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Queen Elizabeth Eats This Same Breakfast Cereal Every Day Wpa Pool/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/April 27, 2021 4:30 pm EST The royal family is all over the media, but only rarely do members go on record on matters relating to the humdrum details of their daily lives. When they do, it’s almost invariably in the form of carefully-curated talking points, according to Phil Harrison, author of “The Age of Static: How TV Explains Modern Britain,” who told Associated Press, “The story of the royal family is a constructed narrative....

Quick Cauliflower Tacos Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/July 14, 2021 10:14 am EST Cauliflower is obviously oh-so-popular right now. After all, there’s cauliflower rice, cauliflower steaks, and cauliflower pizza crust. If you love this white veggie but desire a new way to enjoy it, you’ll want to try this cauliflower taco recipe by Miriam Hahn, like, ASAP. “I love roasted cauliflower,” she told Mashed. So why not create tacos out of it?...

Read This Before Buying Rotisserie Chicken From The Store Bloomberg/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: May 31, 2021 10:46 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At some point, the dietary meme that protein should outweigh all other considerations took hold. So, a whole rotisserie chicken should offer a good blob of protein, no? Unfortunately, this is not the case. At least, it’s not true if we’re taking Costco’s rotisserie chicken into consideration, which is lauded as the best grocery store rotisserie chicken by Taste of Home....

Reddit Pointed Out This Strange MasterChef Shoe Theory Shutterstock By Hannah Cole/June 19, 2021 12:31 pm EST Reality TV is questionable. Whether it’s Real World-style “trash” television or a cooking competition featuring only the best of the best, it always comes across as a vaguely different universe, as if some normal day-to-day rules just do not apply. “MasterChef,” despite being known for its relatability, heart, and charisma thanks to its cast of humble home cooks, is no exception....

Robert Irvine Just Explained The Budget Behind Restaurant: Impossible Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/April 8, 2021 4:57 am EST The reality show Restaurant: Impossible, which is currently airing a new season on Food Network (and streaming on Discovery+), has a seemingly bottomless supply of source material: struggling restaurants in America. But each episode doesn’t have a bottomless budget. Modeled after the Gordon Ramsay show Kitchen Nightmares, Restaurant: Impossible follows host Robert Irvine and his team of designers and contractors as they attempt to rescue a failing restaurant in two days and with just $10,000 (via Cooking Channel)....

The Biggest Mistake You’re Making When Freezing Garlic Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/April 12, 2021 8:58 am EST The freezer is good for a lot of things. Maybe you’re meal prepping for a family of four and want to whip up a bunch of make-ahead casseroles to save for a busy weeknight. Maybe ground beef, chicken, or even eggs were massively on sale at the grocery store and you don’t have time to eat it all before it goes bad....

The Condiment Nigella Lawson Wishes She Could Get In The UK Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/May 26, 2021 11:38 am EST Legendary chef and cookbook author, Nigella Lawson, has spent many years in the culinary industry, perfecting all kinds of recipes and sharing them with her fans. “I’m a home cook with not a great deal of expertise but quite a lot of experience,” she told Vogue. The chef has remained humble throughout the years, even after her massive success....

The Food Rule You Should Follow In Chile Shutterstock By James Lewis/July 27, 2021 11:34 am EST Sitting down to munch on a plate of pasta or fries shouldn’t be a difficult or terrifying ordeal, yet the confusion surrounding restaurant dress codes, the sometimes excessive amount of cutlery, and how much money to leave as a tip can often be mind boggling. Dining in other countries presents similar — perhaps even worse — predicaments....

The Innovative Technology Totino’s Came Up With Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/May 23, 2021 10:24 pm EST Totino’s frozen pizza is not necessarily going to offer you the authentic, Italian taste that you might be craving in a pizza (and there are many other frozen pizzas that simply rank higher in our opinion). That said, if you happen to be in the freezer aisle of your supermarket staring down the increasingly vast selection of frozen pizzas, you could do worse than to pick up a box of Totino’s, especially if you are someone who cares about how crispy their frozen pizza crust turns out after heating....

The Real Reason The Bachelor Contestants Don’t Eat On Their Dates YouTube By Rachel Pasche/July 29, 2021 3:28 pm EST Millions tune in to ABC’s “The Bachelor” every Monday night to watch the romance and drama unfold. Season 25 is no different, featuring eligible bachelor Matt James on his quest to find true love. Although fans of the show get to witness many dates between James and the contestants, one thing we don’t get to see, however, is people eating....

