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What You Should Know About The Different Types Of White Wine Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Updated: July 29, 2021 12:23 am EST Red or white? Most wine drinkers ponder this question every time they buy or open a bottle. While the average person may be open to variety, some consider themselves purely red or purely white wine drinkers. Aside from the different colors, a survey by Coravin found personality differences between the two categories of consumers (via Food & Wine)....

Why Alex Guarnaschelli Calls Daughter Ava Her Toughest Food Critic Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Aug. 12, 2021 7:39 pm EST The notoriously cranky restaurant critics on Yelp often give the Manhattan restaurant Butter a little bit of a pass, due to the star quality of its head chef. Alex Guarnaschelli, famous for her appearances on the shows “Chopped” and “The Kitchen,” has been at the helm of Butter since 2003, according to her website, and some Yelpers positively gushed over their dining experience there....

Why Do Foods Have Different Names In The UK And US? Joseph Okpako/Getty Images By Kirstie Bingham/April 6, 2021 2:53 pm EST Playwright George Bernard Shaw is credited with coining the famous quote, “England and America are two countries separated by the same language” (via Forbes), and this is probably never more evident than when talking about food. When watching a British cooking show or following a recipe by someone native to England, you may feel like you need a translator....

Why The Fast Food Chicken Wars Won’t Be Over Anytime Soon Scott Olson/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/June 22, 2021 2:13 pm EST Years later, the chicken sandwich wars continue to rage on. Popeyes tapped into the public’s desire for a great chicken sandwich back in 2019, and over the next year, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Checkers, and basically every other major fast food chain came up with a fried chicken sandwich that could compete with the Popeyes’ original (via QSR Magazine)....

Why You Should Never Store Honey In A Metal Container Shutterstock By Molly Harris/May 4, 2021 2:04 pm EST Honey is always nice to have on hand. It’s a great natural sweetener and it rarely spoils before you can use it, all thanks to its long, stable shelf life. The delicious, sticky syrup only requires a few things to store well too. At its easiest, you can simply keep honey in the container you bought it in and place it somewhere cool and away from light (via The Spruce Eats)....

10 Best Substitutes For Coconut Aminos Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 9:04 am EST In addition to being appropriate for gluten-free diets, coconut aminos is gaining more recognition for its incredible ability to be a lower sodium dupe for soy sauce. Coconut aminos is only made from two ingredients: coconut tree sap and sea salt. It also contains natural sugars, so when it gets fermented, its taste becomes very similar to, but slightly sweeter than, soy sauce....

Bachelor Star Ashley Iaconetti Just Shared Her Pregnancy Cravings Presley Ann/Getty Images By Joe Nasta/Aug. 6, 2021 12:48 pm EST Maybe it’s spicy pickles. Or potato chips, salty and crunchy flakes of pure goodness. Or smooth, creamy, cold ice cream. Cravings for specific food items and a total aversion to most, if not all, other types of food is a common occurrence during pregnancy (via Healthline), and even celebrity reality stars aren’t immune to that....

Carla Hall Reveals Her Favorite Top Chef Moment - Exclusive Rick Kern/Getty Images By Katherine Peach/July 7, 2021 3:16 pm EST Veteran cooking show competitor, cookbook author, and talk show co-host Carla Hall was introduced to television viewers in her breakout appearance on “Top Chef” in 2008. The former model and trained chef didn’t take home the top prize during Season 5 (via CheatSheet). Instead, Hall combined her runner-up status and charisma into a run on “Top Chef: All Stars....

Chick-Fil-A Employees Are Losing It Over This Absurdly Large Uber Eats Order Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/July 26, 2021 8:04 pm EST Uber Eats has definitely simplified the process of ordering food. Consumers seem to love it as evidenced by a Business of Apps report, which found that Uber Eats has the highest popularity among food delivery services worldwide. Customers select their location, then pick among countless restaurant options to place their order via the Uber Eats app....

Chick-Fil-A Employees Weigh In On Tipping For Curbside Pickup Orders Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Felix Behr/April 30, 2021 5:17 pm EST Even with a year passed in getting accustomed to the new guidelines that have come with the Coronavirus pandemic, the etiquette for how to best interact with frontline workers — including food service workers — is still being ironed out. Recently, a concerned Chick-fil-A customer took to the brand’s Subreddit thread to ask whether customers were supposed to give tips to fast food employees that delivered their curbside pick-up orders....

