The Untold Truth Of Costa Coffee Getty Images By Kyle Schurman/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 11:38 am EST Coca-Cola’s recent $5.1 billion purchase of Costa Coffee from UK’s hotels and drinks group, Whitbread, may have caught some people in the United States off guard… primarily because they may not know much about Costa. That’s about to change. Costa Coffee is a British-based coffee conglomerate, but it hasn’t made a name for itself in the United States....
The Worst Dish Nancy Fuller Ever Ate On Baking Championship Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 11, 2021 12:00 pm EST Celebrity chef Nancy Fuller is an expert when it comes to desserts. According to TV Over Mind, Fuller is an experienced baker that has years of experience behind her. She is a multi-tasking businesswoman who’s happy to juggle several things at once. Plus, her cooking style is simple, she likes to ensure that she serves wholesome dishes that are likely to invoke nostalgia among her guests....
This Is The One Recipe Bobby Flay Has Trouble Making Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/June 5, 2021 4:12 pm EST Bobby Flay may not be the most likable chef out there, but even his haters have to admit that the man certainly knows how to cook. Through his illustrious culinary career that began with formal training at the French Culinary Institute and eventually led to his numerous restaurants, cookbooks, and television shows (via Bobby Flay), the 56-year-old has proved that he can whip up unique burgers, delicious steaks, and a number of the staple meals found in his signature southwestern cuisine....
This Major Kitchen Appliance Is Surprisingly Bad For The Environment Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Feb. 23, 2021 12:21 pm EST When you want to do your part for the environment, it seems like life gets tougher by the day. Even if you leave a minimal ecological footprint, you still produce two tons of carbon dioxide a year just by eating and breathing (via Science Daily). When you start to factor together the amount of waste that transportation, food, and regular lifestyle necessities produce in the course of a year, we individually end up contributing about 21....
Trader Joe’s New Blue Corn Taco Shells Will Take Your Taco Tuesday To The Next Level Shutterstock By Emily Cappiello/June 10, 2021 11:24 am EST Let’s be honest — is there any day of the week better than Taco Tuesday? We think not. And now Trader Joe’s is looking to take your Taco Tuesday up a notch with the rollout of its latest goodie: blue corn taco shells. Spotted in Los Angeles, California by Instagram account @TraderJoesList, these blue corn tacos are said to be organic, stone ground, and gluten free, making them the triple threat your tacos need....
Tyson Foods’ New Vaccine Mandate For Employees Has Twitter Divided Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Aug. 3, 2021 4:54 pm EST Tyson Foods has become the latest company to require employees to receive the vaccine for COVID-19. “It is abundantly clear that getting vaccinated is the single most effective thing we can do to protect ourselves, our families and our communities,” Donnie King, the CEO of Tyson Foods, wrote in a memo quoted by NBC News....
What Is Miso And What Does It Taste Like? Shutterstock By Karen Fredrickson AND Molly Harris/Updated: June 24, 2021 4:29 pm EST If you love the taste of miso in your food but are not sure where to begin with it in your own cooking, it might be helpful to develop a more complete understanding of the complex ingredient. While you might remember the discussion of miso as a form of salt in chef Samin Nosrat’s “Salt Fat Acid Heat” series on Netflix, the traditional Japanese ingredient has a rich history and many forms it can take, which requires a deeper dive into the food....
Why Cappuccino Is Never Served After A Meal In Italy Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/June 5, 2021 11:16 am EST The Italians have their do’s and don’ts for drinking cappuccino, the coffee beverage the country revolutionized with the invention of the espresso machine in the early 20th century. The espresso machine didn’t make drinking milk with coffee a thing — that fell to the Viennese and their coffee houses, which began serving “Kapuziner” in the 18th century, a departure from what we might consider to be the more austere boiled water and coffee beans (sugar was an option) which Europeans were drinking until then (via The Spruce Eats)....
Why McDonald’s Fans Think Its Chicken Snack Wrap May Return Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Aug. 13, 2021 11:59 am EST McDonald’s has been around for a while, so it’s no surprise that they’ve made many changes to their menu. While they’ve added new creations and made new twists on their meals by partnering with celebrities like BTS, their changing menu also means they’ve discontinued plenty of popular items. We’ve ranked some of the items that McDonald’s has removed from their menu, and while we didn’t include the chicken snack wrap in our list, it certainly is something that’s been popular with McDonald’s customers....
10 Best Substitutes For Cotija Cheese Instagram By Neala Broderick/June 17, 2021 3:32 pm EST Cotija cheese hails from Mexico and provides a variety of dishes with a salty finish. The cheese is often found as a piece of fresh soft cheese in the States, whereas in Mexico, most cotija cheese you’ll find will be aged 100 days or so and have a much firmer bite (via Gourmet Sleuth). Home to Cotija, Michoacán, the cow’s milk cheese is a popular taco fixing and corn topping....