The Reason Chocolate Croissants Are So Meaningful To Giada De Laurentiis Tinseltown/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Aug. 20, 2021 4:31 pm EST Giada De Laurentiis may have got her big break while working as a food stylist, but many forget that the “Everyday Italian” host is a Cordon Bleu-trained chef. The co-host of “Bobby and Giada in Italy” told Total Food Service that the choice she made to attend the famed culinary school was really about committing to a career in the food industry....

The Reason Dunkin’ Just Gave This Chicago Resident A Year’s Worth Of Free Coffee Bloomberg/Getty Images By Pauli Poisuo/Updated: April 29, 2021 3:01 pm EST America might run on Dunkin’, but Dunkin’ keeps us all sprinting with a bold line of coffee drinks and some seriously delicious donuts — not to mention their acts of goodwill that make us just as hopeful as we are caffeinated. One good example is how Dunkin’ chose to honor Global Pay It Forward Day on April 28....

The Truth About Queen Elizabeth’s Favorite Tea Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images By Owen Duff/May 4, 2021 4:41 pm EST Collectively, the British drink about 100 million cups of tea per day, according to the UK Tea and Infusion Association. Of those 100 million daily cups, at least two go to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (via Taste of Home). Now in the 60th year of her rule, Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history, having overtaken Queen Victoria in 2015, according to Britannica....

The Unsolved Death Of Alton Brown’s Father Paras Griffin/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/April 29, 2021 11:50 am EST Alton Brown isn’t exactly your typical celebrity chef. The “walking food dictionary,” as Food Network has called him (via Food Network) flies planes, plays multiple musical instruments, and studied drama and film in college (via The New York Times). With his “restless, inquisitive mind and a chemist’s rigor,” Brown’s location in the foodie universe is at the “intersection of food, science, history and theater,” the Associated Press wrote of him in 2016....

The Untold Truth Of Melissa D’Arabian Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Rachel Pasche/March 18, 2021 11:27 am EST We’re all guilty of spending hours — heck, days — zoned into the Food Network, mouths watering as we watch tantalizing pastries created, laughing as incredible chefs figure out how to prepare a dish using rock candy, or groaning when a giant sculpture made of cake collapses. With a huge range of shows that cover seemingly every food topic under the sun, it’s no wonder the network ranks so high in viewership year after year....

This Is Andrew Zimmern’s Favorite Food Personality To Work With Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 3:56 pm EST At the start, TV didn’t completely embrace food as entertainment. In 1946, according to Cooks Info, there was a single 10-minute cooking show called “Cookery,” starring Philip Harben. As the years went on, the number of food personalities continued to grow, and keeps growing even to this date. So there is no shortage of food personalities to gravitate toward....

This Legendary Singer Required Tootsie Rolls On Tour Shutterstock By Karen Hart/June 16, 2021 12:24 pm EST When a music artist makes it big and reaches the level of superstardom, their hospitality rider — a list of requests to have on hand in their dressing room on show days — can include some interesting demands. Some of the requests can seem outrageous, while others are pretty relatable. Per Business Insider, Taylor Swift likes to have a bag of Twizzlers red licorice, along with pints of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream and Chocolate Brownie Frozen Yogurt....

This Person Inspired Nigella Lawson’s First Cookbook Dave J Hogan/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/April 5, 2021 3:41 pm EST Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson is a culinary sensation, a woman who has plenty of fans who look up to her for inspiration. A journalist-turned-chef and author, Lawson is someone who’s had a life full of varied experiences. As per the The New York Times, Lawson is extremely self-aware and is able to take things into perspective....

This Was Aarón Sánchez’s Culinary Mentor Jim Spellman/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/July 22, 2021 9:58 am EST Chef Aarón Sánchez is a man of many talents. According to a profile on Spoon University, Chef Aarón began his career cooking at his mother’s restaurant in New York, called Cafe’ Marimba, at age 13, and returned to New York just after graduating college to venture on his own culinary journey, starting at Patria....

TikTok Can’t Believe This Skittles Conspiracy Theory Ekaterina_Minaeva/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Aug. 18, 2021 5:05 pm EST What’s not to love about Skittles? Hard on the outside, chewy in the middle, and bursting with flavor, there’s nothing better than tearing open a bag and not knowing which delightful fruity flavor will end up in your mouth. In fact, of all the brands that grace the confectionary aisle, Skittles were named the number one non-chocolate candy by market share across all retail channels in 2016 (via Fortune)....