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Kristen Kish Talks Fast Food, Top Chef, And Her Restaurant Arlo Grey - Exclusive Interview Noam Galai/Getty Images By David Klein/Aug. 5, 2021 11:17 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s hard to believe that nearly a decade has passed since Kristen Kish earned the coveted title of “Top Chef” on the show’s tenth season. Plenty of other titles would follow, including executive chef at Arlo Grey, the smash Austin restaurant she launched in 2018 with the Sydell Group; author of “Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques: A Cookbook;” plus co-host of the Travel Channel’s “36 Hours” and TruTv’s hit show “Fast Foodies....

Taco Bell Is Running Out Of Food And Twitter Is Furious Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/July 18, 2021 3:15 pm EST The worldwide supply chain has been long disrupted thanks to the pandemic. Now that it has thoroughly affected Taco Bell, however, people are fully over it. It’s one thing for a restaurant chain to run out of something expendable, like sporks. But Taco Bell customers the country over are reporting shortages of everything from chicken and beef to hot and mild sauce....

The Best Side Dishes For Steak Susan Olayinka/Mashed By JP Karwacki/April 28, 2021 11:48 am EST Consider this your one-stop-shop for planning out an amazing steak dinner from scratch, complete with all kinds of side dishes. After all, what’s more satisfying than kicking back and tucking into a weighty steak with all kinds of complementary and traditional sides? Sure, you can cook up the perfect steak in nearly a dozen different ways — and you can make just as many mistakes trying to achieve that perfect steak — but really, is eating that steak on its own fully satisfying?...

The Best Soup At Olive Garden According To 33% Of People Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Emily Cappiello/Updated: Aug. 18, 2021 7:35 am EST Olive Garden is the home of soup, salad, and breadsticks. But while that salad and those oh-so-delicious breadsticks are pretty much a constant, the eatery has a variety of soups to choose from. Keeping with its Italian theme, Olive Garden’s menu is full of classics soups, including Pasta e Fagioli, Zuppa Toscana, Minestrone, and Chicken and Gnocchi (via the Olive Garden website)....

The Dark Truth About Ghost Kitchens Shutterstock By Katherine Peach/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 3:58 pm EST If you’ve ordered from a food delivery app, chances are, you’ve encountered a ghost kitchen and didn’t even know it. You might’ve used a delivery app to order from one of your favorite chains or a nondescript restaurant selling chicken wings. The term “ghost kitchen” or “cloud kitchen” describes commercial kitchens designed to make food only for delivery....

The Futuristic Way You Might Soon Get Domino’s Delivered Dominos By Cristine Struble/April 12, 2021 12:32 pm EST It isn’t a scene from the Jetsons, but Domino’s pizza delivery is taking on a new look. If you have ever wanted a robot to bring you that pepperoni pizza, some customers are in luck. Through the partnership between Domino’s and Nuro, “a self-driving delivery company,” select orders in the Woodland Heights of Houston will be fulfilled with “autonomous pizza delivery” from the R2 Robot (via AP News)....

The International Kit Kat Flavor 30% Of Fans Want To Try The Most Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/July 18, 2021 1:45 pm EST In the United States, Kit Kats are known for their delicious chocolate and crunchy wafers on the inside, which have an unexpected ingredient. You can get a variety of Kit Kats in grocery stores around the country, like the mini ones or dark chocolate Kit Kats, but compared to the rest of this world, this is pretty limited....

The Only Type Of Vodka You Should Use In Your Cosmopolitan, According To An Expert Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/March 21, 2021 6:50 am EST Few cocktails exude luxury like a classic Cosmopolitan. While Sex and the City turned this beverage into a household name, the origins of the cocktail potentially date back to 1987, when Toby Cecchini of Manhattan’s The Odeon shook up the first version (via Thrillist). The iconic pink drink blends together citrus vodka, Cointreau, lime juice, and cranberry juice to form an adult beverage perfect for any occasion (via Liquor)....

The Pioneer Woman’s Favorite Way To Relax Is Very Relatable Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images By Karen Hart/April 6, 2021 10:35 am EST Balance in life is the penultimate goal, but oh so difficult to achieve, right? Well, according to USA Today, if you are a chef — just your everyday run-of-the-mill chef sans the paparazzi — then chances are you have experienced the grueling demands that accompany the role. In fact, being a chef ranks No....

The Real Reason Giada De Laurentiis Became A Chef Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Feb. 28, 2021 12:48 am EST You know her as the face of The Food Network’s Giada at Home, a cookbook author extraordinaire, and one of America’s most famous (and most beloved) female chefs. But Giada de Laurentiis wasn’t always a culinary superstar. Growing up in a family well-acquainted with the movie business (one of her grandfathers was a film producer while one of her grandmothers was an actress, as is her mother), Giada was encouraged to follow in their footsteps....

