You can thank Napoleon Bonaparte for turning canned food into a pantry staple. In a bid to keep his troops well-fed on the move, he offered a prize for a food preservation method, leading to the birth of canning. While…
Vanilla ice cream may be a safe, if bland option, but all the magnificent ways you can dress it up are far from bland. This flavor is a canvas, and your pantry is your paintbrush. You may have plenty of…
The first thing you notice when you step into a Panda Express is the aroma, bold and in your face. If you’re lucky enough to get in line without much of a wait, you might find yourself suddenly panic-stricken. What’s…
If you’ve ever thought about changing your eating habits, there’s more than just the practice of eating differently to keep in mind. To shop on a certain type of diet can be a good or bad thing for your wallet,…
The dead of winter calls for meals that are hearty and comforting. In an ideal world, you would have all day to simmer a stew or braise some beef, but we all know that in reality, it’s a mad dash…
A Class I recall, the Food and Drug Administration’s highest risk level, has been issued for more than six thousand bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips. The FDA issued the elevated recall due to undeclared milk, which poses a potential…
Costco is a $242 billion retail machine built on bulk deals, cheap hot dogs, rotisserie chickens, and membership fees that print money. Founded in Seattle in 1983, it has grown…
Though it might seem obvious that french fries are vegetarian, that’s not always the case. McDonald’s infamously used to cook its fries in beef tallow, for example, before the chain…
Our sense of smell is the oldest of the five senses and was fine-tuned for survival — it evolved to keep us from walking into danger or eating spoiled food. …
A single dish can soar over all others in popularity at a restaurant — maybe because it’s just amazing, maybe because the restaurant invented it, or maybe because it’s a…
When Trader Joe’s reformulates its products, the changes are almost sure to be met with outrage. Trader Joe’s superfans, like most people, just don’t like change, which is why it’s…
Chick-fil-A may not be known for innovation, mainly due to its stone-aged core belief system, but the brand seems desperate to change that narrative. After launching a streaming service nobody…
The food court might be one of the most beloved parts of a Costco trip. From the $1.50 hot dog combo to the whole pepperoni pizzas, the food is fresh,…
French fries should be the great American uniter. It doesn’t matter if you’re Musk-level rich or living paycheck to paycheck, everyone loves them with a fancy room service burger or…
Facts are facts: Everybody loves Costco. But what about Costco do we all love? Is it the booze? Is it the cleaning products? Is it the food court? Thanks to…
If you’ve ever thought, “Man, I wish my lozenges tasted like chicken noodle soup”, congratulations. Your oddly specific dream just came true. Progresso, the soup brand, decided to release Soup…
People love to wax poetic about frying potatoes in animal fats. From duck to bacon, those fats impart an unmistakable, irresistible flavor. Beef tallow has long been associated with fast-food…
It’s (almost) the end of the line for Red No. 3, the synthetic dye that has added a vibrant pop of color to candies, cakes, and even some medications for…