The Truth About Ludacris’ New Cooking Special Luda Can’t Cook Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 4:10 pm EST Chris Bridges, better known as Ludacris, was one of the kings of hip hop in the first decade of the 21st century (via The Ringer). If you’ve heard his music — and you almost certainly have if you’re pre-Generation Z — then you know that Ludacris can rap. He also knows how to act....
The Untold Truth Of Eddie Huang Phillip Faraone/Getty Images By Justina Huddleston/Updated: July 23, 2021 12:42 pm EST When you think about celebrity chefs, who does your mind wander to? Julia Child? Ina Garten? Bobby Flay? Or some other established, white, television chef? Well, you might want to broaden your knowledge a little bit and learn about some of the new chefs in town. These young cooks are bringing a whole new outlook to the world of food, infusing the culinary scene with their unique perspectives, flavors, and personalities....
The Vinegar Andrew Zimmern Swears By Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Karen Hart/July 22, 2021 11:11 am EST Andrew Zimmern has been at this cooking thing for a long time. Throughout his culinary career, the “Bizarre Foods” host has not only sampled some odd eats but has also tasted regional specialties from across the globe. When the James Beard award-winning personality makes an ingredient recommendation, it’s hard not to, at the very least, google it....
These Are The Only Ingredients In Tabasco Sauce Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/May 14, 2021 10:19 am EST Journalist P. J. Rourke once said, “The only really good vegetable is Tabasco sauce. Put Tabasco sauce in everything.” And he wasn’t wrong. The smallest splash of Tabasco can go a long way when it comes to spicing up a meal — breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The iconic Southern hot sauce adds a smoky zest and brightness to salads, beans, pizza slices, Bloody Marys, eggs, tacos, and well…pretty much anything it touches....
This Method Makes Browning Butter Even Easier Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/March 17, 2021 6:30 am EST The French call it beurre noisette, Americans call it brown butter. No matter what you call it, however, it’s a deliciously fragrant twist on the yellow stick sitting in your fridge. With a bold, nutty flavor and a rich brown hue, brown butter is an easy way to add more depth to any dish, whether you’re using it to sear scallops, folding it into a batch of chocolate chip cookies, or drizzling it over a big bowl of popcorn....
What It Really Means When A Bell Rings At Costco Manuel Esteban/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Updated: Sept. 2, 2021 12:30 pm EST Anyone who has shopped at Costco knows that there are some amazing finds at the store. Even those who do not have memberships are aware of the cult status this big box retailer has and what they are missing out on. But, despite all of the fan Instagram accounts dedicated to the latest and greatest items the store is stocking, there remains one Costco staple that stands above the rest....
What Really Happened To The Cake Boss? Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Allyson Nichols/Updated: July 6, 2021 5:37 pm EST Buddy Valastro, also known as the “Cake Boss,” was a household name for close to a decade, due to his fame on TLC’s Cake Boss. A master cake baker, decorator, and owner of Carlo’s Bakery, Valastro and his staff have whipped up thousands of wedding cakes, specialty cakes and Italian pastries (per Carlo’s Bakery) in front of the camera since the show’s premiere in 2009....
Why Aldi Fans Are Not Concerned About A Scented Candle Shortage This Year New Africa/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Aug. 25, 2021 3:58 pm EST When a Reddit user recently walked through their local Aldi, they found the latest candles the store stocked for Aldi Finds. In fact, they found what seemed like an endless supply of candles. “They are not playing around this year,” they captioned the picture. A few that noticed the post chimed in saying that their nearest Aldi had also begun to stock hundreds upon hundreds of the scented light source, readying themselves for the hordes of shoppers....
Why People Are Using McDonald’s Denmark As An Argument For A Higher Minimum Wage Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Updated: June 13, 2021 6:25 pm EST “I work for McDonald’s [in Denmark] and I make $21 an hour,” wrote Louise Marie Rantzau for Reuters in May of 2014, explaining why and how that could be with remarkable clarity. Thanks to an agreement between the country and the fast food company, that $21 an hour would be standard for employees over the age of 18....
Why Some Fans Find MrBeast Burger Misleading By Felix Behr/March 31, 2021 12:54 pm EST On December 19, 2020, MrBeast, a YouTube celebrity, announced the launch of his brand MrBeast Burger. “I just launched 300 restaurants nationwide!” he wrote on Twitter. “Just go on your favorite delivery app and order a MrBeast Burger! WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR FOREVER AND IM SO EXCITED!” Some may quibble, however, with the phrasing used, specifically the idea that MrBeast launched 300 restaurants....