The Real Reason The Mediterranean Diet Is So Popular Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/March 29, 2021 2:31 pm EST If you’ve ever looked into nutritious meal plans that promote healthy living, then you’ve probably come across the Mediterranean diet. Named after the regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea which adopt this lifestyle, the diet has been praised for a number of health benefits. According to Today, this diet is associated with longevity and decreased levels of heart disease....

The Surprising Origin Of Chex Mix Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/June 20, 2021 12:59 pm EST For many of us, Chex Mix is an iconic childhood snack that was both brought to grade school in ziplock bags and laid out at holiday parties. It’s often savory, umami taste from cheddar squares, pretzels, and other salty crackers combined with the more neutral crunch of Chex cereal has been beloved for decades. Whether store-bought or from your grandmother’s kitchen, the seemingly glorified trail mix was something we all enjoyed as tots, but few of us know about the surprising origin story of this snack....

The Surprising Revelation Ted Allen Shared About Chopped’s Set Design Jason Kempin/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 11, 2021 4:13 pm EST If you love watching culinary pros engage in fierce cook-offs, you’re probably well-versed with “Chopped” and its one-of-a-kind format, including the use of mystery baskets that are full of ingredients the participants have to use for each challenge. According to Pop Sugar, the show’s producers spend large amounts of time planning the mystery baskets that appear during each episode....

The Untold Truth Of Ted’s Montana Grill YouTube By Brent Furdyk/Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 8:53 am EST In 2002, a new restaurant opened its doors in Columbus, Ohio: Ted’s Montana Grill, the first of what would eventually grow to a collection of more than 40 restaurants spread throughout the U.S. As the name suggests, Ted’s Montana Grill was the brainchild of billionaire media mogul Ted Turner, who envisioned creating a different kind of dining experience for people who love steak....

This Household Use For Cucumber Peels May Surprise You Shutterstock By Karen Hart/July 22, 2021 1:46 pm EST Cucumbers are delicious to eat and good for you. These green, crunchy fruits that we treat more like a vegetable are great for salads and sandwiches. And they are clearly loved in the United States. Per Statista, in 2019 we gobbled up an average 8 lbs of cucumbers per person. How could we not?...

This New App Can Get You Super Cheap Mystery Meals From Nearby Restaurants Shutterstock By Felix Behr/April 22, 2021 2:58 pm EST Too Good To Go is a Danish food app that allows users to buy pre-existing meals that restaurants would otherwise throw away at the fraction of what it would cost to order the meal to be made. The situation is a win-win, Lucie Basch, Too Good To Go’s Co-Founder and Chief Expansion Officer, told PYMNTS....

This New Pill Could End The Need For Gluten-Free Food Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/July 8, 2021 3:03 pm EST If you’re one of the approximately 3 million Americans diagnosed with celiac disease — or one of the 18 million Americans that is sensitive to gluten (according to Beyond Celiac) – you know how difficult it is to miss out on breads, bagels, croissants, and pizzas. Or, when you indulge in these goodies, it’s not fun to feel sick afterwards....

Walmart Just Made A Big Announcement About Its Holiday Hours Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/June 7, 2021 2:07 pm EST As vaccines continue to rollout through the U.S., COVID-19 cases continue to drop to levels that health experts haven’t seen since the beginning of the pandemic. Over the course of the outbreak, essential workers that have manned restaurants and grocery stores put themselves in harm’s way to keep the country going, and now that America continues to approach the light at the end of the tunnel, companies want to honor the efforts of all of those that faced down danger on a daily basis....

What Is A Session Beer Really? Shutterstock By Shea Swenson/May 14, 2021 5:14 pm EST When you feel like cracking open a beer, there’s always a wide array of options to choose from — IPAs, APAs, sours, pilsners, stouts, and more. With all the beer types and terms, it can be hard to keep them all straight. Take, for example, session beer. What exactly is it? The answer has been up for debate....

Why Pizza Hut’s Cofounder Is Upset About This Food That Built America Episode Carlos Becerra/Getty Images By Hannah Cole/March 22, 2021 9:25 am EST No one ever said Pizza Hut made a top-tier quality pie, like the kinds you’ll find on the streets of Italy — even the chain itself based its first recipe off of a casual “handful of this and a handful of that” back in 1958, but that doesn’t mean it’s anything short of delicious (via Kansas Historical Society)....