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Baking (3)

The Search For A Perfect Pie Crust: We Meet Again, Lard

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My Road To Better Pie-Making, Week 2: Lard Have Mercy

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A Pie-Curious Baker Tries To Earn Her Crust

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Burger Joints (2)

McDonald's Szechuan Sauce Is America Encapsulated In Nugget-Dipping Form

By Kevin Pang Read More
Whopper Of A Leap: Taco Bell Overtakes Burger King In Sales

By Kevin Pang Read More

Casual Dining (1)

Arby's/Buffalo Wild Wings Merger Fuels Fever Dreams Of Menu Crossover

By Kate Bernot Read More

Cleaning (1)

Go Ahead, Be Lazy Today: Cleaning Products May Be As Harmful To Your Lungs As Cigarettes

By Gwen Ihnat Read More

Coffee And Tea (1)

Should Coffeeshops Just Ditch Outlets And Wifi?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More

Coffee Shops (1)

Dunkin' Donuts To Stop Serving Coffee In Its Iconic Foam Cups

By Gwen Ihnat Read More

Cook (3)

I Dehydrated And Ground Up Fried Chicken Skin. Now What?

By Kevin Pang Read More
Why Does Canadian Milk Come In Plastic Bags?

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya Read More
Chicken-Wing Sauces, Rubs, And Frying Tips To Make You The Party MVP

By Kate Bernot Read More

Cookbooks (1)

The biggest Star Wars nerd We Know Reviews The New Star Wars Cookbook

By Kevin Pang Read More

Cooking (9)

Make Nobu's Legendary Miso Black Cod Using Only 5 Ingredients

By Kevin Pang Read More
This Cheeseburger Has 1/3 Less Fat And You'll Never Notice The Difference

By Kevin Pang Read More
Make Takeout-Worthy Mongolian Beef From The Comforts Of Home

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Recreate Pok Pok's Cult-Status Vietnamese Chicken Wings

By Samantha Bakall Read More
Ginger-Scallion Magic Sauce Is 100 Percent Boss

By Kevin Pang Read More
Katharine Hepburn's Brownies Are As Badass As She Was

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Make Better Gumbo Faster With The Miracle Of Microwaved Roux

By Kevin Pang Read More
The One Place On The Avocado To Squeeze To Tell Whether It's Fully Ripe

By Kevin Pang Read More
Be The Hero Who Brings This Addictive Nutella-Cream Cheese Dip To The Party

By Gwen Ihnat Read More

Drinks (12)

Beer Of The Week: Boston Beer Company Sam '76

By Kate Bernot Read More
Embrace The Minimalist Splendors Of The One-Bottle Cocktail

By Kate Bernot Read More
Beer Of The Week: Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA

By Kate Bernot Read More
Beer Judge Boot Camp, Day 4: Yes, It Matters How A Beer feels

By Kate Bernot Read More
Beer Judge Boot Camp, Day 3: How To Get Better At Tasting Beer

By Kate Bernot Read More
The Way To Instantly Tell If Your Beer Glass Is Dirty

By Kate Bernot Read More
Dryuary Epilogue: Falling Off The Wagon With A Giant Thud

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Beer Judge Boot Camp, Day 2: Why You Should Swirl And Sniff Your Beer Like A Snooty Person

By Kate Bernot Read More
Hangover Helper: A Dietician's Advice To Help Tackle The Morning After The Super Bowl

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Beer Of The Week: Lone Tree Double IPA

By Kate Bernot Read More
Beer Judge Boot Camp, Day 1: Why A Beer's Appearance Matters

By Kate Bernot Read More
How To Assemble The Perfect Party Beer Cooler

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Exclusives (3)

Somebody Feed Phil Is The Sweetest, Most Joyful Food Show On TV

By Kevin Pang Read More
Behind The Story Of The NBA's Serious Wine Obsession

By Kevin Pang Read More
Post-Bake Off, Ruby Tandoh Wants You To Eat What You Want And Take Care Of Yourself

By Fran Hoepfner Read More

Fast Casual (2)

Panda Express' Orange Chicken Remains The Pinnacle Of Junky Chinese-American Takeout

By Kevin Pang Read More
Why Can't We Forgive Chipotle?