Aldi’s Peach-Flavored Hard Seltzer Is Turning Heads Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/May 3, 2021 2:15 pm EST The weather is finally starting to warm up, and it is almost that time of year when picnics, barbecues, and summer celebrations are about to get under way. Many people like to beat the heat by enjoying a refreshing, cold libation, but not everyone loves the loads of calories and sugar that often come with a traditional summer cocktail....
Alex Guarnaschelli Hints At Good News For Chopped Fans Robin Marchant/Getty Images By Sophia Lo/July 1, 2021 12:04 pm EST Most Food Network fans have seen Alex Guarnaschelli onscreen, whether it’s been on “Iron Chef America,” “Chopped,” or her own show, “Alex’s Day Off.” One of her best-known appearances is on “Chopped” as a judge, but TV fans might have noticed that she hasn’t been on the competition show recently....
Cooking Shows To Watch If You Love The Great British Bake Off Comic Relief/Getty Images By Veronica Brush/March 31, 2021 3:26 pm EST There is and always will be only one Great British Bake Off, known as the Great British Baking Show to its US-based fans. Unfortunately, that also means that there are not always new episodes to watch when you’re in the mood for a competitive croquembouche. What’s a fan to do?...
Costco Shoppers Are Psyched About These Giant Bags Of Gluten-Free Mini Cookies Instagram By Aimee Lamoureux/Jan. 26, 2021 9:06 pm EST It can be difficult for people with dietary restrictions to find healthy gluten-free, low carb, or keto-friendly options in stores, and many processed foods have loads of added sugar (via Medical News Today). However, the snack food company HighKey wants to change all that. Per HighKey’s website, it is “committed to changing the way America eats by removing sugar from our favorite foods: one craving at a time,” and the company’s gluten-free, keto-friendly mini cookies may well live up to those standards....
Does The Pringles Mascot Have A Name? Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/June 8, 2021 5:27 pm EST If you’re a fan of Pringles, you’re probably very familiar with the affable face on the cover of each tempting tube of chips. With a bushy mustache, beady eyes, and a red logo bowtie (we’re assuming his mouth is under that facial hair?), when it comes to recognizable mascots, the guy on the Pringles can is right up there with Chester Cheetah and Mr....
Every 2021 Starbucks Fall Item, Ranked Worst To Best Jenny Kellerhals/Mashed By Jenny Kellerhals/Aug. 27, 2021 2:33 pm EST Starbucks Pumpkin Spice season has returned! While Starbucks coffee is popular year-round, the beginning of fall rings in the incredibly popular autumn and holiday seasons for the mega coffee company. Returning this year are the classic pumpkin spice drinks that have captivated us for nearly two decades, as well as a few newcomers....
Everything We Know About The Upcoming Anthony Bourdain Documentary Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/April 28, 2021 11:54 am EST Anthony Bourdain was a celebrity chef who was unlike any other. He loved to travel and relished the opportunity to take a deep dive into other cultures — exploring cuisines from different corners of the world and intersecting with new people and traditions (via Delish.) The best part? From the first time he daringly tasted oysters on a childhood trip to France, he never shied away from new culinary experiences....
Here’s How Much Lidia Bastianich Is Really Worth Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Mirtle Pena-Calderon/Feb. 25, 2021 11:40 am EST When people think of classic Italian cooking, names like Giada De Laurentiis, Massimo Bottura, and Fabio Viviani come to mind. These chefs have been seen as today’s pinnacle for Italian cuisine, but there is one Italian chef that has been rocking it long before today’s chef began and that is Lidia Bastianich....
How Adding Spices To Your Food Can Help With Allergies Shutterstock By Jen Peng/May 28, 2021 10:17 am EST If you’re one of the 60 million people in the United States who suffer from allergic rhinitis, or hay fever (via the CDC), then you may dread the arrival of spring. For you, May flowers mean itchy eyes, a runny nose, and sneezing, all thanks to your body releasing histamines as a reaction to an allergen like pollen (via Healthline)....
How Much Do Sam’s Club Employees Really Make? Shutterstock By Laine Doss/May 26, 2021 11:47 am EST Sam’s Club is an American chain of wholesale stores that sells everything from car tires to fresh produce. The members-only outlets offer customers reduced prices on many items. A membership costs around $45 annually, according to Business Insider, and allows customers to shop both in-person and online. The store, like other big-box wholesalers, usually offers items in bulk....
