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The Tom Colicchio Restaurant Chain You Might Start Seeing In Hospitals Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/July 12, 2021 5:08 pm EST If you’ve ever had the misfortune of a long stay in the hospital, you know that health problems aren’t the only difficulties one faces within the sanitized walls. Hospital food is a whole other unfortunate situation to endure. Over the years, these medical facilities have had to contend with criticism of the food they serve patients and visitors, with accusations that the vendors the hospitals contract with are anything but healthy, especially for healing bodies and those who practice good health....

The Truth About Aloha Plate From Great Food Truck Race: All Stars Instagram By Sophia Lo/June 2, 2021 2:44 pm EST On June 6, “The Great Food Truck Race” comes back with its All-Stars season, which will feature winners from past seasons. There’s a lot we know about “The Great Food Truck Race: All-Stars” generally, but let’s dive in a little deeper into who’s competing this season. Do you remember Aloha Plate?...

The Truth About Costco’s Free Food Samples Getty Images By Karen Miner/Updated: May 19, 2021 10:24 pm EST There are plenty of good reasons to go to Costco: There’s the joy of scoring a phenomenal deal on a 96-pack of Bagel Bites, there’s the food court with all its delectable offerings at jaw-droppingly low prices (hello, $1.50 hot dog and soda combo), and there’s the convenience of having an optometrist and a pharmacist at your fingertips....

The Truth About Reddit’s Infamous ‘2AM Chili’ Recipe Shutterstock By Neala Broderick/June 25, 2021 1:39 pm EST At first mention, 2AM chili sounds like it could be the perfect late night meal to put you right to sleep but, in fact, it’s quite the opposite. While a steaming bowl of this tasty dish would be a top-notch midnight snack, the popular recipe (a near instant sensation when it was posted on Reddit originally nine years ago) was dubbed 2AM chili because this recipe takes a lot of TLC....

The Untold Truth Of Johnny Rockets George Rose/Getty Images By Joel Stice/Updated: July 20, 2021 11:25 am EST Hamburgers may have German origins, but the hamburger as we know it today is truly a symbol of American cuisine. If you need any more proof of that, just look at the sheer number of fast food burger options out there. There’s a good chance you probably have at least half a dozen to choose from in relative proximity to where you live....

This Big Change Is Coming To The US Food Assistance Program Shutterstock By Cristine Struble/Aug. 16, 2021 12:55 pm EST Putting dinner on the table and food in the refrigerator is not always as easy as filling one’s cart with tasty treats. For many people, the struggle to pay for those items can come with difficult decisions. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), however, offers assistance to “the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency....

This Is The Best Grind Size For Cold Brew Coffee Shutterstock By Brittany Gibson/April 2, 2021 12:57 pm EST We’re just going to come right out and say it — grind size matters. Seriously though, if you’re using the wrong grind size for your coffee beans, all sorts of things could go wrong. Your coffee could come out too bitter, too watery, or it might even get stuck and not come out at all — and that’s just to name a few potential mishaps....

This Is The Best Part Of Pork For Carne Adobada Shutterstock By Gabriela Mungarro/Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 5:00 pm EST If you’re a fan of Mexican food, then you might be fairly familiar with the cooking styles and recipes from south of the border. As we all know, cooking crowd favorite dishes like carnitas, chile verde, and carne adobada require certain cuts of meats and spices to bring these mouth-watering plates to fruition....

This Is What Happened When Subway Tried To Go Kosher Shutterstock By Felix Behr/April 26, 2021 10:29 am EST On Friday, February 23, 2007, Subway announced in a press release via the Kosher Nexus that it had partnered with three Sephardic Jews to open a kosher Subway in Brooklyn’s Flatbush. In practice, this meant that this Subway would close after sunset on Friday, reopen on Saturday after nightfall, and the menu offered no pork products....

Trader Joe’s New Corn And Cheese Arepas Are Turning Heads Instagram By Erich Barganier/June 21, 2021 10:36 am EST When you want a quick pick-me-up, nothing hits the spot like a quick arepa. While the dish has popped up across Central and South America, most eaters commonly associate the food with Venezuela or Colombia. Arepas, which consist of corn patties shaped into English muffin-shaped patties, get stuffed with fillings in the Venezuelan version and topped with extras in Colombia....

