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Andrew Zimmern Just Revealed The Biggest Issue In The Restaurant Business On Hot Ones Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Melissa Campana/Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 6:38 pm EST Chef Andrew Zimmern wants restaurants to put their money where their mouth is. Or, rather, to put more money into the things that go into people’s mouths. Or maybe he wants them to put more money where the customers’ mouths are, in the form of food....

Burger King Is Celebrating Its Birthday With Free Whopper Jrs Facebook By Julia Mullaney/June 1, 2022 5:43 pm EST Who doesn’t love free food? One of the best ways to get customers in the door at a company is to offer them something for free — and if it’s anything food-related, it’s almost guaranteed that people will come running. Restaurants love to create deals and promotions offering extremely inexpensive items for this very reason....

Copycat Costco Almond Poppy Seed Muffin Recipe Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: March 24, 2022 5:46 pm EST Few things are as satisfying for a baked goods lover than taking a stroll through Costco’s bakery section. From giant boxes of buttery croissants and huge tiramisu cakes — oh, and don’t forget the delicious cookies. There’s a treat for everyone. And while Costco is certainly known for its huge assortment of giant baked goods, few items compare to the popularity of those moist and delicious mega boxes of muffins....

Dolly Parton’s Secret Coleslaw Ingredient Is A Game-Changer DFree/Shutterstock By Derek Helling/Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 10:36 am EST Dolly Parton might be best known for her music career but the 11-time Grammy winner (per IMDb) has shown off her other talents through the years as well. According to her website, the country music singer has lent her expertise to books, films, television, and theatre. She has also gained the likes of thrillseekers as a co-owner of the theme park that incorporates her first name, Dollywood....

Duff Goldman Stunned Twitter With A Lifelike Pixar Cake Manny Carabel/Getty By Derek Helling/Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 6:50 pm EST Duff Goldman is known as the Ace of Cakes for very good reason and he showed off his skills, proving the merits of that title once again. It’s one of Goldman’s more whimsical creations that defies belief considering that it’s actually a pastry and fans of Pixar’s animated movies will find this cake extra sweet....

Easy Mongolian Beef Recipe Kate Shungu/Mashed By Kate Shungu AND Mashed Staff/July 26, 2022 9:48 am EST One of our favorite take out dishes of all time is Mongolian beef. Recipe developer Kate Shungu has come up with a homemade stovetop version that she says “tastes just like P.F. Chang’s.” As it turns out, Mongolian beef isn’t Mongolian at all. Instead, it was first created in Mongolian barbecue restaurants in Taiwan back in the 1950s, according to Chris Ying and René Redzepi in the book “You and I Eat the Same....

Easy Philly Cheesesteak Recipe Michelle McGlinn/Mashed By Michelle McGlinn AND Mashed Staff/April 27, 2022 12:44 pm EST Sure, maybe apple pie is the quintessential “as American as” food, but offered the choice between a soggy slice of pie and one of these classic American sandwiches, which would you choose? Yeah, the Philly cheesesteak, right? We thought so. Chef and recipe developer Michelle McGlinn has been smitten with these excellent East Coast eats since her teenage years: “I visited Philadelphia when I was looking at colleges and sought out Philly cheesesteaks when I went, so I based this [recipe] off of what I had there....

Everything You Need To Know About Wasabi Kit Kats RovingPhotogZA/Shutterstock By Brianna Corley/June 15, 2022 3:13 pm EST Devouring “up to five million Kit Kats a day,” according to CBS News, Japan is nearly as serious about the famous wafer and chocolate candy as it is about its wasabi. So the creation of a Kit Kat flavored with the fiery condiment makes perfect sense. While the idea of combining wasabi, a spicy mixture created from the Wasabia japonica plant often paired with sushi (per Taste of Home), with the traditionally sugary taste of Kit Kats may seem unusual, in Japan it’s common for candies to come in a variety of unconventional flavors....

Fans Want Padma Lakshmi To Make A Top Chef-Ru Paul’s Drag Race Crossover Show Noam Galai/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Feb. 26, 2022 7:16 am EST In the world of reality competition shows, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Top Chef” stand out in their own ways. When the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts asked some of its professional chefs to name the best cooking shows, an instructor named “Top Chef” as the top competition show....

Giada De Laurentiis’ Ridiculously Long Pasta Challenge Has Fans Talking s_bukley/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 3:53 pm EST People have seen their fair share of challenges throughout the pandemic, and the lion’s share of those challenges didn’t seem fair at all. But none seem to have gained more traction than the challenges we see on TikTok and other social media sites. The only thing people may have turned to more for entertainment is learning a good recipe....