By Kate Bernot Read More

Food History (2)

What We Know As "Curry" Has A Long And Curious History

By Michael Snyder Read More
NYU Dining Hall Made Some Unfortunate Choices For A Black History Month Menu

By Gwen Ihnat Read More

Grilling and Smoking (1)

Smoked Beef Brisket With Chocolate Mole: Magic Or Fool's Errand?

By Kevin Pang Read More

Grocery (9)

New Cheez-It Duoz Bring Caramel Popcorn And Pretzels To The Dance

By Kate Bernot Read More
California Pizza Kitchen's Bake-At-Home BBQ Chicken Pizza Is Frozen Sophistication

By Kevin Pang Read More
Are Wolfgang Puck's Canned Soups Spago-Worthy?

By Kevin Pang Read More
Ghirardelli's Salted Caramel Brownie Mix Barely Worthy Of The Name

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Canada Dry's Ginger Ale And Lemonade Dares To Update A Classic

By Kevin Pang Read More
How Much Does Halo Top Taste Like Full-Fat Ice Cream?

By Kevin Pang Read More
Ben & Jerry's Piles On The Truffles To Both Fantastic And Mediocre Results

By Kate Bernot Read More
Diet Coke Squeezes Fruit Into Four New Middling Flavors

By Kevin Pang Read More
Campbell's Skillet Sauces Are Passable Crutches For Less-Than-Passable Cooks

By Kevin Pang Read More

Ingredients (2)

How Do You Revive Soggy French Fries?

By David McCowan Read More
Why Bottles Advertising "Pure Water" Are Pure Hokum

By David McCowan Read More

News (140)

Last Call: A Salute To Lisa Simpson, And "What A Fool Believes" With Toy Instruments

By Kevin Pang Read More
A 60-Second Intro To Portuguese Food

By Jacob Dean Read More
Government Office In Charge Of Affordable Housing Spent $30,000 On A Dining Set

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Hey Millennials, You Know Vegetables Come In Multiple Colors, Right?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Do You Find The Jane Walker Whisky Logo Condescending?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Correction: Denver Is Not Planning Cannibal Tasting Rooms

By Kate Bernot Read More
3 Online Cooking Series To Restore Your Faith In Online Cooking Series

By Kevin Pang Read More
Good Riddance, Papa John's: Pizza Hut Is The NFL's New Official Pizza

By Kate Bernot Read More
What Would You Eat On $30 A Month?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Ketchup Sandwich? Only If It's From India

By Priya Krishna Read More
Last Call: A Documentary That Makes Your Palms Sweat, And Fela Kuti + De La Soul

By Kevin Pang Read More
My Birthday Wish: Eating My Way Through Mexico

By Kate Bernot Read More
Rejoice, Indiana, For Alcohol Soon Will Floweth Through Your State On Sundays

By Kate Bernot Read More
Millennials On Track To Become The Fattest Generation In The U.K.

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
A Las Vegas Cook Stole 25 Lobsters In A Backpack

By Kate Bernot Read More
Who Wouldn't Want A Boyfriend Made Out Of Box Wine?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Everything In Your Kitchen Is Covered In Shit

By Kate Bernot Read More
This Month In Overturned Trucks: Breakfast Sausage, Cattle, 77,000 Pounds Of Chicken Sludge

By Kate Bernot Read More
Last Call: What I Read On My Mexican Vacation

By Kevin Pang Read More
Meat Association Would Like Fake Meat Companies To Not Use The Word Meat

By Kevin Pang Read More
Just Let Scientists Write All Amazon Product Reviews

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Breaking: Florida Man Steals Grapes

By Kate Bernot Read More
McDonald's Promises To Get Its Shit Together With Today's Return Of Szechuan Sauce

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Restaurants Have Resorted To Publicly Shaming No-Show Diners

By Kate Bernot Read More
Do Peas Ever Belong In Mac And Cheese?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Everyman Bill Gates Guesses Totino's Pizza Rolls Cost $22

By Kate Bernot Read More
Our Favorite Award-Eligible Stories from The Takeout this Week

By Kevin Pang Read More
Last Call: David Bowie On The Tonight Show

By Kevin Pang Read More
What's In A $100 Meatball?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Hero Cow Escaped Slaughterhouse For The Island Life

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
This Vibrator Will Order You A Pizza After You've, Um, Finished

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Regular Broski Mike Pence Likes To Kick Back On A Friday Night With O'Doul's And Pizza

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Last Call: Why Do People Live In Barrow, Alaska?

