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Shower beer: An investigation

What’s so great about cracking open a cold one in the shower, anyway?

Allison Robicelli

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I covered a restaurant shift after all COVID restrictions were lifted. Here’s how it went.

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List of America’s top 500 restaurants comes with some post-pandemic surprises

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A taste test of German supermarkets’ bizarro versions of American foods

Rachel Glassberg

Illustration for Confusion and connection: The yams and sweet potatoes of the African Diaspora

Confusion and connection: The yams and sweet potatoes of the African Diaspora

Rosalind Cummings-Yeates

Newswire

Wendy’s is testing the waters with a plant-based burger

Actual Californian: D.C. In-N-Out truck is a poor substitute for the real thing [Updated]

Allison Robicelli

What a four-course meal at a weed pizza parlor looks like

Beyoncé fans slam Trick Daddy’s restaurant after he insults their queen

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Saturday's Best Deals: LG UltraWide Monitor, Turtle Beach Recon Headsets,...

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Slice Your Heart Out: The Best Paring Knives, According To Reviewers

Snag the perfect paring knife for your everyday cooking needs

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Keep Everything Fresh and Balanced With a $35 Vacuum Sealer and Scale

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Recipes

Illustration for Skip the drive-thru and make your own Air Fried Spicy Chicken Sandwich at home

Skip the drive-thru and make your own Air Fried Spicy Chicken Sandwich at home

Allison Robicelli

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Presenting Cheesy Tortilla Roll-Ups, just one more genius use for cream cheese

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Knish Hot Dogs bundle two icons of NYC street food

Allison Robicelli

Videos

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Is it safe to leave butter unrefrigerated?

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What's the best way to correct oversalted food?

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Greek Salad

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Should you wash mushrooms before cooking with them?

Features

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What candy and snack companies think we want to eat

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Everyone should be making consommé

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Were bagels invented for teething?

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Leah Remini says that diet culture can f*** itself

Grace Perry

Taste Test

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In this nonstop volley of fried chicken sandwiches, is it time to fear the Jollibee?

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Chili’s musters its special sauce and marches off to the chicken wars

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French’s Green Bean Casserole Snack Mix is freeze-dried fun

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Pringles’ new Wendy’s Spicy Chicken chips bring the meat as much as the heat

Allison Robicelli

Drinks

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Forget Arnold Palmer—you need Earl Grey Orangeade

Allison Robicelli

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Make a Cherry Key Lime Rickey and feel like a real soda jerk

Allison Robicelli

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Nothing against lemonade, but Blueberry Switchel beats it by a mile

Allison Robicelli

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Whip up a Pineapple Upside-Down Drink for some canned elegance

Allison Robicelli

I Melt With You

Your complete guide to homemade ice creamShow all

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I Melt With You

Make the best mint chocolate ice cream of your life by layering flavors

Illustration for Pretty in Pink: Roasted strawberry crème fraîche ice cream

I Melt With You

Pretty in Pink: Roasted strawberry crème fraîche ice cream

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I Melt With You

How to find the best ice cream maker for you

Reviews

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The Bachelorette and her suitors sup upon their own piquant tears

Allison Shoemaker

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World Travel, Bourdain’s swan song, doesn’t spend enough time in parts unknown

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The Great British Baking Show hobbles to the finish line, and we find ourselves grateful

Allison Robicelli

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Come to Waffles + Mochi because your kids will love it, but stay for the food and fever dreams

Allison Shoemaker

Fast Food

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Which ice cream cone should I choose? A quick primer

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Yes, In-N-Out’s fries are bad

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This design enthusiast is using Twitter to celebrate the world’s most unique McDonald’s locations

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Our country must come together to tackle the Girl Scout Cookie surplus [Updated]

Allison Robicelli

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Disney World axes soba noodle dish; internet burns down

Allison Robicelli

Illustration for A taste test of German supermarkets’ bizarro versions of American foods

A taste test of German supermarkets’ bizarro versions of American foods

Rachel Glassberg

Illustration for Collard greens: A different kind of root vegetable

Collard greens: A different kind of root vegetable

Rosalind Cummings-Yeates

Burning Questions

A column to satiate your food and drink curiosities.Show all

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Burning Questions

How do you reheat fried chicken? (And is it even worth it?)

Illustration for Why does butter explode in the microwave?

Burning Questions

Why does butter explode in the microwave?

Allison Robicelli

Illustration for Do canned foods ever expire?

Burning Questions

Do canned foods ever expire?

Illustration for What makes horseradish spicy?

Burning Questions

What makes horseradish spicy?

The Salty Waitress

Our advice column from a real-life waitress.Show all

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The Salty Waitress

Ask the Salty Waitress: Should I tip my server in round dollar amounts?

The Salty Waitress

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The Salty Waitress

Ask the Salty Waitress: How much do I tip on a non-alcoholic drink at a bar?

The Salty Waitress

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The Salty Waitress

Ask The Salty Waitress: How do I support my favorite restaurant without being annoying?

The Salty Waitress

Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich?

Illustration for Hey Hot Ones' Sean Evans, is a hot dog a sandwich?

Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich?

Hey Hot Ones' Sean Evans, is a hot dog a sandwich?

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Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich?

Hey Tony Hawk, is a hot dog a sandwich?

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Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich?

Hey Susan Orlean, is a hot dog a sandwich?

Illustration for Hey Randall Park, is a hot dog a sandwich?

Is A Hot Dog A Sandwich?

Hey Randall Park, is a hot dog a sandwich?

Allison Shoemaker

Hot Links

Cool food stories from around the internet.Show all

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The craft beer industry is riding one hell of a roller coaster

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The world’s most popular condiments might not surprise you

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Queen Elizabeth ate the only 100% British chocolate bar in existence

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Want to fight climate change? Feed your pet some bugs

Acquired Tastes

The food and drinks we can’t live without.Show all

Illustration for We did it. We tried making Altoona Hotel Pizza.

Acquired Tastes

We did it. We tried making Altoona Hotel Pizza.

While I haven’t tried every single type of pizza listed in our big honkin’ pizza styles guide, there are only a few that majorly deviate from the product we all know and love as pizza. One of the most fascinating deviations is the Altoona-style pizza

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Acquired Tastes

If you never had Sunkist Fruit Gems thrown at your face, did you even have a bar mitzvah?

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Acquired Tastes

Let us praise the humble glory of Swedish egg coffee

Jerard Fagerberg

Acquired Tastes

I’m bringing canned smoked oysters to my post-vaccine world

Christmas 2020 was a weird one, my first without my family, my first not in Chicago. I spent it in an Airbnb in the Sierra Nevadas in a town with major Twin Peaks vibes and about a 10% mask-wearing rate among the locals. It makes sense that it was…

Rec Room

Hearty recommendations from The Takeout staff.Show all

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How to eat ice cream cone without drips, stains, or mess

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To achieve pucker-worthy pink lemonade, you have to break the rules

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Skip the necktie this Father’s Day and give Dad some bacon

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Why isn’t everyone serving Bugles with their party dips?

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TIL why my dog smells like a little corn chip

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TIL Navy sailors don’t wash their coffee mugs

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TIL flour can pose a major food poisoning risk

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TIL McDonald’s serves five different types of eggs, and one is superior to the rest