You Should Eat These Foods On Lunar New Year To Bring Wealth Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Feb. 8, 2021 1:36 pm EST Lunar New Year is one of the biggest holidays on the planet, celebrated by some 1.5 billion people, per ET. Although in the U.S. we often incorrectly refer to it as Chinese New Year, it’s also a huge holiday in numerous Asian countries including Vietnam, Mongolia, and South Korea (it’s also observed — although not always in a healthy way — by some in North Korea)....
10 Best Substitutes For Meringue Powder Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 2:54 pm EST Meringue powder can be your best friend when you are making beautiful, light-as-air clouds of meringue piled high on a lemon meringue pie or piped into delicate swirls. It’s convenient and both easy to store and use. While egg whites, per Cooks Illustrated, may be the preferred ingredient to use when whipping up those stiff peaks that can make or break a dessert, sometimes they are simply not an option....
15-Minute Thai Red Curry With Shrimp Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 25, 2021 1:15 pm EST Despite what many people may think, Thai red curry isn’t a dish that you can only enjoy in a restaurant. Believe it or not, you can make this yummy Thai-inspired recipe in the comfort of your own home, and it’s really simple to whip up. Another bonus is that it takes only 15 minutes to prepare and requires few ingredients — making your trip to the grocery store a breeze as well....
Buddy Valastro Just Revealed His Most Memorable Projects On Cake Boss Shutterstock By Sara Cagle/July 16, 2021 2:31 pm EST Leave it to Gigi Hadid to get Buddy Valastro to reveal his sentimental side. In celebration of the supermodel’s upcoming Harper’s Bazaar cover, she realized her lifelong dream of “interning” for the Cake Boss. The first day’s task: A cake-decorating video with Valastro himself, featuring plenty of icing embroidery and frosted flowers....
Chicago Restaurants Are About To Get More Expensive. Here’s Why Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Jan. 29, 2021 1:21 pm EST The year 2020 hit hard for a lot of folks, and some of the most affected individuals worked in the food industry. According to CNN, 17 percent of American restaurants permanently folded over the course of the year, with 10,000 closing in the three month span between October to December 2020. Due to the ways that COVID-19 shaped the way we dine, an estimated 100,000 restaurants went under and millions of workers lost their jobs in the industry (via QSR Magazine)....
Easy Green Chile Mac & Cheese Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/July 22, 2021 3:23 pm EST We might think of mac and cheese as a uniquely American dish, but history tells us otherwise. As Smithsonian Magazine points out, the earliest recipe for this quintessential comfort food was found in Northern Europe and dates back to 1769, while the American colonies were still very much British territory. It still has a bit of a colonial pedigree, however....
Eggo’s New Emoji Waffles Have People Talking Bloomberg/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/July 16, 2021 12:06 pm EST What’s better than a freshly prepared waffle for breakfast? Nothing else quite compares, right? Well, Kellogg’s Eggo brand started offering easy-to-make products for customers a long time ago, with delicious frozen waffles that could be made using a common toaster. As the brand states on the LeggoMyEggo website, its founder, Frank Dorsa, always strived to come up with ways to make cooking hassle-free for others....
Everything We Know About Nailed It!: Double Trouble Rob Kim/Getty Images By Cristine Struble/Feb. 25, 2021 12:42 pm EST The popular Netflix show Nailed It! is back with a new twist to its baking competition. Debuting in March, Nailed It!: Double Trouble, looks to bring double the baking fails to the kitchen (via PopCulture). The new series features duos, working in baking teams. While more hands might make quick work in the kitchen, these pairs of bakers might make even more epic baking fails....
Everything We Know About The Giant Pumpkins Coming To Aldi This Fall EvgeniiAnd/Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/Aug. 22, 2021 10:41 am EST Good news, Charlie Brown. Your favorite orange gourd is coming soon to an Aldi near you, and this year it might even be bigger than ever before. Taste of Home reports that Aldi, everyone’s go-to budget grocery store, knows how just how badly you need to (pumpkin) spice up your life after a weird start to 2021, so it’s moved the autumnal equinox up a few weeks to kickstart the fall season for its customers....
Oat milk does a bottom line good Bloomberg/Getty Images Oat milk sales only increased since this onsite of the pandemic, rising 347 percent in the first week of March (via Food Dive). Oat milk ascended to the status of second-best-selling plant milk in the U.S. This added to an already prosperous time for Oatly, whose global sales in 2019 saw an 88 percent jump. But with great profits come great expectations....