Vegetarian Casseroles Everyone Will Love Shutterstock By Emily Monaco/April 13, 2021 11:59 am EST In recent years, an interest in the so-called flexitarian diet has taken the country by storm. In fact, more than half of young Americans identify as flexitarian, according to one recent poll. But what does this diet really entail? Flexitarianism isn’t nearly as strict as a pure vegetarian diet. Instead of completely eschewing meat, you merely attempt to reduce your intake....

Walmart Shoppers Can’t Get Enough Of This French Bread Bloomberg/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Jan. 29, 2021 12:31 pm EST Walmart shoppers have uncovered one of the best deals in the discount store’s grocery department. In fact, it’s even developed something close to a cult-following. If you check Influenster and the reviews on the Walmart website, then you’ll quickly find that the French bread is one of the best buys you can get from the Walmart bakery....

What Nadiya Hussain Wishes Beginning Bakers Knew Anthony Harvey/Getty Images By Adrianna MacPherson/July 22, 2021 12:49 pm EST While she has since expanded her culinary repertoire beyond the world of baked goods, baking is where cookbook author and television personality Nadiya Hussain got her start in the industry. For those who have not been fans since the show’s very beginning, Hussain was a contestant on the popular cooking competition show “The Great British Bake Off....

What You Need To Know About Yóu Zhá Fēng Yǒng, China’s Fried Bee Dish Shutterstock By Owen Duff/May 3, 2021 2:30 pm EST Chinese food is one of the most popular kinds of food in the U.S. As of 2015, there were more than 45,000 Chinese restaurants in the U.S., a quantity greater than all of the largest fast food chains combined (yes, including McDonald’s), according to Time. Popularity aside, American Chinese food is also commonly regarded as essentially different from Chinese food — a category which, itself, includes eight major distinct subsets and many other variations of cuisine, per China Highlights....

Whatever Happened To Jack In The Box’s JBX Grill? Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Owen Duff/May 18, 2021 12:44 pm EST Since its first official location opened in 1951 (per The Daily Meal), Jack in the Box has been an innovator in the fast food restaurant sector. In fact, the California-based chain was the first to use a two-way intercom in its drive-thru system, which is now an industry standard that allows customers to place their orders before driving up to the pickup window....

Why Anthony Bourdain Hated Johnny Rockets Jamie Mccarthy/Getty Images By Pauli Poisuo/Updated: March 5, 2021 12:46 pm EST Anthony Bourdain was a great many things, but chief among them was a man who didn’t keep his opinions to himself. As anyone who read his books or watched shows like Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown or Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations knows very well, if the chef, author and TV star didn’t like something or someone, the world was bound to find out sooner than later....

Why People Are Upset With Papa John Once Again Angela Weiss/acma2012/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/March 8, 2021 7:57 pm EST Out of the frying pan into the bonfire? The ex-CEO of Papa John’s, John Schnatter, resigned in 2018, after widespread reports that he’d used the N-Word while on a conference call with his publicity firm, Laundry Service (via The Guardian). It wasn’t a one-off thing. Followers of the scandal will remember that when Papa John’s partnered with the NFL in 2017, Schnatter complained that his sales were dropping as a result of NFL team players’ decision to kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement....

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Energy Bites Recipe Mackenzie Burgess/Mashed By Mackenzie Burgess/Aug. 6, 2021 2:43 pm EST Craving peanut butter cookies but too lazy to make them? We’ve got you covered with these peanut butter energy bites. They are similar to the creamy cookie, but take a fraction of the time to make. Plus, they only require three simple, better-for-you ingredients. Chances are all of these ingredients are sitting in your pantry waiting to be used....

Aldi Shoppers Are Loving These Crème Brûlée Bowls Instagram By Sara Cagle/May 26, 2021 2:23 pm EST For those who love cool, creamy, spoonable desserts, one confection is truly king — crème brûlée. French for “burnt cream,” the custardy mixture of heavy cream, eggs yolks, sugar, and vanilla bean with a shattering sugar crust is, in the eyes of many, the very picture of elegance (via Food Network). Just two problems: To make it at home you need a blow torch, and to get it at a restaurant, you might have to shell out double-digit dollars....

Aldi Shoppers Are Loving These Dill Pickle Pork Skins Instagram By Erich Barganier/Feb. 18, 2021 11:09 am EST Pork rinds have a strange origin. According to the Winston-Salem Monthly, these snacks may have originated in Spain in the 1700s when a farmer noticed that his pigs had rubbed against trees, scratching off dead skin. The dead skin cooked in the sun and the farmer curiously tasted the sun-fried pork flakes. He loved the flavor, and the iconic pork rind entered existence....