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Meatpacking Plant Workers Are Applauding Joe Biden. Here’s Why Bloomberg/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Jan. 31, 2021 10:30 pm EST If you’ve been paying attention to the news cycle, you’d know that President Joe Biden has signed 25 executive orders, 10 presidential memos, and four proclamations since he stood before the Capitol and took the oath of office on January 20. The executive actions, which covered issues from fighting the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and from immigration to racial justice, topped the tally racked up by his predecessors (via Quartz)....

Michael Mina Dishes On MasterChef: Legends - Exclusive Interview Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/July 7, 2021 2:48 pm EST Few chefs have the level of experience that Michael Mina has accumulated over the years. After cutting his teeth at the Culinary Institute of America, Mina moved to San Francisco and helped open AQUA, a haute cuisine restaurant that won a James Beard Award under his direction (via Michael Mina). In the years since the opening, Mina has gone on to judge cooking competitions and cook live on television programs over the years, has cooked for three U....

National Avocado Day 2021: Where To Get The Best Food Freebies And Deals Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/July 30, 2021 10:16 am EST On Saturday, July 31st, Chipotle is doing the unthinkable: it’s offering its guac for free. What’s the occasion, you might ask? It’s National Avocado Day! The food item has constantly received lots of attention, not only for its ability to complement almost every dish perfectly, but also in the debate over whether or not it is considered a fruit....

Samin Nosrat Talks Waffles + Mochi And Why Cardamom Will Always Have A Special Place In Her Spice Rack - Exclusive Interview Jim Spellman/Getty Images By Molly Harris/April 13, 2021 10:39 am EST Those who have already seen Waffles+Mochi, which premiered on March 16 on Netflix, are likely already fans. The uplifting kids show about cooking and the ingredients you can use has become an instant hit, winning over critics, and more importantly, kids and their parents....

Scientists Just Taught Spinach To Send Emails. Here’s Why Bloomberg/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Feb. 5, 2021 8:56 pm EST Even if you’re a person that has to be forced to eat their vegetables, you’d have to agree that nutritionists didn’t miss their mark when they declared spinach to be a superfood. Whether you have it cooked or in a salad, spinach is rich in minerals like iron, as well as vitamin A, C, and K (via Medical News Today)....

The Biggest Pasta Mistake You’re Making, According To Giada De Laurentiis Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Holly Riddle/Feb. 16, 2021 5:16 am EST If you were going to pick one Food Network star to train you in the art of pasta, you’d likely choose Giada De Laurentiis. The Italian chef, long-time Food Network host, and recipe creator has a pretty impressive resume and her specialty is all-things Italian. The woman knows her pasta....

The Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns Thermometer Scandal, Explained Facebook By Ralph Schwartz/June 17, 2021 8:58 am EST “Thermometer-gate” — what Guilty Eats is calling the latest “Hell’s Kitchen” scandal — is a case of one chef being unable to stand the heat on Gordon Ramsay’s popular cooking competition show. And you know what they say, “If you can’t stand the heat….” Chef Matthew Francis Johnson was eliminated in the second episode of “Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns” after Ramsay called him out for bringing a digital thermometer into the kitchen (via Gold Derby)....

The Most Embarrassing Things To Order At A Restaurant Shutterstock By Ruth Tobias/Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 1:27 am EST Theoretically, dining out at a restaurant is a straightforward proposition: You choose a dish, you eat the dish, you pay for the dish — end of transaction. But the reality is more complicated, determined as it is by myriad unspoken rules of engagement. Even the basics of etiquette we learned as children sometimes have to be unlearned....

The One Recipe Laura Vitale Hasn’t Mastered David Livingston/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Jan. 20, 2021 11:00 am EST Renowned chef and the personality behind the YouTube show Laura in the Kitchen, Laura Vitale is a gifted cook. As her website says, she’s someone who taught herself to cook and her journey first began when she was a kid, looking up to her grandmother in Italy for inspiration. Later in life, she benefitted from her dad’s foray into the restaurant business and was actively a part of his New Jersey eateries where she further explored her passion for cooking....

The Real Reason Butter Always Makes A Mess Of Your Microwave Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/June 13, 2021 9:27 pm EST Butter, it must be said, is a delicious add-on to many dishes. Whether you are adding it to a bowl of hot pasta or slathering it on toast first thing in the morning, it’s a versatile ingredient that can make many dishes taste extraordinary. However, you have got to handle it carefully especially if you are using a microwave....

