Caviar, real caviar, is highly prized, and highly priced, because it’s rare and extremely difficult to harvest. Bursting with salty, nutty, and sweet flavor, caviar instantly elevates any meal’s vibe — this elegant topping can transform boring potatoes or add flair to deviled eggs, which is why you’ll find it on the menus of five-star […]
It’s just a few weeks until Halloween, which means it’s time for us to start filling our cabinets with candy that we swear we’ll save for trick-or-treaters. And, just in time for the year’s most sugar-centric holiday, Hershey has announced a new collab with Crocs, which pays homage to its classic candy lineup. As Food & Wine reports, the Hershey x Crocs […]
It may not fall on Taco Tuesday this year, but get ready for all the chicken, carnitas, and chorizo your taste buds can handle, because National Taco Day returns on Wednesday, October 4! From Moe’s Southwest Grill and El Torito, chains across the U.S. are offering a plethora of tasty deals ranging from free tacos […]
If you bake a lot, you’re constantly doling out vanilla extract—a teaspoon in chocolate chip cookies one day, a tablespoon in vanilla ice cream base the next. But have you ever stopped to ask: Where does vanilla extract come from? Or, wait a minute, what even is vanilla? So, what even is Vanilla, anyway? To understand vanilla extract, you’ve got to […]
So much beer, so little time! National Drink a Beer Day on September 28th, with Oktoberfest right around the corner, makes us consider all the beers that makes us happy. You’ve got Porters, Lagers, Stouts, Bocks, IPA’s, Blondes, Reds, Browns, Pilsners… and all points in between. Like most things, we look to the ancient Egyptians […]
McDonald’s is bringing back yet another fan-favorite menu item, and we gotta say … we’re lovin’ it. On Thursday, the fast food giant confirmed the return of its Spicy Chicken McNuggets, which have made semi-regular returns to the menu on and off over the last few years, after the snack-focused Instagram account, Snackolater, was the […]
Ask about Parmesan cheese and you’ll likely get a range of answers, depending on who you ask and where you are when you ask them. That salty packet of Parmesan powder that holds court on the counter of your local pizza parlor may taste good, but it barely resembles the cheese as imagined by its […]
What’s your poison? According to a recent Gallup poll, which surveyed over 1,000 adults in all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. last month, the answer depends on a lot of different factors. As Food & Wine reports, almost two-thirds of Americans say they drink alcohol, whether that’s beer, wine, or spirits. Sixty-two percent of the Gallup poll […]
If you are a fan of Japanese food, chances are you’ve seen wasabi served up as a pale green paste to be paired with pieces of nigiri sushi or slices of sashimi. It’s distinctly green, zingy, and you either love it or you hate it, but have you actually eaten the real thing? If you think you’ve tried […]
September 18 is National Cheeseburger Day, and on this very special Monday, Burger King is ringing in National Cheeseburger Day by offering a beefy freebie to customers across the country. As NBC’s Today Show reports, on the big day, members of the chain’s Royal Perks loyalty program will be able to score a free cheeseburger […]