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The Top Chef alum and TV personality talks about how to embrace cooking and her upcoming children’s book
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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…
Pop quiz time! In a sentence, describe wellness. Having a hard time? Well, according to Aubrey Gordon and Michael…
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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…
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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…
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…
“It’s not rocket science.” When KJ Kearney says this, it’s not sarcastic, it’s optimistic and downright hopeful. The…
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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…
This time last year, it wouldn’t necessarily have been obvious that meal delivery services were poised for a surge…
Welcome to Hibernation Holiday, The Takeout’s guide to celebrating Thanksgiving in the comfort of your own home—and…
Oscar Mayer is more than a purveyor of tubed meats: it’s a triumph of American advertising. Loyal consumers have…
J. Kenji López-Alt is tireless in his mission to get us all enjoying food as much as possible. His work as Chief…
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From the moment The Takeout staff learned about the existence of Chocolate Storybook, the candy company in West Des…
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,…
A cookie table is, in fact, a table full of cookies. But not all cookies on tables are cookie tables. Follow?
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You’re forgiven if you’ve never heard of the occupation “food anthropologist” before. Katherine Spiers hadn’t…
The restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 epidemic, for obvious reasons: A huge number…
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