Greek Sheet Pan Chicken Recipe Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/March 4, 2022 4:29 pm EST If you’re looking for an easy, one-pan dinner that has protein, vegetables, and plenty of vibrant color, look no further than this Greek sheet pan chicken. Recipe developer Jaime Shelbert has crafted this wonderful recipe that adds a Greek twist to a classic chicken dish. Peppers, red onion, cherry tomatoes, artichokes, olives, and feta cheese all add to the flavor (and color!...

Here’s Who’s Really Hurting Over High Grocery Prices Tattoboo/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/June 7, 2022 11:15 am EST Anyone who’s been to the grocery store in the last few months has felt — or at least witnessed — the effects of record-high inflation. There are a host of global factors keeping food costs high, including lingering supply chain issues from the COVID-19 pandemic, a block of farming resources caused by the war in Ukraine, and the impact of climate change on meat and produce suppliers, all of which are causing grocery chains to jack up prices in just about every aisle....

Hot Cheetos Fans Are Freaking Out Over A Possible Shortage TonelsonProductions/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: March 11, 2022 9:38 am EST Nothing sparks panic like the idea of a snack food shortage. Grocery stores started stockpiling Ritz crackers and Oreos earlier this fall when it looked like various worker strikes would cause supply issues, per The Wall Street Journal. Customers also had a hard time trying to find Lunchables recently, as the demand for the snack reportedly outpaced stocks (via Today)....

How Bartenders Really Feel About Random Drink Orders Marian Weyo/Shutterstock By Andrew Walser/June 21, 2022 10:40 am EST When walking into a bar with shelves upon shelves of gleaming bottles of booze, it can be overwhelming or even intimidating to order, especially when presented with a lengthy cocktail menu covered in terms you might not be familiar with. Of course, nearly any bartender will offer up a dealer’s choice cocktail, a special brew whipped up by them just for you and often made at their discretion — an especially popular option in craft cocktail bars....

How The Julia Child Foundation Is Sharing More Of Her Career Through The New HBO Series - Exclusive Janet Fries/Getty Images By Molly Harris/April 6, 2022 4:54 pm EST Julia Child lived an eventful life with more than one impressive career — a life that has inspired multiple biographies and played a major role in the 2007 film “Julie & Julia,” which saw Meryl Streep playing the beloved chef while blogger Julie Powell (Amy Adams) struggles to complete all the recipes in Child’s first book decades later....

Krispy Kreme’s New Collection Tastes Like Your Favorite Childhood Cereal Krispy Kreme By Felix Behr/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 12:37 pm EST The latest sugary products to emerge from Krispy Kreme and General Mills’ ongoing collaboration has debuted. As of today, fans can indulge in a limited-time offering of donuts that feature a cereal-inspired cinnamon milk glaze. As detailed in a press release, the collab sees three types of sweetly spiced donuts on offer....

Little Caesars Is Ready To Serve Up More Hot And Ready Pizzas rblfmr/Shutterstock By Savanna Swain-Wilson/June 24, 2022 5:43 am EST Known by customers for its wallet-friendly bread, wings, and $5 (well, $5.55) Hot-N-Ready pizza deal, Little Caesars first started in 1959 as a single family-owned operation in Michigan. The owners then franchised the brand in 1962, a decision that allowed it to grow exponentially over the following six decades. These days, Little Caesars stores are pretty much ubiquitous....

Padma Lakshmi Has Feelings About That Spokane Pizza Video lev radin/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/Updated: April 18, 2022 8:43 pm EST Every region is known for dishing out the best of something, be it New England clam chowder, Texas barbecue, or Los Angeles burgers. When it comes to pizza, Americans are quick to point out the difference between Chicago-style and New York-style pizza, but most people wouldn’t think to single out the ‘za west of the Mississippi....

Read This Before Throwing Out Watermelon Rind gan chaonan/Shutterstock By Michael La Corte/Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 11:20 am EST You may be surprised to know that many food scraps that we unceremoniously and absentmindedly cut away and discard are actually entirely edible, and in some cases, outrageously healthy. That is the precise case for the watermelon rind or skin, the oft-forgotten component of the fruit synonymous with summer, sticky hands, and ruby red-stained faces....

The Absolute Best Indian Restaurants In The US Natalia Lisovskaya/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 10:26 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you’re in the mood for intense flavors, fragrant aromas, and tantalizing spices, Indian food checks those boxes. The large country is home to an assortment of cuisines, each with its own regional specialties. Unfortunately, Madhur Jaffrey and Priya Krishna, two well respected Indian cookbook writers, tell CNBC that typical Indian food with its local distinctions is rarely showcased outside the country and instead, many recipes are mild hybrids....