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For Home Martinis, One Shaker Set Stands Above The Rest By Steven John/July 20, 2021 4:40 pm EST If you’re on the “stirred” side of the classic “shaken or stirred” martini debate, then you’re probably better off moving along for two reasons: one, because Sean Connery settled the issue during his star-making turn as 007, and second because you’d be doing a spot of disrespect to the star of this bartender’s cocktail set here, namely the shaker....

Germany Has Bad News For Beer Fans Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/May 5, 2021 2:25 pm EST When the pandemic shut down the world last year, beer fans everywhere held out hope that restrictions would loosen and government efforts could get the virus under control by Oktoberfest 2020. Due to the extreme risk, the official Oktoberfest organizers had to shutter the festival, an event attended by over six million revellers each year (via Oktoberfest)....

Giada De Laurentiis’ Italian Wedding Soup Recipe Is Almost As Easy As Canned Aaron Davidson/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/Updated: Sept. 3, 2021 11:30 pm EST While Italian wedding soup may sound like something that appears on special occasions in Il bel paese, Denver restaurant Mici Handcrafted Italian explains that the name’s English translation doesn’t really speak to its origins. In Italy, the name of the soup is “minestra maritata,” meaning “married soup,” and refers only to the “marriage” of the different ingredients: originally, a blend of whatever vegetables were on hand....

Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Is Facing Serious Criticism. Here’s Why Amy Sussman/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Updated: June 30, 2021 4:21 pm EST It seems there are two distinct categories of Gordon Ramsay fans: those who can’t get enough of Chef Crankypants’ culinary wisdom, and those who can’t get enough of the Michelin-starred chef-slash-restaurant emperor’s cantankerous antics. Of course, there is quite a lot of overlap between the two, which only amplifies Ramsay’s appeal....

Grandma’s Favorite Desserts That Need To Make A Comeback By DB Kelly/Updated: April 1, 2021 1:31 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Newer doesn’t necessarily mean better, and if you look back through the decades, it’s true you’ll find all kinds of wacky, wild recipes you can’t fathom anyone actually eating. (Velveeta and pearl onions, anyone?) But take a page out of your grandma’s recipe book when it comes to desserts, and you’ll find a whole bunch of ideas her generation loved… and yours will, too....

Here’s What Happens When You Drink Tequila Every Day Shutterstock By Heather Clark/Updated: March 2, 2021 10:07 am EST Tequila is an alcohol made exclusively in specific parts of Mexico by distilling the fermented juices of the Weber blue agave plant. By Mexican law, any drink must contain at least 51 percent blue agave to be considered and sold under the name tequila. According to The Spruce, blue agave is part of the lily family and looks similar to a super-sized aloe vera, and must grow for seven to ten years before it is ready to be harvested and turned into tequila....

Here’s What You Can Substitute For Sage Shutterstock By Karen Fredrickson/Updated: June 1, 2021 5:02 pm EST If you’re elbows-deep in a recipe and suddenly discover you’re out of the sage you need, don’t worry too much — there are other options. There are actually many substitutes for sage that will allow you to finish a recipe, though you’re still out of luck if you need to ward off evil spirits....

Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/July 13, 2021 9:21 am EST While making hard-boiled eggs might seem like a no-brainer, sometimes the simplest of recipes can throw us off track. Sure, it can be easy to hard-boil a bunch of eggs for a road trip snack, or whip up a batch of egg salad, but there’s a lot of waiting involved that can really be a time suck if you’re on the go....

People Have Mixed Feelings About This Major Epicurious Recipe Change Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/April 27, 2021 1:13 pm EST The food and recipe site Epicurious has long been a source for recipe ideas and cooking tips since it first started to publish in 1995 (via Condé Nast). And while it will still be posting regular recipe content, the company has just announced that all of its posts going forward will be beef-free....

People Who Can’t Stand Giada De Laurentiis Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Audur Banks/Aug. 25, 2021 11:56 am EST Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen Italian-American chef Giada De Laurentiis just about everywhere for the past decade. The Emmy-award-winning chef is a frequent star on Food Network, whether it’s alongside world-famous chefs or in the kitchen on her own. Most recently she collaborated with fellow chef Bobby Flay in Italy....

