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Disney Celebrated Earth Day With An Unexpected Chocolate Treat rifqa.j/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/April 26, 2022 2:34 pm EST If you’re looking for the best food-based celebration for Earth Day, one particular menu item at a Walt Disney World restaurant might be worth considering. The park offered a boot on one of its restaurant menus, but unlike the time film director Werner Herzog ate a shoe for losing a bet (via YouTube), the special shoe was not real....

Does DoorDash Actually Deliver Food To Alaskans By Plane? Sundry Photography/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/May 10, 2022 6:01 pm EST Imagine living out in a little Alaskan town out in the tundra. It’s not a bad life, but you’re pretty isolated in the miles of frost-covered trees and snowdrifts. You can safely say there aren’t fast food restaurants for well beyond the next couple miles, and you can’t just get in your car and head down the corner to grab a burger or some pizza....

Dunkin’s Spring Menu Includes A Surprising Donut Flavor Busara/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/April 19, 2022 12:38 pm EST On April 27, Dunkin’ will begin serving its spring menu, which makes way for brand-new food and drink options with a few permanent menu deletions. The news may come as a surprise to some fans, but they’ve had plenty of time to prepare for the changes: Food blogger @markie_devo shared the menu update with his fellow “Dunky chubsters” on Instagram on March 30....

Gordon Ramsay Says This Is The Worst Insult To A Chef Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: March 22, 2022 8:52 am EST Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is known for his exceptional skills in the kitchen. According to Insider, Ramsay was once the wealthiest celebrity chef in the world. A lot of this was on account of his flourishing television career. After all, he was a part of several popular TV shows such as “MasterChef,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Kitchen Nightmares,” and more....

Hell’s Kitchen Winner Ariel Fox Talks Judging Competitions, Her New Book, And More - Exclusive Interview Ariel Fox By Hanna Claeson/June 9, 2022 8:14 am EST You’ve likely seen Ariel Fox lately as a guest judge on “Beat Bobby Flay.” The “Hell’s Kitchen” champion was ready for it — describing the transition from contestant to judge as “actually a moment” as a woman. But finding the confidence to step into the expert role was a long time coming....

How A Newspaper Caused A Hell’s Kitchen Scandal Ceri Breeze/Shutterstock By Derek Helling/June 28, 2022 4:03 pm EST Watching an episode of “Hell’s Kitchen” can be like entering another world. For the contestants on the show, that’s even more true than it is for the audience and the commotion over a simple newspaper is proof of that. There are many ways in which competing on the show differs from reality. Instead of cooking in an actual restaurant, contestants are essentially just cooking on a stage, according to TV Guide....

How Much Of Cracker Barrel’s Food Is Microwaved? NavinTar/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/July 23, 2022 5:12 pm EST “Made-to-order.” “Made in-house.” “From scratch.” You’ve probably seen these phrases before. How often have you read a menu that boasted about an item that was “freshly made” or something that was prepared “from scratch?” While some may take it as a sign that this is a place where you could get good quality food, a more cynical person would say that’s all fancy marketing talk and cynically surmise that many items in the restaurant are either frozen or pre-made and tossed in some janky microwave to make it look freshly prepared....

Instagram Is Applauding Marc Murphy’s Decision To Join José Andrés In Poland lev radin/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/March 10, 2022 6:52 pm EST When Russia brought war to Ukraine, José Andrés wasted no time taking action. According to Town & Country Magazine, the chef’s nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, immediately set up shop on the Polish border of Ukraine and started providing meals to refugees fleeing the crisis. In addition to getting his charity organization on the ground, Andrés also used some of the prize money he received after winning a grant from Jeff Bezos to put towards helping Ukraine....

Never Order This At Steak ‘N Shake Unless You Want To Waste Money Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Dai Poole/July 10, 2022 7:42 pm EST In 1934, the first Steak ’n Shake opened in Normal, Illinois, and for almost 90 years has been a staple for many, offering a slice of American nostalgia (via WGLT). The budget-friendly prices, hand-dipped milkshakes, classic steak burgers, and more are served with a unique 1950s aesthetic. Started by Edith and Gus Belt, who had an uncommon focus on cleanliness, their early motto for Steak ’n Shake was “In Sight, It Must Be Right,” which is why their cooks could be seen through glass windows....

Padma Lakshmi Has A Warning About The Roe V Wade Ruling Rich Polk/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/June 24, 2022 12:04 pm EST People on the West Coast were probably reaching for their first cups of coffee when the news broke that the Supreme Court had voted 6 to 3 on the fate of Roe v Wade. In the words of Justice Samuel Alito, per NPR: “We hold the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion....