By Kevin Pang Read More
Illinois Governor Drinks Chocolate Milk To Illustrate A Scrumptious Lesson In Diversity

By Kevin Pang Read More
Key To Weight Loss Could Be what You Eat, Not How Much

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Pancakes And Syrup, Sour Cherry, "mystery" Among Peeps' 2018 Marshmallow Line

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Shrimp Paste Is So Funktastic It'll Make George Clinton Jealous

By M. Paramita Lin Read More
Last Call: The Path And Tips To Become A Better Photographer

By Kevin Pang Read More
Carl's Jr. And Hardee's Think They Should Start Seeing Other People

By Kevin Pang Read More
Handsome Canadian Ryan Reynolds Buys Into American Gin Company

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
For Peanut-Allergy Sufferers, Is There Hope In Peanut Flour?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Okay, Fine: Study Claims Key To Living Past 90 Is A Couple Of Drinks A Day

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Now Steak-Umm Is Trolling Neutral Milk Hotel Fans

By Kevin Pang Read More
Last Call: Black Panther, Amadou, And Mariam

By Kevin Pang Read More
Little Debbie Warms The Black Heart Of Twitter

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
PepsiCo's Drink Of The Future Involves, Oh Nice, Pods

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
German Athletes Are Using Nonalcoholic Beer As Gatorade

By Kevin Pang Read More
Your Chips May Soon Be Made Of Jellyfish

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
New York's Museum Of Candy Will Have A Gumdrop Room And The World's Largest Gummy Bear

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Inside The Last Great Snake Butcher Shop In Hong Kong

By M. Paramita Lin Read More
Chicago Politician Benefited In Chicago Hot Dog Factory Deal In Most Chicago Story Ever

By Kevin Pang Read More
Unicorn Heads Are About To Invade Your Bowl Of Lucky Charms

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Last Call: Queer Eye, An Astrology App, Revisiting Phil Collins

By Kevin Pang Read More
What's Up With The Back Of The Little Caesars Mascot's Throat?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Chuck Schumer Tried To Out-Bourbon Mitch McConnell And Failed

By Kate Bernot Read More
Someone Is Trolling A German Lawyer By Sending His Office Hundreds Of Pizzas

By Kate Bernot Read More
Well Shit, This Study Says Even Fast-Food Wrappers Contribute To Weight Gain

By Kate Bernot Read More
How To Eat Dim Sum Like An Expert, Part 1

By Kevin Pang Read More
Last Call: One Book, One Poem, One Song To Soothe Our Spirits

By Kevin Pang Read More
We Cannot Unsee New Orleans' horrifying, Oversized King Cake Baby

By Kate Bernot Read More
Latest In Dream Jobs: Chocolate Taster For Cadbury And Oreos

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Luger's Other Olympic Feat Involves Inhaling Entire Pizza Slice In One Breath

By Kate Bernot Read More
McDonald's To Remove Cheeseburgers From Happy Meals

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Not Today, Satan: An Ode To Lent And Self-Deprivation

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Stop Sushi-Shaming Kim Kardashian

By Kate Bernot Read More
Some Valentine's Day Alternatives: A Cool Documentary And A Musical TV Show

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Hot Mess: Flamin' Hot Cheetos Are This Season's Inexplicable Fashion Accessory

By Kate Bernot Read More
Which Winter Olympic Athletes Get To Eat The Most?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Eating Slower Linked To Weight Loss; Gnawing Chia Seeds One By One Also Effective

By Kate Bernot Read More
Applebee's Fires 3 Employees After Racial Profiling Incident

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
That Guy Crunching Chips May Be Torpedoing Your Test Scores

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Slice Soft Drink Rises From The Dead To Take On La Croix

