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Okay, so we should start out by stating the obvious: this is not a taste test, at least not in the traditional…

Summer is officially over, and you know what that means: time for snack food companies to start marketing…

Summer 2020 has been a season of acquainting myself with the joys of hard seltzer, since I missed the boat last…

It seems astonishing that Cheetos never got into the mac and cheese game before now. After all, the key ingredient…

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, as we’ve reported before, is kind of a magical place. What’s not to love about an entire town…

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In a household with three children under seven, we go through what seems like gallons of condiments every year.…

The other day I got a package in the mail, which is always an exciting event, even during times when I’m not stuck…

Once upon a time, many years ago, the music editor at the alt-weekly where I used to work in St. Louis threw a Peep…

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The most famous lover of jelly beans was Ronald Reagan, and that pretty much sums them up. This candy is moderately…

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Over the past decade, chefs and food writers have been enthusiastic evangelists for the Church of Fancy Beans, a…

There is nothing good about Hot Pockets, and I am saying this as a person who, for some reason, enjoys a Hot Pocket…

It’s a new year, and you know what that means: new Oreo flavors! Well, okay, Oreo pulls out new flavors regularly,…

Takeout editor in chief Marnie Shure was browsing through her local Whole Foods in Chicago this week when she felt…