Rachael Ray’s Twist On Pico De Gallo Doesn’t Use Tomatoes John Lamparski/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Feb. 28, 2022 6:33 am EST “Pico de gallo” actually means “rooster beak,” which refers to the motion of scooping up the Mexican condiment between two fingers and adding it to tacos (via Serious Eats). Although the ingredients of pico de gallo have nothing to do with the beak of an actual rooster, there are certain things one might expect to find in a pico de gallo recipe....

Starbucks’ New Menu Remixes Your Favorite Drinks — Literally Facebook By Gillian King/Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 9:29 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Correction 8/3/22: An earlier version of this story stated that Starbucks released a Valentine’s Day Frappuccino in 2022. It was a secret menu item and was not on Starbucks’ official menu. Starbucks’s seasonal flavors are legendary. Every holiday season, coffee fans get excited to get cozy as stores crank out colorful new holiday cups and peppermint mochas....

Taco Bell’s Long-Awaited Mexican Pizza Is Already Out Of Stock Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images By Elaina Friedman/June 1, 2022 11:57 am EST It’s been an emotionally rocky couple of years for all of us, including loyal fans of Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza. When the chain announced that the beloved menu item was being put out to pasture in fall 2020, 31% of people in a Mashed poll agreed that it was the worst decision Taco Bell has made in recent years — yes, even worse than the time they allegedly slipped horse meat into their “seasoned beef....

The Golden Girls Kitchen Will Offer A Slice Of The Ladies’ Favorite Foods Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images By Kimberley Laws/June 4, 2022 12:44 pm EST There is a reason “The Golden Girls” ran for seven seasons, pocketed 11 Emmy wins and four Golden Globes, and continues to be enjoyed in re-runs. While this beloved sitcom managed to make fans laugh out loud, think about important social issues, and root for their favorite character’s happiness for 30 minutes every week, it accomplished something much more profound....

The Incredible BBQ Record That Was Just Broken Teri Virbickis/Shutterstock By Justina Huddleston/July 18, 2022 6:10 pm EST If you’ve ever tried to make barbecue at home, there’s a good chance it made you appreciate just how much work goes into making the smoked meats you can buy at the roadside restaurants, stands, and shacks that specialize in slowly smoking beef, pork, chicken, and more until they’re mouthwateringly juicy and savory....

The Intense Cocktail That Has More Than 70 Ingredients Facebook By Gabriela Izquierdo/Aug. 8, 2022 10:19 am EST When making a cocktail, no more is typically needed than a few ingredients, some bar tools, and your choice of liquor or two. In fact, many popular cocktails have a simple formula and require just three components, one type of liquor, a sweet ingredient, and a sour (via Mixology Crew). The screwdriver, another common choice, only has two ingredients....

The Spice That Robert Irvine Can’t Stand Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images By Jared Kaufman/July 12, 2022 10:40 pm EST On “American Idol,” there was Simon Cowell; on “Hell’s Kitchen,” there’s Gordon Ramsay; and on Food Network, Robert Irvine takes up the mantle as the resident British cold-hard-truth-teller. On the more than 200 episodes of his show “Restaurant: Impossible,” per IMDb, the celebrity chef helps struggling restaurants get back on track with what could generously be called tough love....

The Untold Truth Of Hard Rock Cafe Tim Graham/Getty Images By Joel Stice/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 4:35 pm EST If you’re looking to dine on a cheeseburger within mere feet of one of Jimi Hendrix’s guitars and pick up a t-shirt to boot, there’s really only one restaurant to consider: Hard Rock Cafe. Even if it’s been years since you visited a Hard Rock Cafe — or you’ve never been — you’ve without a doubt seen the brand’s famous t-shirts....

The Untold Truth Of Texas Roadhouse Shutterstock By Andrew Sheldon AND Lauren Cahn/Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 10:47 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In less than three decades, Texas Roadhouse has gone from one single location in Indiana to become the largest steakhouse chain restaurant in the country (via Restaurant Business). Today, it has over 600 locations across the country, and can even be found in nine countries abroad....

The Untold Truth Of Tony’s Chocolonely emka74/Shutterstock By Jacob Smith/Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 6:54 pm EST Chocolate is one of the world’s favorite treats; whether it’s a beverage, put into a cake, or in the form of a bar, we just can’t get enough of it. According to a 2021 Statista report, the American chocolate market is valued at approximately $9.67 billion, demonstrating that although we might not chalk the product down to divine intervention as the Aztecs did, we still worship it....