By Kate Bernot Read More
Grocery Bagging Champion From Iowa Is The Hero America Needs

By Kate Bernot Read More
Last Call: Two Great Movies And Chicago South Side BBQ

By Kevin Pang Read More
Do Not Consider The Lobster

By Kevin Pang Read More
Now Climate Change Is Coming For Our Maple Syrup

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Facial-Recognition Software Will Soon Spy On Oblivious Cows

By Kate Bernot Read More
"P.F. Chang 2018" Olympics Sadly Just A Newscast Error

By Kate Bernot Read More
Pancake Lovers Can Get Married At Denny's In Vegas On Valentine's Day For $99

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Last Call: Katharine Hepburn And Contemplating Mortality

By Kate Bernot Read More
Feral Chickens Besiege South Florida Town

By Kate Bernot Read More
Read This: Soda Companies Struggle To Stay Afloat In A Sparkling-Water World

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Prove Your Big Mac Love And Win This Fugly $12,500 "Bling Mac" Ring

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Arizona Lawmaker To Test Consumers' Appetite For 45-Day-Old Eggs

By Kate Bernot Read More
Sony Apologizes For insensitive Peter Rabbit food-Allergy Scene After Backlash

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Weight Watchers Scraps Its Before-And-After Photos Because Diets Are Forever

By Kate Bernot Read More
12 Foods (And 1 Unpleasant-Tasting Liqueur) Forever Synonymous With Chicago

By Katie Rife Read More
Last Call: Food Writing Bot, Deep Dish Pizza, North Korean Sketch Comedy

By Kevin Pang Read More
Next Food Victim On The Climate Change Hit List: Hummus

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Orange Juice Producers May Be The Only People happy About The Flu Outbreak

By Kevin Pang Read More
Does Kool-Aid Really Work As A Hair Dye?

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
How To Be Creative With The Latest Batch Of Food Emojis

By Kate Bernot Read More
Olympians Earn World's Admiration, Also Free Big Macs

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Math Error Results In Norwegian Olympic Team Ordering 15,000 Eggs

By Kate Bernot Read More
Empty Boxes, Empty Promises: Lawsuits Claim Candy Containers Are Underfilled

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
North Korean Beer Debuts To Rave Reviews From North Korean State Media

By Kate Bernot Read More
Chicago Cubs Manager And Food Nerd Joe Maddon Will Add To Restaurant Empire At Wrigley Field

By Kevin Pang Read More
Last Call: A Murder She Wrote-Themed Beer And Snowpocalypse!

By Kevin Pang Read More
Chef Claims Online Reviewers Are Blackmailing Him Due To Strict Reservations Policy

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Nothing Bad Can Come Of Jägermeister Sponsoring An NHL Team

By Kate Bernot Read More
This Is What Science Is For: Creating No-Tears Onions

By Kate Bernot Read More
Adorable Georgia Boy First-Ever Gerber Spokesbaby With Down Syndrome

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Last Call: Culinary Fight Club, SpaceX, And Our Favorite Olympic Opening Ceremony

By Kevin Pang Read More
New Monitor May Be Able To Instantly Test Your Food For Allergens

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Principal Finally Finds A Way To Distract Kids From Phones: Free Ice Cream

By Kate Bernot Read More
Snacks For Dinner Is A Meal Trend We Can Get Behind

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Be Prepared To Hear "No" With This $3,000 Burger-And-Engagement-Ring Value Meal

By Kate Bernot Read More
This Week In Bagged Salad Terror: Half A Rat, Full Lizard

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Florida University Bans Booze From Greek Life For Rest Of School Year

By Kate Bernot Read More
How Not To Be A Jerk When Dining With Deaf People

By Cecily Whitworth Read More
Last Call: New Politics, Pretzels, And The Worst Halftime Show Of All Time

By Kevin Pang Read More
Hey Pepsi: Women Can Eat Chips However We Damn Well Please [UPDATED]

By Kate Bernot Read More
Beetle Species Not Down To Fuck Unless There's Enough Food Around

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
This Piece Was Written Under The Performance-Enhancing Influence Of Carb-Rinsing

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Girl Scout Earns Genius Badge By Selling Cookies Outside Pot Dispensary

By Kate Bernot Read More
Will Chefs' Misconduct Affect The Way Critics Review Restaurants?