Chocolate Quinoa Bites Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 1, 2021 10:43 am EST If you’re in the market for a healthy snack recipe that will satisfy your sweet tooth without making you feel guilty about what you’re putting in your body, then we have one that will check all of the boxes. These chocolate quinoa bites have a ton of healthy ingredients, including goji berries. Medical News Today shares that goji berries have many health benefits, and they’re good for the immune system....

Copycat Burger King Double Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit Recipe Angela Latimer/Mashed By Angela Latimer AND Mashed Staff/Updated: April 27, 2021 11:23 am EST It’s hard to beat a big breakfast sandwich from Burger King, but sometimes even fast food isn’t fast enough. And at other times, you’d just rather not leave the house. So what’s to be done? Make your own copycat sandwich that “would rock a taste test,” says chef and recipe developer Angela Latimer of Bake it With Love....

Costco’s Mini Carrot Cakes Are Turning Heads Instagram By Hanna Claeson/March 19, 2021 1:14 pm EST The first cupcake ever to bear the name “cupcake” probably belonged to Eliza Leslie, who, in 1828 wrote a recipe calling for small, egg-rich cakes filled with molasses, brown sugar, butter, ginger, and cloves (via ThoughtCo.). We like to imagine that Leslie’s cupcake was exciting, innovative, and curiosity-awakening. Since 1828, however, cupcakes have reached their apex (turned into a food iconic enough to worm its way into Simon and Garfunkel songs) and since settled down into comfortable mundanity....

Cracker Barrel Fans Are Freaking Out Over Its New Sweet And Savory Barrel Bites Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/April 30, 2021 3:13 pm EST Cracker Barrel is always revamping its menu with new holiday and seasonal dishes, as well as finding ways to put creative, tasty spins on fan favorites like their homestyle classics. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the beloved Southern food chain is introducing new limited-time offerings, and there’s one item in particular that’s already receiving rave reviews: Barrel Bites....

Everything We Know So Far About Chick-Fil-A’s New Virtual Food Brand Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/May 13, 2021 3:18 pm EST With the emergence of COVID-19, ghost kitchens took America by storm. According to Roaming Hunger, restaurants that pop up on Uber Eats and Doordash with no physical location require ghost kitchens — which are facilities where the food is actually made. Don’t mistake this style of restaurant for virtual brands, though....

Everything We Know So Far About My Fave Vs. Your Fave Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Feb. 26, 2021 7:50 pm EST TV networks that focus on food and cooking are doing everything they can to cure the quarantine blahs, churning out one show after another for our viewing pleasure. The Food Network just launched a new season of Spring Baking Championship and premieres the holiday-themed Easter Basket Challenge next week (via Food Network)....

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Confit Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 4:41 pm EST When you think of confit — say, duck confit (via Simply Recipes) – you probably think of a warm, savory, meaty dish that satisfyingly melts in your mouth and bursts with flavor. Confit is a cooking method that has withstood the test of time, even in the contemporary culinary world. Confit (pronounced kone-FEE) comes from the French word confire, which means “to preserve....

Homemade Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 2, 2021 10:50 am EST A home-cooked sweet treat can help you stand out at any gathering, whether it’s an event of one or one hundred. Bonus points if peanut butter is incorporated. Chef and recipe developer Susan Olayinka of The Flexible Fridge crafted a recipe that checks all the boxes. Enter the homemade peanut butter rice crispy treats recipe....

How To Spot A Fake Mexican Restaurant Shutterstock By Becki Ledford/Updated: April 20, 2021 8:44 pm EST When it comes to authentic cuisine, Mexican food (much like Chinese food) has taken a hit thanks to Americanized versions that have seemingly become the norm in restaurants. Even the restaurants that claim authenticity in the restaurant name itself may not be quite as authentic as you think. So what makes a Mexican restaurant truly authentic?...

Ingredients You’d Be Surprised High End Restaurants Actually Use Shutterstock By Veronica Brush/March 22, 2021 4:57 pm EST One night you go to make dinner, but when you open your pantry, you’re disappointed to only find things in cans, jars, and boxes. You don’t feel like eating cheap, pre-made foods tonight. You decide to splurge and take yourself out to a high-end restaurant where you trust you’ll be served only high-quality foods that have been made by hand, by expert chefs....