Lauren Bair - The Takeout

Location

Los Angeles, CA

School

Ringling College of Art and Design, The Portland Actors Conservatory

Expertise

Los Angeles Food Culture, Ice Cream, Culinary Tourism

Lauren has been writing since she was 13. Just check out her first tear-stained journal with the Boys II Men lyrics about the middle school crush she never even spoke to.
She is passionate about ice cream, desserts, and putting the two together. She invented an ultra-creamy, sugar-free chocolate sorbet that tastes like fudge and gelato had a baby. Patent pending.
A Los Angeles local, she's obsessed with food culture there and anywhere she travels. She wrote an award-winning short film because #Hollywood.

Experience

Lauren grew up on hearty Pennsylvania Dutch cooking (potatoes, meat, corn, more potatoes, shoofly pie), and has since welcomed green, leafy vegetables onto her plate. She wrote a blog about life in Los Angeles, and has contributed as a writer to nutrition and wellness brand EQLBRM, as well as celebrity and women's lifestyle outlet The List. She has also written relatable and easily-digestible content for financial outlets, copy for interior design magazines, and she has edited for Static Media for several years. While she wishes her superpowers would manifest as native-level fluency in every language, it appears that her talents lie, instead, in weaving her sense of humor into her writing, and also knowing exactly where the cookie crumbles and caramel ripples are located in a pint of ice cream.

Education

Lauren has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration from Ringling College of Art and Design.

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Stories By Lauren Bair

Take Hot Dogs To Another Level By Using This Baked Side Dish As A Bun

Just when you thought hot dogs couldn't get any better, there's a way to take them to a whole new level. Use this side dish hot dog mash up to replace the bun.
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The Space-Wasting Kitchen Utensil That Literally No One Needs

There are lots of brilliant kitchen tools that make our lives so much easier. But this particular utensil is a huge waste of time and space.
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The Vintage Hack That Will Make Cheerios Your Favorite Breakfast

Cheerios are often a bit bland. But they do not have to be, especially with this one vintage hack; trust us, it'll completely transform your Cheerios.
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The Secret To Better Banana Bread Lies In The Star Ingredient

Crank up the flavor of your favorite banana bread recipe without even trying by paying more attention to the star ingredient: the bananas.
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The Cheesy Marshmallow Treat That Divided TikTok

Do you cheese up your marshmallows? Well, leave it to TikTok to create a cheesy marshmallow treat that forever divides the internet.
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The Delicious Cheesecake Pastry That You Can Make For Under $10

If you're eager to experiment with your baking in the kitchen, then just know it's possible to make a delicious cheesecake dish for less than $10.
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The Best Beer To Pair With A Pickleback Shot

The pickleback comes as separate whiskey and pickle brine shots, but you can keep the party going with the perfect beer. So which brew works best?
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How To Turn Boxed Cake Mix Into A Soft And Chewy Food Court Snack

Just like making cookies from boxed cake mix, this is the easy twist on a classic but unlikely snack that will have you hooked the first time you taste it.
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Skip The Custom Order And Jazz Up Grocery Store Cake With A Simple Trick

Custom-order cakes can be seriously expensive. Happily, you can make standard store-bought cakes incredibly eye-catching thanks to this simple trick.
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Saved By The Happy Hour Bell: Chili's New Margarita Of The Month Sends Us Back To The '90s

Chili's new margarita is loaded with nostalgia, plus plenty of tequila and sweet-tart flavors. For the month of May, you can drink like it's the 1990s.
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Nigella Lawson Saves Pasta Water For Another Homemade Food

At this point, it seems like common knowledge that you should add pasta water to your pasta sauce, but Nigella Lawson also uses it for another homemade food.
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How To Make Kraft Mac And Cheese Taste Just How You Remember It

Kraft Mac and Cheese may not taste like it used to, but there are some simple hacks to recreate the nostalgic OG flavor at home. Here’s how to do it.
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40 Years Ago, Coca-Cola Made The Biggest Mistake In Soda History

The biggest flop in soda history was a surprise to many as the product was brought to the market by the Coca-Cola company and had good taste test results.
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Ina Garten Stores Her Vinegar In An Usual Spot

Nine times out of ten, we all store our vinegar the same way in the same place. However, leave it to the great Ina Garten to do it a bit different.
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Say Goodbye To Boring Pancakes With This Simple Swap

Sometimes, plain pancakes can be ... well, just a bit too plain. One simple upgrade can completely take your pancakes to a whole new level.
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The Trick That Turns Banana Bread Into The Perfect Breakfast

A nice slice of banana bread with a smear of butter is already a pretty wonderful way to start the day, but this kitchen hack turns it into an ideal breakfast.
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What Room Temperature Really Means In Baking

So many baking recipes throw out the phrase "room temperature" a lot. However, let's be real, what exactly does "room temperature" mean?
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