By Kate Bernot Read More
A Craft Beer Bar With Dogs You Can Adopt: Shut Up And Take My Money

By Kate Bernot Read More
Man Complaining About Food At Indian Restaurant Gets Sprayed With Chili Powder

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Soylent Is Still Trying Really Hard To Make Soylent Happen

By Kate Bernot Read More
Grocery Bags On TV Are Specifically Designed Not To Make Noise

By Kate Bernot Read More
NASA's Proposal To Feed Astronauts On Deep-Space Missions: Poop Paste

By Kevin Pang Read More
Revisit The Horror Of That Time Carob Tried To Replace Chocolate In The '70s

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
47 Percent Of Casanovas Say It's Appropriate To Take A Date Out For Fast Food

By Kate Bernot Read More
Dairy Beloved: Cheese Wheels Are The New Trend In Wedding Cakes

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Our Favorite Award-Eligible Stories from The Takeout this Week

By Kevin Pang Read More
Last Call: David Tyree's Helmet Catch And How To Fry Chicken Like A Pro

By Kevin Pang Read More
Killjoys Want To Add Cancer Warning To Coffee, Our Last Remaining Source Of Happiness

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
New App Lets Codgers Find Out Which Restaurants Are Too Noisy

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
New Beer Brewed With Mace Ingredients Probably Tastes Okay, Actually

By Kate Bernot Read More
We Can Stop Eating Bullshit Boneless Wings Because The Real Wing Shortage Is Over

By Kevin Pang Read More
Proposed Tip-Pooling Law Is So Bad For Workers The Government Hid Data On It

By Kate Bernot Read More
Last Call: Lilly Hiatt, The Best Hot Chocolate Recipe, 1970s Newsrooms

By Kevin Pang Read More
In-N-Out Managers Make $160,000 A Year (Plus Free Double-Doubles?)

By Kevin Pang Read More
Tea Drinkers Are Possibly More Creative, Better Overall than Other People

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
You Can Pry The World's Last Bottle Of Tequila From My Cold, Drunk Hands

By Kate Bernot Read More
Progressive Beacon Mississippi Considers Legalizing Transport Of Booze Through Dry Counties

By Kate Bernot Read More
French Government Launches Investigation Into Nutella Riots

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Guy Fieri Was A Fashion Icon Ahead Of His Time

By Kate Bernot Read More
Millennials Are Cooking At Home Less Because They're Too Busy Ruining Everything

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Cheese Sticks With Side Order Of Cocaine Land Restaurant Owner In Jail

By Kate Bernot Read More

Reviews (10)

Ask The Salty Waitress: What Can I Do When My Friends Behave Like Knuckleheads?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Raising Cane's Serves A More-Than-Able Chicken Finger

By Dennis Lee Read More
Ask The Salty Waitress: Can I Leave A Server My Number?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Ask The Salty Waitress: Is It Tacky To Split Entrées?

By Kate Bernot Read More
A&W Debuts Poutine Not With A Squeak, But A Whimper

By Kate Bernot Read More
Ask The Salty Waitress: Can I Ask Not To Be Seated At A Booth?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Ask The Salty Waitress: How Do Servers Feel About Customers Calling Them By Name?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Ask The Salty Waitress: How Much Should I Tip On A Free Appetizer Or Round Of Drinks?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Ask The Salty Waitress: What Constitutes A "Hell Yeah" Tip?

By Kate Bernot Read More
Ask The Salty Waitress: Is It Rude To Not Chit-Chat With My Server?

By Kate Bernot Read More

Stores And Chains (4)

Costco Loves Us So Much It's Making Its Own Nutella For Us Now

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
There's A Secret Meaning Behind Costco's Prices

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Costco To Serve Us $1.50 Hot Dogs Even Faster With Self-Serve Food Court Kiosks

By Gwen Ihnat Read More
Overwhelmed At Trader Joe's? Use This Year's Fan Favorites As A Cheat Sheet

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