Jan 4
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This is a Buddha’s hand. It’s a type of citron from south Asia with a profusion of long, slender “fingers.” It got…
Jan 4
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The dismantling of the Christmas tree, I’m told, is the saddest part of the holiday season, even worse than awkward…
Dec 28
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[Takes a deep breath.] Kit Kat fans of America, I have some sad news for you. There will be no new Hershey’s Kit Kat…
Dec 18
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The takeout experience, as we’ve all learned over the past nine months, is much, much different from eating in a…
Dec 17
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There is no food brand that is better at coming up with new flavors than Oreo—in the United States at least. Every…
Dec 16
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Every December since 1946, the students and faculty of the University of Chicago—some of the world’s finest minds,…
Dec 16
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Until I read the comments on our most recent Takeout fantasy food draft, I didn’t realize how much chocolate mint…
Dec 15
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It’s the standard opinion that everything about 2020 has been complete shit. I’m going to try to be an optimist here…
Dec 14
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The witching hour is nigh for Brexit, the UK’s long-threatened and long-negotiated divorce from the EU. In less than…
Dec 11
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In December, cookies become an official food group. Even if we don’t have the convenient excuse of holiday parties,…
Dec 10
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If A Christmas Carol and all subsequent Christmastime mythology has taught us anything, it’s that during the month…
Dec 10
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Hanukkah (or Chanukah or Chanuqa or Xanuka—the spelling options are endless!) is far and away the best-known Jewish…
Dec 9
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This has been a year of losses for most of us. It’s been hard. And in the middle of all of that, Taco Bell had the…
Dec 8
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Starbucks released its holiday cups last month. Amazingly, they caused absolutely no controversy. None! Not a peep!…
Dec 7
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Do you have a family recipe or food story so good that it deserves a more illustrious resting place than your…
Dec 4
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We shared with you this morning the cautionary tale of a woman who ate five-day-old gas station sushi and…
Dec 4
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Now’s the time of the year, with the nights at their longest and darkest and the end of the year reckoning drawing…
Dec 3
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There are a lot of things to be angry about right now: COVID, the weather, toilet paper shortages, bad behavior from…
Dec 2
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You think you have it bad stuck at home? Stop your whining—at least you have a kitchen (probably). Jago Randles was…
Dec 2
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Welcome, dear readers, to The Takeout Draft, our recurring feature that combines our love of food, fantasy sports,…