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Trader Joe’s Shoppers Are Freaking Out About This Returning Plant Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/June 7, 2021 12:45 pm EST In a world Beyond Meat, where the Impossible Burger is the new burger king and meatless Mondays are being touted as a major step forward by vegans everywhere, it’s reassuring to know that there is one carnivorous creature we can all still get behind: the Venus flytrap. You can’t help but channel your inner 8-year-old when it comes to the Venus flytrap — or Dionaea muscipula — because, no matter your nutritional habits, political leanings, or houseplant savvy, there is one thing that virtually every human being on Earth can agree on: Watching a plant eat a fly is just downright cool....

What Christina Wilson Says What It’s Like To Win Hell’s Kitchen Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/April 9, 2021 5:10 pm EST Hell’s Kitchen is one of those television shows that you simply cannot get enough of. There’s everything you need in one place: drama, delicious food, talented chefs, a tough contest, and more. Back during the tenth season in 2012, Chef Christina Wilson got a chance to be on the show and demonstrate her cooking talent, competing with other gifted chefs (via The Morning Call)....

What The Company That Started Cheez-Its Made During World War I Shutterstock By Audrey Michels/April 22, 2021 2:20 pm EST The next time you’re standing in the snack aisle at the grocery store trying to decide between the plethora of crunchy, cheesy snacks on offer, keep in mind that none of those tasty options would be available to you, at least not in their current form, without the military. According to Anastacia Marx de Salcedo, author of “Combat-Ready Kitchen: How the U....

What You Didn’t Know About Altoids Facebook By Kirstie Bingham/March 21, 2021 5:05 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While popular in the U.S. since the early ’90s, Altoids have actually been manufactured for over 240 years! Created in London in the 1780s, they weren’t originally invented with bad breath in mind. According to the Mars website, their original purpose was to help calm upset stomachs, and The LA Times adds that Altoids were also meant to alleviate gas-related distress....

What You Should Know About Proofing Sourdough Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Jan. 25, 2021 11:03 am EST Sourdough bread can be difficult to make, but oh so good to eat. The tangy flavor and chewy, but delicious texture of this bread make it a popular go to as part of your favorite sandwich or your morning toast. Per Food and Wine, people have been making sourdough for thousands of years, using water and flour and allowing it to ferment....

Who Is Richer: Bobby Flay Or Wolfgang Puck? Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images By Laine Doss/Aug. 13, 2021 11:04 am EST Bobby Flay and Wolfgang Puck have made waves as celebrity chefs. Flay and Puck both run successful restaurant empires, have helped define modern cuisine, and have truly made names for themselves. According to Food Network, Bobby Flay started his culinary career at the tender age of 17 when he started working at the New York restaurant Joe Allen’s....

Aldi’s Strange Meatball Flavors Have People Divided Matthew Horwood/Getty Images By Audrey Michels/Feb. 9, 2021 11:32 am EST Nowadays, it seems like you can get “meatballs” made of just about anything, from chickpeas to cauliflower to black beans (via Greatist). However, Aldi’s latest meatball launch might just be a step too far. Instagrammer @aldi.mademedoit spotted the stores’ new “Breakfast Pork Meatballs” in two flavors: bacon, egg, and cheddar cheese, as well as french toast and maple flavor (via Instagram)....

Aldi Shoppers Are Loving These Ramen Bowls Reddit By Erich Barganier/June 4, 2021 2:29 pm EST Eating ramen requires a specific set of skills. In order to get the most out of this delicious experience, you have to make sure that you place your soup spoon under your noodles to catch and hold the broth. If that sounds difficult, you also have to figure out how to grab the perfect amount of noodles in each bite, as to avoid twisting the noodles and ensure you pick up some toppings....

Brian Baumgartner Dishes On That Famous Office Chili Scene - Exclusive NBC By Katy Kroll/March 3, 2021 12:33 pm EST Actor Brian Baumgartner may be best known for playing the lovably bumbling accountant Kevin Malone on the highly successful American version of The Office. Who can forget what’s possibly his most famous scene on the show, when Kevin spilled a giant pot of chili on the office floor? More than a decade later, that scene still resonates with fans of The Office, and has even led to Baumgartner partnering with Bush’s Beans for National Chili Day to promote his very own chili recipe and unveil a one-of-a-kind No Spilly Chili Pot, designed to help home cooks avoid their own chili mishaps (via Bush’s Beans)....

Chrissy Teigen’s Sweet New Popcorn Seasonings Are Turning Heads Kevin Mazur/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: July 23, 2021 2:26 pm EST Yesterday, Chrissy Teigen unveiled her new selection of sweet popcorn seasonings on Instagram. “You guys loved the last popcorn flavors so we done made more!!” the post exclaimed. The launch features two packs, one for sweet flavors and the other for savory. The sweet flavor lineup consists of chocolate chip cookie dough, blueberry muffin, and maple doughnuts....

