone one might disagree with on the internet, or an aggresivley annoying way to voice an often unwarranted opinion. In the food world, however, no one does it better than Wendy’s, which takes the funny route and usually trolls the competition in the form of top-notch roasts....

How To Make ‘Everything Aldi Pizza’ For Less Than $3, According To A Shopper Ryzhkov Photography/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/March 29, 2022 12:38 pm EST After a rough start in the U.S., the German-bred grocery chain Aldi has worked its way up the ranks of American grocery stores in recent years — and it’s not just because the average Aldi checkout line moves 40% faster than those of its competitors (via Forbes)....