To say that things aren't going well for chef Mario Batali's career at the moment would be an understatement. Abysmal is a better description — and things just keep getting worse. These are the real reasons Mario Batali is giving up all his restaurants.
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For a lot of people, eating a healthy lunch is easier said than done. Traditional fast food chains don't tend to offer the healthiest meals, and opting to go the salad route has its drawbacks too -- especially when you consider the price. Why are salads sometimes so costly?
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There is such a thing as a yellow watermelon and, although slightly different in taste to the familiar red watermelon, the yellow variety is equally delicious.
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If you're looking for an easy, one-ingredient method that will ensure even the toughest of meats will wind up fork-tender, there's one tenderizing trick that involves using something you might not have thought of: baking soda.
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A chocolate chip cookie dough candy bar isn't exactly the type of food that would fall under the "diet-friendly" category. Except these aren't candy bars — they're protein bars, and they're incredibly popular. Per Costco's website, Kirkland protein bars have a 4.6-star rating with 2,000 reviews.
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Sherry vinegar tends to be a bit harder to find, not to mention pricier, than other vinegars. If you need to find a substitute to use in a recipe calling for sherry vinegar, there are several other types of vinegar you may be able to substitute without compromising the dish to any extent.
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If you're rinsing your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, you're doing it wrong. There's an actual scientific reason why you should just go ahead and stick your dishes in dirty. Yay, science!
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Nothing ruins a beer or soda quite like shaking it. The solution? Simply tap the lid with your fingernail a few times and presto -- you're no longer wearing your drink. But does it actually work?
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So just what is bone broth, anyway? It's getting a ton of buzz lately, like it's some trendy new superfood, but isn't broth made from bones just regular old broth? If so, what's the big deal?
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You open a bottle of water and just when that refreshing H2O is about to hit your lips, your buddy yells, "Stop, that water's expired!" Water can't go bad, right? Nope. But if water can't expire or go bad, why even stamp an expiration date on a product that will stay fresh until the end of time?
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From what goes into the ice cream, to the two ice cream fanatics who started the business, there's a lot to learn about Baskin-Robbins. We took a deep dive into the history and the mystery behind one of the best-known ice cream shops in the world. This is the untold truth of Baskin-Robbins.
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The food court at Costco is known for some amazing food deals, but their menu is not extensive. And although there is no Costco food court "secret menu" per se, you can, with some creative ordering and DIY combo-ing, hack a few special items of your own.
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Chances are that if you've ever set foot inside a Costco you've had the famous $1.50 hot dog and soda combo, but there's probably a lot you don't know about it.
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The retail industry certainly has a reputation for asking employees to work long hours for not always great pay. Despite The Washington Post reporting that minimum wages are going up, retail still doesn't pay great money, and the story is no different at the dollar store.
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When you stroll into a dollar store with a wad full of singles and everything on the shelf is a buck, it might seem like there's no way you can't get a bargain. Food is a huge part of the sales formula for dollar stores, after all.
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Taco Bell has come under scrutiny in the past for some of their ingredients, so we thought we'd take a closer look at the ingredients they use.
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Blue raspberry is such a hard-to-pin-down flavor. When asked to describe it, what comes to mind first is that it's an eye-catching color, somewhat reminiscent of windshield wiper fluid, although much tastier. What does it actually taste like, and where did it come from?
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According to several blind taste tests, it seems that Kirkland vodka may even be better — and, of course, a whole lot cheaper — than the overpriced, overhyped Grey Goose.
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While the contrast in appearance between the two types of cabbage is important to know, in order to make sure you've got the right kind in your shopping cart, the main difference between them lies primarily in their texture, as this factor determines how each one is used.
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Cubed or square watermelons first emerged in Japan in the 1970s, but have now become a novelty item in many other parts of the world. Watermelons, of course, don't naturally grow square, which means there's a hefty price tag attached to them. Here's how much a square watermelon will cost, and why.
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Founders Karl and Theo Albrecht built Aldi into what it is today, but both men have now passed away and the grocery store fortune is causing some major family drama among their heirs.
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You may have seen it in its little bottle up there on the grocery store shelf next to the barbecue sauce selection, and wondered, what the heck is liquid smoke anyway?
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While the revelation that some Costco salmon contains live worms that are large enough to be visible might seem like no big deal to Costco management, it's pretty shocking — and super gross — for anyone who was thinking of purchasing, much less eating, that fish.
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There is one pretty significant roadblock that stands in the way of everybody converting to an all-organic diet, and that is the simple fact that organic equals significant price bump. So why is it that organic food is such a budget buster?
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There are a lot of reasons why we dine out, like being too tired to cook something yummy for ourselves at home. So when we started hearing rumors about the dirty secret behind free bread in restaurants, you know we had to do a little investigating.
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Those in the United States or outside of the UK might hear the words "mince," "meat," "pie," and "dessert" and start wondering — what exactly is mincemeat? Does it really contain actual meat?
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There are pricey ingredients, and then there are insanely priced ingredients. Let's talk about some of the most expensive ingredients you might pick up at the store, and why they're priced that way. We'll leave it to you to decide whether or not the cost is worth it.
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