Costco Japan’s Unique Products Have American Fans Jealous Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/June 10, 2021 2:32 pm EST While there are some grocery stores and fast food chains that you can find across the world, there are usually items that are exclusive to each country. For example, at KFC locations in Singapore, you can find fried chicken “popsicles,” and McDonald’s in Italy has a bacon-inspired spin on its burger. When it comes to Costco stores worldwide, there are also items that you can’t get in the United States....

Costco’s GoodPop Orange And Cream Popsicles Have Shoppers Divided Instagram By Erich Barganier/May 11, 2021 1:44 pm EST With the return of warm weather, the time has arrived for pool parties, outdoor cookouts, and sunny picnics. Nothing helps beat the heat like a refreshing popsicle, and luckily, Costco has the answer in the form of their orange and cream ice pops. While these desserts sound like a good time on a stick, not everyone has warmed up to these frozen treats....

Everything You Need To Know About Altoona-Style Pizza Twitter By Emily Cappiello/June 16, 2021 1:38 pm EST Pizza is definitely having a moment these days. From unique toppings to new styles, ‘za has taken over Instagram accounts throughout the country. But now, there is another type of bite making the rounds, both to be criticized and celebrated, and that’s Altoona-style pizza. So, what is this type of pizza and how does it stack up?...

Guy Fieri Teamed Up With A Famous Meme Account To Create A New Burger Steve Jennings/Getty Images By Kalea Martin/Aug. 19, 2021 8:59 am EST If you’ve ever been on Instagram, chances are you’ve seen a meme from @MiddleClassFancy without even knowing it. The widely followed account is known for turning suburban mediocrity into a punchline, often using character tropes such as can-I-speak-to-the-manager “Karen” and wine aunt “Nance” (via Paper). There’s also next-door neighbor “Rand,” who Guy Fieri apparently relates to the most....

Here’s How You Can Make TikTok’s Viral Pasta Chips Even Better Shutterstock By Felix Behr/July 11, 2021 4:50 pm EST If pasta chips are going viral on TikTok, a good portion of the credit should go to the efforts of the Feel Good Foodie who in the last week has contributed two new variations on the idea. The first is salt and vinegar pasta chips. For these, you douse the pasta cooked to al dente with — guess what — salt and vinegar before air frying it....

How 5 Students Scammed KFC China Out Of $30,000 Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/May 13, 2021 12:25 pm EST You may never have guessed it, but KFC dominates the Chinese fast food market. According to Harvard Business Review, the chicken empire opened a new restaurant a day in China back in 2011 thanks to creating a restaurant experience that blended into the locale, rather than promoting itself as Western fast food....

How Rich Is The Burger King CEO And What’s The Average Pay Of Its Employees? Matthew Horwood/Getty Images By Ni’Kesia Pannell/April 8, 2021 6:55 am EST If there’s one thing you can look forward to when heading to Burger King, it’s getting good food for a low price. Living by the motto that “Great Food Comes First,” the restaurant — which opened up its first set of doors in 1954 — has grown to become “the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world” (per Burger King)....

McDonald’s Is Once Again Requiring All Customers Wear Masks In Some Locations Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 3:14 pm EST After two months of mask-free service, McDonald’s has reissued a mask mandate for both customers and workers across their restaurants in areas of the United States that are experiencing a high or substantial surge in cases. This, CBS reports, is to fall into adherence with the guidelines the CDC recently updated in the face of the surge due to the Delta Variant — nearly 80% of U....

Melissa McCarthy Based Her Bridesmaids Character On This Food Network Chef John Phillips/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/March 24, 2021 4:28 am EST Melissa McCarthy admitted to modeling her Bridesmaids character on a Food Network personality and, we promise you, it’s not who you probably think it is. Yes, McCarthy and Ina Garten are friends. They’re such good friends that McCarthy said “second only to the day my babies were born,” making cocktails with Garten for a discovery+ special “was pretty much the best day of my life” (via People)....

Only 8% Of People Consider This Their Favorite Chicken Nugget Dipping Sauce Shutterstock By Lisa Curran Matte/July 22, 2021 12:35 pm EST Chicken nuggets are always a good idea — whether you eat them for lunch or dinner or just as a snack, and whether you decide to nosh on them all by themselves or paired with a tasty dipping sauce. But with so many options to choose from — BBQ, ranch, honey mustard, or plain old ketchup — we wondered what most people say is their favorite saucy sidekick....