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Could The Delta Surge Mean Another Chick-Fil-A Sauce Shortage? Paul Brennan/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Aug. 25, 2021 11:47 am EST The COVID-19 pandemic has put intense strain on hospitals, educators, and just about everyone else. Now, the Delta variant of this insidious disease could be poised to wreak havoc anew on Chick-fil-A’s sauce supply. Is nothing sacred anymore? To be sure, the sauce issue is a far cry from the other issues COVID-19 is causing, but is annoying, nonetheless....

Frozen Appetizers You Should And Shouldn’t Buy Shutterstock By Ryan Unger/April 23, 2021 9:41 am EST So the big game is only hours away and you have a bunch of friends coming over. You want to prove yourself worthy of hosting such an epic afternoon, so you splurged on themed décor, created a funky playlist to get guests grooving, and cracked yourself open a pre-game brewski to loosen up and calm the nerves....

How The Benihana Founder Earned The Money To Start His Restaurant Bruce Glikas/Getty Images By Aimee Lamoureux/Feb. 8, 2021 12:02 pm EST Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki, the founder of Benihana, came to America in 1959 on a wrestling scholarship. A remarkably accomplished wrestler, the young Aoki had secured an alternate spot on the Japanese Olympic wrestling team by the time he was 22. He then enrolled in Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts on an athletic scholarship, before transferring to C....

Instant Pot Creamy Millet Porridge Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:59 pm EST Are you looking for a quick and easy breakfast that you can make with your Instant Pot to speed up the process? If so, look no further than this delicious Instant Pot creamy millet porridge. According to Rude Health, porridge is an incredibly nutritious dish that traces back to Northern Europe....

Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Soup Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/June 14, 2021 10:07 am EST Ah, the wonders of chicken soup. The broth’s lightness makes it easy on the stomach if you’re sick and don’t have an appetite. It also contains lots of minerals like iron, according to WebMD. Besides its health attributes, chicken soup just makes you feel better. What’s better on a cold, rainy night when your nose is stuffed up?...

McDonald’s Canada Keeps Trolling Tim Hortons For Its New Eggs Bloomberg/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: July 26, 2021 8:47 am EST Back in February, Tim Hortons had just begun to offer freshly cracked eggs on their breakfast sandwiches. It was a move that McDonald’s Canada was quick to criticize, pointing out they that had been doing so since 1976. Now McDonald’s has followed up with a tweeted question: “Which came first… the Breakfast Sandwich or the Freshly Cracked Egg?...

Mistakes You’ve Been Making When Braising Meat Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 9:24 am EST When you want to make a juicy cut of meat tender enough to fall right off the bone, nothing does the trick like braising. Braising, or cooking food in a small amount of liquid or stock, can turn any tough cut of meat into a gourmet delicacy; it’s survived centuries as a cooking technique, despite advancements in kitchen technology (via Food of History)....

Scientists Have Created Food Using Only Water And Electricity. Here’s How Shutterstock By Gillie Houston/Aug. 10, 2021 3:57 pm EST The future of inexpensive, sustainable food could be on the horizon with a groundbreaking discovery that could change the culinary world as we know it. According to Smithsonian Magazine, scientists at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Lappeenranta University of Technology have come one step closer to pulling food out of thin air, utilizing just water, bacteria, and electricity to create a new form of edible protein....

The Best Advice Guy Fieri Knows Is From Kenny Rogers Steve Jennings/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/June 21, 2021 2:08 pm EST In the weeks leading up to Father’s Day 2021, Matthew McConaughey, the intrepid award-winning movie actor slash podcaster slash burgeoning political candidate (via USA Today), performed his own star-studded approximation of “man on the street” interview journalism when he asked a number of his famous friends to record themselves highlighting some of the more noteworthy values their fathers imparted on them when they were but wee children (via Country 105)....

The Household Use For Tang You’d Never Expect Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/May 26, 2021 11:21 am EST If you’ve never tasted Tang – and if you’re wondering what Tang even is – its heyday harkens back to America’s “Space Race” in the ’60s when manned travels to the moon and beyond were of great significance. At the time, countless kids grew up dreaming of becoming astronauts. But, instead of loading up on STEM classes, kids in that era prepared for the rigors of space travel by downing this neon-colored drink, marketed as being preferred by NASA astronauts like John Glenn who chose Tang for a menu item when showcasing in-orbit eating experiments to the public (per NASA’s website)....

