• How Kroger Responded To The Backlash After Cutting Workers' Pay

    After spending the last two months finally giving grocery store workers the recognition they deserved for performing a service that truly is essential, Kroger very publicly embarrassed themselves by announcing that they'd be rescinding the $2 per hour "hero pay" that they'd instituted in March.

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  • The Real Reason You Should Put Capers On Pizza

    Capers are a common topping in traditional Italian pizzas, they should be considered for more widespread use. Combined with anchovies, they make a Pizza Napoli (via Inside the Rustic Kitchen) but can also be used to make any type of pizza a bit more interesting and flavorful.

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  • How To Play Music With An Uncooked Hot Dog

    They say that necessity if the mother of invention, but its kind of sketchy stepdaddy has got to be boredom. How else would you explain the fact that somebody evidently made the discovery that you could make music using...a hot dog? Um, okay. Now, songs about hot dogs are not hard to come by.

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  • Why You Should Never Throw Away Your Empty Sriracha Bottle

    Tran told Quartz his dream "was never to become a billionaire." He just wanted "to make enough fresh chili sauce so that everyone who wants Huy Fong can have it. Nothing more." Thankfully for us, he has done just that. However, hot sauce fanatics can go through bottles of Sriracha very quickly.

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  • Why You Should Milk Your Cucumbers

    A TikTok video began making the rounds last week featuring a woman advising viewers on how to lessen the bitterness of cucumbers, and, well, her method may sound a little unique.

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  • The Real Reason The Pandemic Is Causing Aldi To Thrive

    America's retail industry may be getting hammered by the coronavirus, but there are a few companies that are thriving in spite of the gloom. The combined effect of job losses and staggering grocery price hikes around the country have given discount retailers like Aldi and Dollar General a boost.

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  • Why This Alaskan Grocer Is Making Weekly 14-Hour Boat Trips To Costco

    One Alaskan grocer is doing perhaps more than his part, by making the ultimate Costco run to keep his small town flush with essentials (via CNN). Toshua Parker owns Icy Strait Wholesale in Gustavus, which is a remote coastal community accessible by boat or plane. The closest Costco is 50 miles away.

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  • The Real Difference Between Custard And Ice Cream

    Ice cream and custard have a lot in common. Both require only a few ingredients. Basic vanilla ice cream contains cream, milk, sugar, and vanilla. Add in egg yolks to that recipe, and you have custard. Sometimes, ice cream will also contain egg yolks, but the key difference is the percentage.

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  • Specialty's Cafe Just Announced Sad News For Fans

    Speciality's Cafe & Bakery wasn't a nationwide operation, but for folks in California, Washington, and Illinois, it quickly became a go-to lunch spot. But the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed yet another victim in the restaurant industry, and this time it's Specialty's Cafe & Bakery.

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  • The Truth About Beer Bread

    We often think of beer as something icy cold to shotgun or chug on a warm day, enjoyed at a barbecue, or a drink we nurse at a bar when we're with friends watching a game. But turns out, beer can be so much more than the cheap drink that college kids rely on for good times.

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  • The Real Reason Costco Discontinued Kirkland's Light Beer

    Costco's Kirkland Signature Light Beer, like most of the store's offerings, was sold in bulk (via Business Insider). A 48-can pack costed a measly $22, which means that each can ran you just under 50 cents. However, according to reviewers, the emphasis was on quantity rather than quality.

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  • Costco Just Lifted This Safety Restriction For Members

    The struggle was real if you were a Costco member with children in the middle of a pandemic. How were you expected to do the grocery run when there was a two-person limit on your membership card? Good things come to those who wait, as Costco has finally said it would finally lift the restriction.

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  • You've Been Pouring Coffee Wrong Your Entire Life

    While there are plenty of useful coffee hacks to know when making your pot for the morning, you might not know that you've been pouring coffee wrong your entire life. One simple change, which is an added step before pouring the coffee into your drinking vessel, can make it last longer.

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  • This Is The Weirdest Way You Can Cook An Egg

    How would you like your eggs? Bon Appétit doesn't want you to feel constrained to the usual answers. In fact, Basically editor Amiel Stanek shows you 59 ways to cook (or not cook) an egg in an episode of his popular "Almost Every" video series. Here's the weirdest way to cook an egg.

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  • The Truth About Chrissy Teigen And Alison Roman's Relationship

    Cookbook author and New York Times columnist Alison Roman, an up-and-coming foodie media superstar, gave an interview to New Consumer, and took a few swipes at Chrissy Teigen. Understandably, it didn't sit well with Teigen. Although she's no stranger to haters, Teigen tweeted about Roman's comments.

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  • The One Food Rachael Ray Simply Can't Stand

    We like to believe celebrity chefs are just like us in that they have a food they are not fond of. Ray is no different. Hate may be too strong of a word, but Ray definitely strongly dislikes one food. Let's just say with Ray, you may want to hold the mayo the next time you make her a sandwich.

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