Scary Foods People Actually Want To Eat Shutterstock By Karen Miner/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 10:52 am EST Hot dogs made of mystery meat? Drive-thru lunches five days a week? Unrecognizable leftovers getting a little fuzzy? Yes, yes, and, unfortunately, yes. Day in and day out, we willingly subject ourselves to some pretty questionable meal choices that have somehow become our norm. Even if they aren’t the most nutritious, healthiest, or safest options, these foods are firmly within our comfort zone....

Sunny Anderson Reveals The Surprising Way She Fixed A Big Makeup Fail Jim Spellman/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/July 19, 2021 8:27 am EST Food Network star Sunny Anderson has found success in the TV industry as a host who actually knows what she’s doing. In fact, as TV Over Mind points out, Anderson is someone who understands food pretty well and is passionate about cooking. In 2013, she went ahead and participated in “Chopped,” demonstrating her cooking skills in front of the camera....

The Hilarious Reason Nigella Lawson Was Just Nominated For A BAFTA Award David M. Benett/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/April 28, 2021 3:55 am EST If you are over 18, a resident of the U.K., and a fan of British domestic goddess Nigella Lawson, this could be the perfect time to put your support where it counts, because a moment from Lawson’s “Cook, Eat, Repeat” could well receive a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA) for the TV Must-See Moment of 2020....

The Massive Amount Of Beer That Is Actually Consumed During Oktoberfest Shutterstock By Jen Peng/Aug. 10, 2021 4:03 pm EST For many beer lovers, the annual Oktoberfest folk festival held in Munich, Germany, in late September and early October is a bucket-list event. What started in 1810 as a royal wedding celebration is now the world’s largest and oldest beer festival (via Insider), a 16-day celebration that involves a lot of beer drinking, eating, and carousing while wearing lederhosen and dirndl dresses....

The Real Reason Ina Garten Prefers To Cook With This Type Of Chicken Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/April 21, 2021 2:30 pm EST Ever since she first opened the doors of her speciality food store Barefoot Contessa, back in 1978, Ina Garten has been carefully honing her incredible culinary chops (via Food Network). She’s had her own successful show for almost 20 years, has published multiple cookbooks, and even has her own line of helpful pantry products....

The Scientific Reason Gin And Tonic Are Perfect Together Shutterstock By Jillian Hammell/Feb. 12, 2021 12:58 pm EST When it comes to cocktails, there’s nothing more simple — or more satisfying — than a gin and tonic. Containing one part gin to two parts tonic water (or the other way around depending on the type of day you’ve had), the drink remains an age-old favorite and forever a perfect pairing. But did you know that there could be a scientific reason behind why these two ingredients taste so good together?...

The Tragic Death Of Jamie Oliver’s Pet Black Swan Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Aug. 19, 2021 8:34 am EST Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is best known for teaching people how to whip up delicious meals with his cooking shows like “Naked Chef” and “Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals.” But, aside from his commitment to making cooking more accessible, the British chef is big on his other passion: caring for animals. In fact, he once starred in an infamous television documentary, “Fowl Dinners,” which brought light to the harmful living conditions of farm chickens and called for more ethical poultry production....

The Truth About The Middle Feast From Great Food Truck Race: All Stars Instagram By Lauren Cahn/June 3, 2021 10:21 am EST In a recent Facebook video, Food Network celebrity chef, perennial “Great Food Truck Race” host, and devoted food truck-booster, Tyler Florence promised viewers that the premiere of “The Great Food Truck Race: All-Stars” was going to be one for the books, featuring seven of the best teams to ever have graced the show, of which Florence is the host....

The Untold Truth Of Cool Whip Facebook By DB Kelly/Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 5:11 pm EST Even those who prefer 5-star to fast food, and tout the benefits of all-natural, farm-to-table sustainability, probably have a secret soft spot for Cool Whip. It’s been a staple in grocery stores and in freezers for decades, and who hasn’t snuck a spoonful of the stuff in the middle of the night? Cool Whip is one of those iconic brands that’s become a part of our cultural landscape....

The Unusual Grapes You Can Now Get At Aldi Reddit By Hanna Claeson/Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 11:11 am EST It started, as many lively food conversations do, as a Reddit thread on the Aldi forum. Grapes, when separated from wine, don’t usually stop time. Except when they look like tiny eggplants, of course. “Anyone else’s grapes look like these or have I been blind?” wrote the Redditor in question, posting a picture of the black, oblong grapes they’d recently picked up from their local Aldi....