The Ridiculous Amount Of Calories In One Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Bloomberg/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Feb. 17, 2021 12:47 pm EST Honestly, it feels like Seattle has a monopoly on great food and beverage companies – Starbucks, Seattle’s Best Coffee, MOD Pizza – and according to the company website, Cinnabon also claims Seattle as their place of origin. The sweet buns that Cinnabon has built its reputation on were created by a father-son duo and first sold in the SeaTac Mall in Seattle, Washington....

The Secret Ingredient In Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Dough Is Likely This Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/April 23, 2021 2:03 pm EST You first smell it when you turn the corner at the mall. It’s not the overpowering cologne of Abercrombie or the sugary aroma of Cinnabon — rather, it’s a doughy, buttery scent that only means one thing: There’s an Auntie Anne’s nearby. If you’ve ever taken a much-needed shopping break for a bite at the blue and white kiosk, you know just how addictive the fluffy soft pretzels are....

The Surprising Ingredient In Alex Guarnaschelli’s Pork Chop Recipe Lars Niki/Getty Images By Emily Weaver/March 18, 2021 10:54 am EST A leaner cut of meat, pork chops are ideal for last-minute dinners when you’re scrambling to throw something together that’s not Kraft mac and cheese or Chinese takeout (both delicious, btw). Whether you grill, bake, fry, or cook them on a stove, you can’t go wrong. Additionally, most recipes don’t take longer than 30 minutes because pork chops aren’t as thick or tender compared to other raw red meats like filet mignon, for example....

The Truth About Subway’s Meatball Marinara Sandwich Matt Cardy/Getty Images By Adrianna MacPherson/March 10, 2021 11:46 am EST A meatball sub is a simple yet delectable creation. Consider its doughy bread, protein-packed domes of seasoned meat, and the generous layer of tangy tomato sauce slathered all over the creation. A sprinkle of cheese is all you need to tie it all together. In fact, a meatball sub is so simple that, just a few weeks into a coronavirus-provoked lockdown back in May 2020, Subway decided to give any interested fan the opportunity to become a Sandwich Artist in his or her own home by sharing their recipe (via Bustle)....

The Untold Truth Of Kool-Aid Jammers Taylor Hill/Getty Images By Ben Fisher/Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 6:06 pm EST The origins of Kool-Aid go back to the great state of Nebraska (where it is still the national beverage), when in the 1920s, Edwin Perkins, whose family owned a general store in Hendley, created a soft drink concentrate called Fruit Smack (via History of Nebraska). It was hugely popular, but the issue was that the bottles in which the drinks were shipped often broke before arriving at their final destination....

There Could Be Secret Ingredients Hiding In Your Vodka. Here’s Why Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Updated: April 19, 2021 12:14 pm EST Most of us don’t sit down with a vodka cocktail and think we’re about to enjoy health food, but did you know that some brands of booze take more care over the ingredients they choose? Liquor companies have a long history of hiding their products’ nutrition info. But how do they get away without labeling ingredients?...

This Disappointing Childhood Meal Inspired Roble Ali To Become A Chef Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 12:39 pm EST Chef Roblé Ali is gaining a ton of steam in the culinary world and is “one of the very few young African-Americans in the culinary world with national notoriety.” He has cooked for some of the most esteemed personalities in the world, including President Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jack Nicholson, to name a few....

This Hack Will Make Your Boxed Pudding Mix So Much Better Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/May 3, 2021 12:26 pm EST Objectively, there may be things out there that are better than a nice, creamy pudding, but good luck arguing that to your brain when the craving hits. The thing is, when you get that hankering, you might not have time to make one of the recipes for people who really love pudding....

What Alex Guarnaschelli Really Thinks Of Guy Fieri Bryan Bedder/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/May 7, 2021 9:17 am EST Celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli always had fun anecdotes to share, especially when it comes to her colleagues in the food industry. For example, she once told People that she wasn’t too fond of Bobby Flay at first, and that it took time to warm up to him. “I used to watch Bobby Flay because he was on all the time,” she recalled....

What Is Gruyère Cheese And What Does It Taste Like? Shutterstock By Kalea Martin/May 27, 2021 5:52 pm EST You may know Swiss cheese as the one with the big holes, or the one that goes well with ham in omelettes and chicken cordon bleu, but in Switzerland, the most popular kind isn’t what we refer to as “Swiss cheese,” but rather, Gruyère (via Insider). Gruyère is a hard, aged cheese with only a few small holes, and not only is it the ingredient behind the most famous cheese recipe to come out of Switzerland — fondue — it’s also the go-to cheese for everyday Swiss cooking....