TV show personality and business consultant Jon Taffer is one man who doesn't hesitate to go all out when he's working with bars, restaurants, hotels, and businesses to help them. But it's worth diving into a fascinating anecdote from his first job and how he helped her people fired.
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Some of you may be scratching your heads right now, wondering why we're discussing cheese in the context of fajitas at all. But for those in the "go cheesy or go home" camp, the true question is, what type of cheese is best for topping your fajitas?
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Meet the finger lime. While finger limes originate from Australia, they have begun to grow in popularity all across the world. Internationally, chefs are using them more, intrigued by their delicate flavor, unique texture, and their varying applications in lots of different specialty dishes.
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SodaStream is the name we associate with homemade fizzy drinks thanks to its wide appeal. All the same, controversial stories bubble under the surface.
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Cleaning the refrigerator is quite an undertaking. You never know just what you will find or how far past its expiration date it might be. Cleaning it incorrectly makes it worse. Luckily, we have some tips that may help you avoid mistakes we all make when cleaning the refrigerator.
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Rather than trying to run to the store to get more baking powder to finish the dish you are working on, it's helpful to know of a few substitutes that will do the trick in a pinch. That's also why you should understand what baking powder is and how it works.
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There are a lot of different kinds of frozen desserts out there, from gelato and frozen yogurt to popsicles and more. But you might have wondered about the difference between ice cream and soft serve ice cream -- or if there really is a difference. They essentially share the same name, after all.
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"Scalded flour" doesn't sound like a good thing at all; it sounds like the result of an amateur mistake that would cause a bitter or burnt taste in the bread and probably kill the yeast, resulting in an unleavened, crispy mess. However, the reality is actually the opposite.
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The official Krakus website waxes rhapsodic about Krakus ham, deeming it "the true imported Polish Ham," noting that it is "cured only with the finest hand-selected ingredients" and that "for unrivaled quality and unsurpassed flavor, there is only Krakus."
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The one thing we do know for sure about our survey respondents -– in what came as a complete shock to absolutely no one -– is that by and large, they really, really did not care for fruitcake. An unsurprising 34.91 percent of those surveyed (229 in all) chose this doorstop-masquerading-as dessert.
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A kitchen-savvy Redditor recently raved about a simple five-ingredient chicken tikka masala they whipped up using Aldi's simmer sauce and it has definitely stirred up the appetites of several followers. Here's how they did it.
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Next time you're feeling a cold coming on you might want to avoid heating up your favorite canned soup. It turns out your go-to sick day food has the potential to do more harm than good if it's coming from a can.
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Mashed surveyed 656 people on the one classic Christmas dish they would give up forever if they had to. The options included ham, fruitcake, eggnog, candy canes, peppermint bark, cookies, and yule log. Fruitcake was by far the most-hated, at 35 percent.
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If you've ever wondered whether or not you should try hot buttered rum, you definitely should. Though it sounds both amazing and kinda gross, like most junk foods, that's also what makes it so good. If you're not familiar with the drink, then you might be curious about what is in it.
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According to a survey of more than 500 consumers, 56 percent of people purchase their bread a day or two before the holiday, meaning that by the time your big feast is done and over with, that bread is likely pretty stale. But stale doesn't have to mean inedible!
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Peppermint bark is one of the easiest (and yummiest!) candies you can make during the holiday season. But if you usually like to make your bark with a couple of layers of chocolate (like dark chocolate and white chocolate layers), you might've had a problem with the bark separating in the past.
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In recent years, Dunkin' has grown from a quaint breakfast shop to a wildly popular coffeehouse, rivaling even Starbucks. These days, the most popular item on this breakfast chain's menu isn't the donuts.
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Christmas might be the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be the most stressful, particularly if your family version of the holiday season is built around a traditional feast. Mashed asked 656 people about the Christmas dish they most dread making.
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Though a roast potato might seem pretty straightforward - you just toss in oil and throw 'em in the oven on high, right? In fact, there are more complicated considerations at play here. Perhaps the most important component of a perfectly roasted potato is the oil you choose.
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Kitchen Nightmares has found a home in living rooms all across the United States. Gordon Ramsay hurling insults on a too-loud TV? That's just an average night in an American household! But many people don't know there was actually a very different Kitchen Nightmares set in the UK.
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But over the years, the restaurant has made changes and evolved with the times, which has led to 2,500 restaurants in 47 states and over $9 billion in annual sales (via Fox Business). One of our favorite parts of the Chick-fil-A story is their mascot campaign.
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Cleaning your kitchen counters is probably something you do at least every day, if not multiple times a day. But if you aren't doing it right, you might not be cleaning your counters as well as you think you are, no matter how many times you wipe them down, and you could even end up damaging them.
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It's beginning to taste a lot like Christmas...The only problem, though, is that it's always so hard to choose which Starbucks holiday drink to order since they all look so good! So Mashed asked 656 randomly selected people for their Starbucks holiday faves.
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We've all been there before - stopped at the gas station in the middle of a super busy day when hunger strikes and you're forced to make a difficult decision. Unfortunately, that tuna on rye from the gas station might not be the safest choice for satisfying your hunger.
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As a nation, Americans love their cookies, and we can see why. They're happiness in a bite. But because it's 2020, because we're in the midst of a pandemic, and because many of us are staying home as a result, more cookies are being eaten.
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If you've ever partaken in a Margarita Monday, Taco Tuesday, or Fiesta Friday, then chances are you've spent many a night at On The Border Mexican Cantina & Grill. Nothing quite beats a $5 bucket -- ahem, glass - on the rocks, whether it's salty or sweet.
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On Christmas Day, a time when many of us are at home gathered with family at home, one business is absolutely bustling: Chinese restaurants. The majority of the clientele dining there may well be Jewish. So is that the whole reason behind the tradition?
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