The One Dish Geoffrey Zakarian Never Makes Himself Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By Lauren Rothman/Aug. 18, 2021 3:34 pm EST Are you familiar with Geoffrey Zakarian? A celebrity chef, cookbook author, and owner of two New York City restaurants, Zakarian is most likely best known for his frequent appearances on Food Network. The chef is a longtime host of the cooking competition “Chopped,” where he debuted as a judge way back in 2009 (via IMDb)....

The Real Reason Most Movie Theater Popcorn Is Actually Vegan Shutterstock By Michael La Corte/July 24, 2021 11:29 am EST Movies and movie theaters are synonymous with popcorn. The wafting aroma, the brittle pop with each chew, the copious handfuls being shoved into your mouth as your eyes are glued to the screen — there is something nostalgic and comforting about having a bowl of popcorn on hand when having a movie night....

The Real Reason This Emily In Paris Restaurant Scene Makes No Sense Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images By Karen Hart/July 29, 2021 3:26 pm EST Food styling is a real thing. According to The Art Career Project, arranging food so that it looks delicious and appealing in front of a camera is an art that many people have made a career out of. A food stylist’s job is to make TV viewers and magazine readers want to eat the beautiful dishes they are looking at....

The Reason Some Are Upset About This New Canadian Chick-Fil-A Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/March 29, 2021 12:22 pm EST While we can all agree that the chicken from Chick-fil-A tastes delicious, the chain has divided consumers for years. According to NBC News, San Antonio booted Chick-fil-A from its city limits due to their anti-LGBTQ+ company stance, with Buffalo proudly following suit for similar reasons (via NBC News). Universities have also joined the fray, with students from institutions like Elon University coming together to kick the restaurant off of their campus due to the restaurant’s conservative views (via HuffPost)....

The Secret Method To Perfect Pizza, According To Bobby And Giada In Italy Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Feb. 19, 2021 6:32 am EST It doesn’t matter if it’s Friday night in, Tuesday lunch at the office, or Sunday afternoon watching football: It’s always the right time to eat pizza. Whether you’re a Chicago deep dish fan or more of a thin-crust New York-style person, it’s a well-known fact that Americans love a slice of saucy, cheesy pie....

The Simple Way You Can Repurpose Your Milk Container Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/July 8, 2021 12:19 pm EST Whether it’s made from dairy, oat, or soy, milk is a staple in many people’s fridges. It’s important to store your milk properly to ensure the longest shelf life possible. While dairy milk tends to have a particularly short lifespan, all types of milk eventually go bad. If your milk has curdled or smells sour, you should get rid of both the milk and the carton, but if you’ve simply used up all your milk, you can actually rinse out that container and give it a new life....

By Maria Cristina Lalonde/Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 11:48 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Rocky Mountain Oyster beef testicle jerky Preserved century duck eggs Preserved eggs are cured and boiled for days, weeks, or even months (the terms “century” and “millenium” being slight marketing exaggerations) until they ferment. After a lengthy fermenting process, eggs turn a greenish, dark brown color and emit an ammonia-y smell that earned them another appetizing nickname: “horse urine egg....

The Surprising Farm Animal Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Keep As A Pet Chris Jackson/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Updated: April 26, 2021 8:12 am EST What does Meghan Markle find most exciting about life as a private citizen in Montecito, California, after she and husband, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex made their dramatic 2020 exit from the British royal family? “Just being able to live authentically,” the Duchess of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey during a rare, in-depth interview she and Harry gave to the “Queen of All Media” on March 7, 2021....

The Surprising Reason There May Be A Maple Syrup Shortage In The Future Bloomberg/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: June 17, 2021 8:06 am EST On June 13, NPR raised the alarm. The United States may see its maple syrup stock dwindle, leaving pancakes, plates of French toast, and other diner classics across the country naked. The drop in supply is due to the thriving species of earthworm commonly known as either crazy worms or Asian jumping worms....

The Truth About Rat Meat Eric Isselee/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 9:19 am EST In today’s food world, sometimes it seems as if anything goes. Exotic meats like quail, elk, and bison are available at restaurants ranging from high-end steakhouses to gourmet hot dog stands (via Cheapism), and there’s a restaurant in the U.K. that offers zebra meat, as well as the somewhat more mainstream ostrich, kangaroo, and wild boar (via Food and Wine)....