5/07/21 7:30AM
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Last fall, a Jell-O shot was pressed lovingly into my palm at a picnic. I hadn’t had a Jell-O shot since my early…
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4/22/21 7:18AM
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Pop quiz time! In a sentence, describe wellness. Having a hard time? Well, according to Aubrey Gordon and Michael…
3/08/21 11:35AM
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“I just want to have fun, and just bring a little joy, peace, and ice cream to people’s lives before I get out of…
3/02/21 8:09AM
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I got a digital copy of The King Arthur Baking Company’s All-Purpose Baker’s Companion a few weeks ago, right at the…
2/25/21 2:00PM
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When we spoke the other day, Laverne Cox was excited to get out of the house for a few hours. “I’ve got a doctor’s…
2/22/21 12:03PM
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“It’s not rocket science.” When KJ Kearney says this, it’s not sarcastic, it’s optimistic and downright hopeful. The…
2/12/21 11:00AM
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If you live anywhere in the vicinity of Iowa, then chances are you’re already familiar with the phenomenon of gas…
1/27/21 1:31PM
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This time last year, it wouldn’t necessarily have been obvious that meal delivery services were poised for a surge…
11/17/20 8:20AM
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Welcome to Hibernation Holiday, The Takeout’s guide to celebrating Thanksgiving in the comfort of your own home—and…
10/29/20 8:48AM
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Oscar Mayer is more than a purveyor of tubed meats: it’s a triumph of American advertising. Loyal consumers have…
10/08/20 9:28AM
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J. Kenji López-Alt is tireless in his mission to get us all enjoying food as much as possible. His work as Chief…
10/06/20 9:26AM
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From the moment The Takeout staff learned about the existence of Chocolate Storybook, the candy company in West Des…
8/27/20 7:01AM
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As I write this, it is 91 degrees in Chicago. If I’m dreaming of any beverage, it’s a nice cold glass of lemonade,…
6/26/20 6:20AM
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A cookie table is, in fact, a table full of cookies. But not all cookies on tables are cookie tables. Follow?
6/17/20 6:41AM
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You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of the occupation “food anthropologist” before. Katherine Spiers hadn’t…
4/01/20 6:59AM
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The restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 epidemic, for obvious reasons: A huge number…
3/24/20 7:27AM
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The sommeliers who dip their noses deep into glasses of Bordeaux and thoughtfully sip and swish have never inspired…
12/02/19 5:47AM
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Drinking better beer isn’t all about what’s in your glass. It’s about the glass itself, the bartender who set it in…
10/25/19 6:00AM
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Lager is inarguably the most popular beer in the world, as the subtitle to Mark Dredge’s new book, A Brief History…
10/17/19 8:31AM
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Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. turns 40 next year and, just as I do months before my birthday, it’s already begun…