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Good News For Fans Of McDonald’s Frozen Drinks Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 9:57 am EST Summer is the perfect time to try out new frozen drinks. Whether you want to make frozen cocktails while having an outdoor BBQ with your friends or family or you want to stop by 7/11 to get their famous slurpee, frozen, icy drinks are the best way to beat the heat. If you’re a fan of McDonald’s, you need to keep an eye out for their new frozen drinks....

Here’s How To Get Cast On Family Food Fight Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/May 19, 2021 2:38 pm EST What’s better than watching several episodes of a gripping reality show like “Family Food Fight?” Being a promising participant on the show, of course! As per IMDb, the show’s premise is simple: teams made up of families fight hard on the show to impress the judges with a range of delicious dishes....

Here’s What Red Lobster And Olive Garden Have In Common Bloomberg/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: May 19, 2021 4:36 pm EST Olive Garden and Red Lobster are two incredibly popular restaurant chains in America — and they have something interesting in common. But maybe not necessarily the food. The former is known for its fast casual and delicious Italian food (even if their ravioli and fettuccini alfredo are more Americanized than authentic fare from Italy) as well as those famous endless breadsticks!...

How The McFlurry Inspired An Instant Hiccup Cure pancha.me/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 25, 2021 1:01 pm EST The McFlurry is one of the most loved desserts from McDonald’s. It was created in Canada in the 1990s (via CTV News). The franchisee behind the dessert, Ron McLellan, mentioned that he definitely didn’t predict that his dessert would get so much love from McDonald’s fans. “I never expected that my creation would circle the globe with countries mixing together their own unique flavors,” he said....

How Video Gamers Are Helping To Combat Food Contamination Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 8:12 pm EST Mars, Incorporated — the makers of M&Ms, Twix, and 3 Musketeers — had a problem. Aflatoxin, the carcinogenic product of mold, afflicted the raw food supplies needed to make their products. At one point, as their Chief Agricultural Officer Howard Shapiro told Smithsonian Magazine, they had to reject up to 70% of shipments from a supplier stricken by the substance....

Ina Garten And Instagram Don’t Seem To Agree On What ‘Fancy’ Means Brad Barket/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Aug. 1, 2021 5:28 am EST Ina Garten needs little introduction. Having authored 12 cookbooks and hosted on Food Network Shows for well over a decade (via the Barefoot Contessa website), Garten a.k.a The Barefoot Contessa is a well-known figure in the world of celebrity chefs and food shows. If you watch her shows, you might have gotten glimpses of her charming house in East Hampton....

Insanely Delicious Cheesecake Recipes You Need To Try At Least Once Shutterstock By Kristin Danley-Greiner/March 1, 2021 3:28 pm EST One glance at the display case prominently featured at The Cheesecake Factory with its massive menu and you’ll see why the restaurant’s namesake dessert is insanely popular and incredibly versatile. There’s the New York Cheesecake drizzled with a strawberry glaze or adorned with fresh fruit, for one (via The Cheesecake Factory)....

Photo Of Trisha Yearwood’s Sweet Moment With Her Husband Warms Hearts On Twitter Paul Morigi/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/Aug. 8, 2021 6:22 pm EST We’ve seen a lot of our favorite musicians show off their cooking skills (or lack thereof) over the years, like Ludacris and Selena Gomez. For country music fans, it’s Trisha Yearwood who provides some common ground for foodies and lovers of the popular music genre. The star has an impressive catalog of music that has won her a number of accolades including three Grammy Awards, as well as three New York Times bestselling cookbooks (via Food Network)....

Polar Seltzer Is Releasing Cocktail-Inspired Flavors For Summer Noam Galai/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/April 2, 2021 1:28 pm EST Nothing hits the spot like a bottle of Polar Seltzer when we want a drink that can quench any thirst and provides zero calories. Thanks to the brand’s wide-ranging flavor selection, we can choose any flavor of water for our mood. According to Thrillist, Polar’s newcomer flavors like pomegranate, triple berry, and raspberry lime have won fans over, but that doesn’t mean we should forget their classics, like lemon, lime, or original that keep us coming back for more....

Popular Five Guys Menu Items, Ranked Worst To Best Shutterstock By Kaley Roberts/May 12, 2021 3:08 pm EST When Five Guys founder Jerry Murrell was young, he had options. Learn to “give a good haircut,” “serve a good drink at a bar,” or fry up a tasty burger, his mom told him, according to Five Guys. As long as you can do one of the three, she attested, you’ll always have an income in America....

