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Marnie Shure
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Marnie Shure is managing editor of The Takeout.

Wow, thanks! I didn’t know that either, and I do care about the state of my bananas, I like mine to still have a little green on it. Read more

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They spread this culture to Korea and Taiwan too. Convenience stores everywhere and with decent food. I always have to be careful to not let it spoil a planned restaurant meal. It’s nothing like going to a department store food hall, but they’re everywhere and clean. Part of it is cultural that part timers take the Read more

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As a visitor, conbini food might seem awesome and cheap and novel, but when you actually live here, tbh the food gets samey reallllll quick. Read more

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Coke/pepsi zero is a thing here, and though I can’t speak for other conbini chains, 7-11 sell its own brand of sugar-free sodas as well. Read more

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Right now when I get on UberEats, all of the following “restaurants” show up: Read more

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Oreos also has a new chocolate egg filled with creme and Oreo crumbles that is incredible  Read more

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I didn’t know this was a thing (well known restaurants selling under another name) until I saw a TikTok on it. Just makes me want to avoid the mediocre to poor brand name, usually national, restaurants even more.  I prefer to support local family or new restaurants. Read more

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I hope DoorDash and GrubHub follow UberEats. In addition to the same menu, ghost kitchens also use the same food photos. That’s how I noticed them in the first place. Now my rule for ordering is that the restaurant has to have a Yelp page. Even the smallest hole in the wall Mom and Pop stores have a Yelp page, even if Read more

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A ghost kitchen in a dead mall”   Yum! Read more

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I got scammed once at what I thought was a new burger place turned out to be a Dennys or IHOP. Now, if it is a new place and I order from it, I reverse check the address on Google to see if something else is there instead. Fooled me once... Read more

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I’ve had good and bad experiences with ghost kitchen orders. They’re not a scam, but the execution is tough. So if you’re expecting something from a favorite restaurant, you probably won’t get the same quality or taste. But on the flip side, I’ve had a great meal from a seller running out of a restaurant (both mom and Read more

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Delivery is just too expensive on these apps now. I use them but just to shop for places to pick up from and then I use their own service via their website or call. These virtual knock off places have never looked appealing to me. Read more

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I could give up all meat, all dairy, all caffeine, and all desserts before I could give up peanut butter. Read more

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I had been eating outrageous amounts of Jif chunky over the past decades until someone I was dating said that I was probably just craving the sugar. I told her that as someone who didn’t eat red meat I was just craving the protein hence my jar or so a per week habit. So I got a jar of sugarless peanut butter. I threw Read more

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The label also states: “15% less fat than peanut butter” clearly indicating the contents ARE NOT peanut butter. Read more

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Reese’s used to have hearts that were like this, with the harder chocolate. Are those still made? Now all I see are the regular hearts at Valentine’s. Read more

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But they were all deceived, for another egg was forged. Read more

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The chocolate egg with Reese’s Pieces inside is the obvious winner over these others. Read more

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What holiday shape comes out between Easter and Halloween? Or do they avoid releasing them in the summer due to greater risk of melting. Read more

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