For next year's predictions, we wanted to do better than enlisting the aide of a medium (be she from Long Island or not). Instead, we sought insight from an industry professional: Marie Wright, the chief global flavorist with ADM. She's an expert on analyzing current and future flavor trends.
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At a time when many indie restaurants are struggling with the transition to a takeout and delivery-only model and many are having to close their doors altogether, it's the larger chains like Panda Express that are stepping up to feed a hungry (and bored) nation of self-quarantiners.
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It's tough to make it through childhood without a trip to a Rainforest Cafe, whose motto is "A wild place to shop and eat. The restaurant is lauded (or infamous, depending on how you look at it) for its over-the-top rainforest theme, featuring fish, gardens, and storms.
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Outside of a stir-fry, when's the last time you ate some baby corn? More importantly, what is this quirky little vegetable known as baby corn? Surely, the answer can't be as simple as young corn. Can it?
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While everybody loves pizza, opinions are divided as to whether the crust is actually worth eating or not. Pizza Hut has been trying to do something about the whole boring crust issue for the last 25 years, and their latest innovation is pretty clever.
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Taco Bell cinnamon twists, the undisputed star of the chain's Cravings Value Menu, are a delicious, almost-addictive, and yet still somehow kind of mysterious snack. The real mystery, however, lies in the fact that nobody seems really sure just how these crunchy little treats are made.
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In 2010, home cooks everywhere rejoiced when the Instant Pot was released. The Instant Pot website describes the tool as a combination of a pressure cooker and a slow cooker, with the added versatility of a rice cooker. What are some of the hazards that await you if you don't clean it properly?
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For years, doctors and nutritionists told us to love chicken, but they have also vilified chicken skin at the same time. However, experts agree you can keep the skin on, especially while you're cooking your meal.
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Few restaurants offer a dining experience more entertaining than Benihana. Shrimp fly through the air, onion volcanos spout steam, and knives and spatulas become a slicing and dicing blur before the eyes of guests. How much do chefs at this restaurant really make?
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One of the best days of the year just got an extension. Yes, National Donut Day is being celebrated for an entire week this year at your favorite Krispy Kreme location.
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The world's most expensive coffee is something they'll never sell at Starbucks. Wait until you find out where this super-exclusive coffee comes from.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new niche market for those chain restaurants who are nimble enough to change and adapt their business models. To this end, a growing number of fast food chains like Subway, Potbelly, and Panera are doubling as grocery stores for their patrons.
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Epic Meal Time and its cast's zany antics have been an immediate hit, and their YouTube channel has now spawned a cable television series and a line of products under the label Super Snack Time.
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Okay, so you already love Kentucky Fried Chicken's chicken, right? Well, are you game to try a 3D-printed version of KFC nuggets? The company is teaming up with a research lab in Moscow, Russia, to produce lab-grown nuggets that have the same taste and texture as the real thing.
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To create crispy, golden-brown deliciousness, you should only use a meager, half teaspoon of oil on the bottom of your frying pan. You're off to a good start. But the true secret to a good, homemade quesadilla has nothing to do with butter. It's all in the dough.
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If you've ever found yourself at Disney World or Disneyland, you know that half the fun of traipsing around the park is stuffing yourself silly with Dole Whips, turkey legs, and Mickey-shaped pretzels before riding Thunder Mountain for the umpteenth time (and hopefully not regretting it).
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There are many reasons to love warehouse clubs, but some might consider the annual membership fees to be a dealbreaker. That's why we know a membership club means business when it offers free memberships, which is what BJ's Wholesale Club is doing during the pandemic.
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Poor old Kroger, they just can't put a foot right these days. Their most recent eyebrow-raising decision was one of their worst ones yet: deciding they'd been overly generous with some of that promised "hero pay" and demanding that certain employees pay back what they'd been given.
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Considering that McDonald's sells more hamburgers than anybody else on the planet, it's not surprising that their beef gets a lot of attention. Unsettling rumors aside, one still has to wonder just how McDonald's goes about handling its meat.
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Not all breakfast cereals can be as healthy as Grape-Nuts or muesli but sometimes a sugary bowl of goodness can be exactly what you need, whether it's good for you or not. Enter Sugar Crisp. This devilishly sweet cereal was introduced to the North American market in 1949.
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Maybe you're a couple days tardy for your grocery trip and the lunch options are down to caned soup. It's lackluster, but it's the only option, so you pour it into a pot and kick yourself for not getting to the store earlier. This might seem like a pretty bleak situation, but it doesn't have to be.
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Arby's is proving true to its 'We Have The Meats' tagline with the release of a new chicken sandwich that boasts a lot of flavor. The fast food chain debuted the Chicken Cheddar Ranch Sandwich earlier this week and it's aptly named, based on its ingredients.
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While jackfruit is a popular fruit to eat while ripe, it's actually the unripe version of the fruit that is making waves in the vegetarian and vegan food world these days. Why?
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No matter what your go-to pizza sauce recipe is (or even if you absolutely must use the pre-made kind of pizza sauce), there is one secret ingredient guaranteed to make it even better
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Have you watched the TikTok video showing a grandmother removing a 24-year-old Mickey D's burger out of a box, looking nearly as good as it did a quarter of a century ago? Here's what McDonald's has to say about it.
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While turkey burgers may be lower in both fat and calories than burgers made of ground beef (and even the Impossible Burger), their overall healthiness may come at a cost — turkey burgers, if not properly cooked, can wind up being very dry. And who wants to bite into a hard, dry patty?
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When it comes to ranking holidays by their customary foods, Easter is no Thanksgiving, to be sure. Nor does it come anywhere close to Christmas, and some traditional Easter dishes are certainly questionable. Which ones are the worst?
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