Seriously Delicious French Recipes You Need To Try Tommy Leung/Mashed By Chris Heasman/April 9, 2021 11:26 am EST Ah, France; the land of art, literature, fashion, revolution, wine, and of course, some of the finest food in the world. The French gastronomic tradition is as vast as it is esteemed, and everything the country has to offer — from traditional peasant meals to exquisite haute cuisine to the endless, endless pastries — is bound to tickle the taste buds in some way or another....

Signs That Your Boba Tea Tapioca Is Overcooked Shutterstock By Felix Behr/May 30, 2021 3:30 pm EST The boba, or tapioca pearl, of a boba tea should be gummy like, well, a gummy bear. If their texture squelches under your chomps or is so soft that all the orbs merge together, whoever made them overcooked the starch. If they crunch, the cook undercooked them. The balance between these two extremes results in what Food & Wine reports as QQ, the Chinese word for the perfect consistency of a properly cooked tapioca pearl....

The No Reservations Episode Anthony Bourdain Never Wanted To Air C Flanigan/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: July 20, 2021 9:18 am EST Maybe some things are too real for television. And sometimes, if you’re a celebrity, your privilege makes it practically impossible to tell the real story. Anthony Bourdain and his crew arrived in Beirut, Lebanon in July 2006 to shoot an episode of “No Reservations.” The show was going to be about good food and a culture that was thriving and diverse, despite its recent experience with civil war....

The One Retail Rule The Pioneer Woman Never Breaks Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Adrianna MacPherson/June 14, 2021 9:48 am EST Ree Drummond — better known to many as The Pioneer Woman thanks to her blog, television show, and subsequent cookbooks — has built quite an empire for herself over the years. Just like Chip and Joanna Gaines of “Fixer Upper” did in their home base of Waco, Texas, Drummond opted to transform her Oklahoma town with a full retail experience called The Mercantile....

The Real Difference Between Gas Grills And Charcoal Grills Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/May 14, 2021 4:28 pm EST The debate between gas grills and charcoal grills has been a long-standing one. There are die-hards on both ends, people who swear by one or the other grill type. In truth, both types of grill have their lists of pros and cons which should be taken into account before purchasing one or the other....

The Real Reason Texas Roadhouse Raised Its Prices Shutterstock By Olivia Bria/June 22, 2021 1:50 pm EST If there is one true thing in life, it’s that the bread and cinnamon butter served at Texas Roadhouse is on a whole other level. In fact, eating as many rolls as we can before the actual meal is a time-honored tradition — and just guarantees there will be leftovers to bring home for the next day....

The Reason Apple Jacks Cereal Isn’t A Good Choice For Breakfast Bloomberg/Getty Images By Brittany Gibson/Jan. 30, 2021 1:45 pm EST We know it’s way easier to just pick up a box of cereal at the grocery store and toss it into your cart without checking its (sometimes extensive) ingredients list, but hear us out on this: some of your favorites might be less healthy than you think. Eat This, Not That!...

The True Origin Of Mukbang Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/Feb. 26, 2021 12:53 pm EST As a food enthusiast and a citizen of the internet, you might occasionally come across eating-themed fads and phenomena that you might find … strange, to say the least. One of the more peculiar food subcultures out there is mukbang, the odd-sounding concept that involves, well, eating a ton of food while people watch. Mukbang videos are pulling ridiculous numbers on YouTube and other social media platforms like Weibo, and most popular mukbang YouTube videos have tens of millions of views....

The Untold Truth Of Nilla Wafers Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 3:10 pm EST “Vanilla” flavor is often scoffed at for being “boring” or just plain “common” (via Scientific American). But the truth of the matter is, there’s a really good chance that you love vanilla — and it may even be your favorite flavor. After all, year after year, vanilla is America’s favorite ice cream flavor, despite the barrage of new, highly creative, and highly tempting flavors that is constantly being introduced by ice cream makers (via Dairy Reporter)....

The Untold Truth Of Voodoo Doughnut Tara Ziemba/Getty Images By Courtney Iseman/Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 10:29 am EST If you live in Oregon, Colorado, Texas, California, or Florida, there’s a good chance you’ve been to Voodoo Doughnut. If you live anywhere else, there’s just as good a chance visiting one of the chain’s locations is on your bucket list. The bubblegum-pink shop was unleashed on the world by friends Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon....