If you recently saw KFC's Colonel Sanders and did a double take, you're not alone. The fresh-faced, pretty-boy appearance was inspired by the November charity event Movember. That's right, the Colonel pictured in the KFC France logo removed his iconic moustache to mark the start of the event.
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Do rideshare and delivery companies such as Uber, Lyft, and Instacart exploit their drivers by treating them as independent contractors without benefits or employee protections? Or, as the Uber commercial says, do they offer people a flexible and kinda fun "side hustle" to make a few extra bucks?
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If you're a mega Starbucks fan (or someone who religiously tries all of those special secret menu drinks that Totally the Bomb comes up with) then you're in for some unfortunate news. Starbucks has now said it is going to be closing an additional 100 locations in the U.S. and another 100 in Canada.
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Despite your best intentions (and smidge of impatience), glaring at a fresh pear won't help it ripen any faster. Unlike other tree-borne fruits, pears ripen after they're harvested, not while nuzzled on the tree. Once picked, grocers keep pears chilled, so they stay firm until you're ready to enjoy.
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You might assume that chains like Subway are the same across the world, but that's not always the case. Usually, if you walk into a Subway in the UK compared to an American one, you'd recognize it as the same shop, but if you're paying attention, you'll also notice some differences.
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Asparagus may be good for you, but the typical American only eats about 1.75 pounds of the stalks each year, making it one of the less consumed vegetables in the U.S. Maybe it's because of all those rumors that it makes your urine a smelly or maybe you feel wasteful and intimidated by the vegetable.
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There are always the classics like pumpkin pie, but the ultimate choice seems to be pecan. It doesn't get much better than the sweet and nutty pie -- especially if it has a splash of bourbon in it too. The only downside of pecan pie is that it frequently has quite a lot of corn syrup in the filling.
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A key element to any successful curry dish is having a sauce that is not only complex and flavorful, but rich in consistency as well. If you've ever tried to replicate your favorite Thai or Indian restaurant curry and ended up with a watery and unsatisfying knockoff, there are ways to fix that.
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Fast food places are one of the toughest mazes to decode when you're on a specific, restrictive diet like the ketogenic diet. When you're considering eating out and want to visit a fast food place like Subway, you cannot help but feel a little flummoxed. But don't fret.
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All the votes (and the orders) aren't in yet, as the evening is still more or less young in most U.S. time zones, but there's a good chance that the night's top food will be the most popular food of the entire pandemic as well. What else but good old all-American (and entirely bipartisan) pizza?
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In recent years, the modest and unassuming celery has made quite a bit of noise in the diet world. Everyone from Hollywood stars to athletes consume celery in all forms because of the nutritional benefits it possesses. But, like many things in life, too much of anything can be tough on the body.
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There's actually a pretty deep divide between Southerners who like their cornbread sweet and those who prefer it more savory. However, it turns out as much as we love sweet cornbread it may be more of a modern twist. So how do you achieve the more authentic version of this Southern staple?
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Need a trick to ensure every spoonful of your pot of this savory meal is vibrant in flavor and taste? Well, if you are, then it might be time start adding vinegar to your chili recipe, and this is why.
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It's (almost) the most wonderful time of the year at the happiest place on earth. Although in 2020 the "new happy" might look a little bit different than it has in holiday seasons gone by, the House of Mouse is still going to go all-out for the festive season.
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If you are like most households, you probably find yourself buying lettuce well before you plan to use it, only to open up the refrigerator to find it wilted or worse. Luckily there are great tricks and tips to resuscitate the foundational ingredient of your salads and sandwiches.
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Cola and root beer are both soft drink staples that are popular all over the world. However, although these dark, fizzy beverages may look similar, there are many distinctions between the two sweet drinks.
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Ree Drummond, popularly known as The Pioneer Woman, has strong preferences when it comes to food. While the star may not like chocolate in her breakfast foods, she actually does like it in general. In fact, Drummond has one chocolate specific item that she enjoys so much, she actually sometimes hides it when no one else is paying attention so it doesn't disappear too quickly!
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Not only are eggs delicious, they're also a versatile and necessary ingredient in any number of recipes. But eggs haven't always gotten the love they deserve. Simply put, eggs have been having a bit of an eggs-istential crisis. For much of recent history, they have been seen as somewhat devilish.
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Most of us would be happy having either a brownie or a blondie for dessert (or both), and at first glance, they seem pretty much the same. But you can't consider yourself a true brownie connoisseur unless you know exactly what the difference is between blondies and brownies.
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The high concentration of sweet flavoring that is contained in even a small quantity of artificial sweetener may alter the way people taste certain foods if they consume artificial sweeteners regularly. Here's why.
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The runner-up of the fifth season of The Great British Baking Show Luis Troyano has passed away (via Fox News). The 48-year-old's death was announced by his agent Anne Kibel, who tweeted early Tuesday morning, "Sadly, my lovely client lost his brave fight against Oesophageal cancer last week."
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Whether you love it or hate it, most people don't realize that when it comes to eating lettuce, cooking it can in some instances be better than eating the vegetable raw. Why? Read on to find out more about the benefits of cooking this veggie.
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We're all undoubtedly saying -- and doing -- a lot of things we'll maybe come to regret later (here's hoping that our vote won't turn out to be one of them), but chances are, none of us are melting down in quite such an... entertaining way as 2020's newly-crowned King of Twitter, Alton Brown.
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Everyone has their own opinion on the best way to eat leftover pizza. Some people insist that it's better cold. Others swear by the skillet method. If you want to bring your reheating game to the next level though, you might want to consider trying the waffle iron.
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What made root beer, and in turn it's predecessor sarsaparilla soda, taste the way it did? It's all in part to the sassafras root bark that was used from the early 16th century all the way to 1964 when the FDA banned the use of sassafras root bark in food and drink.
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If you've ever felt like you've seen one too many golden arches around your town, then you can probably appreciate the only McDonald's location in Freeport, Maine. The small seaside town received its first and only McDonald's in 1984, and it's located inside a mansion built in the 1800s!
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There's a reason steakhouse steaks are juicer, more flavorful, and more robust than their home-cooked counterparts. That reason actually has very little to do with spices or even their method of cooking. In fact, most of the intense flavor actually comes in before the steak even hits the pan.
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