I delved into the world of Jell-O casserole/pies/salads today, bringing up memories of really bad casseroles from the ’70s. And this in turn reminded me of the most horrific set of recipes I’ve ever witnessed, Wendy McClure’s The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan: Classic Diet Recipe Cards From The 1970s. From Frankfurter…
I’ve been doing quite a bit of air travel recently, which means I need to refill my Klonopin prescription. But of greater concern to you, readers, is that I’ve noticed some people—ahem, sunburnt dude in a polo shirt, seat 23A—need a refresher course in airplane-food etiquette.
We’ve heard numerous times that eating mindfully can help us enjoy our food more and potentially curtail overeating. Of course that sounds great in theory, but when I have six minutes before I need to be out the door, and the dog still needs to be let out, and my phone’s beeping at me, mindful eating gets tossed in…
Romaine lettuce, chopped melons, cereal... is it just us, or have we seen a lot of food contamination news recently? The Chicago Tribune looks into whether this contamination and subsequent recalls are becoming more common. The reporter found that no, it’s not that food is somehow more dangerous, it’s that food…
Stakes are certainly high at the World Cup, but some teams are more cautious than others. After the March nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, the English soccer team now faces a food ban while they stay in Russia for the games. The Sun reports that security around kitchens…
We know that food waste is a huge worldwide problem; so is hunger. Fortunately, today’s featured video on the BBC website points out that the waste food-sharing app Olio is helping leftover food get to hungry people instead of the landfill. In the new video, the BBC traces the efforts of Poppy, a samaritan who goes…
Trans fats are such a threat to global health that they’re now in the crosshairs of the World Health Organization: Reuters reports the WHO announced it would move to eliminate industrially produced trans fats by 2023, saying the move would save half a million lives a year. (Holy shit, I did not realize doughnuts were…
Thursday, May 3 Update: CNN and other outlets report today that the E. coli outbreak tied to prepackaged chopped romaine lettuce has now spread to 25 states, affecting 121 people, including the outbreak’s first casualty in California. The CDC stated earlier this week that “the strain identified in this outbreak is…
We’ve all suffered through it: An unexpected pepper, too much wasabi on the sushi, a spicy dish that’s about 100 times hotter than you were expecting. Result: You have a mouth full of fire, with no relief in sight. What’s the best way to get rid of the heat as soon as possible?
Parents know how hard it is to avoid the Disney conglomerate as it seemingly aims to invade every aspect of our kids’ lives. Movies, TV, and now Pixar has returned to McDonald’s Happy Meal toys: It’s hard to avoid those mouse ears even if your kids wanted to (and they don’t).
Anxiety is not a zero-sum game. Just look at how many things I can be worried about simultaneously! But because this level of stress is no good for anyone’s mental health, we want to applaud the folks at Bloomberg for putting together this stylishly designed “panic meter” of foods that may or may not disappear due to…
As our planet collapses around us, many are trying hard to do what they can to minimize their carbon footprints like the fascinating lady in this Time video who produces “zero waste.” Most of us, sadly, are far from that. In fact. CBS News and other outlets report today that a new study finds most of us produce an…
Last week, Gizmodo and other outlets reported on the case of a man who ate a ghost pepper at a chili-eating contest—and wound up in the ER with “thunderclap headaches,” involving “incredibly painful bursts of head pain.” Over a week later, the man appears to be completely healed.
We don’t believe that the saying “bigger is better” is always true. Cases in point: Today we noticed a few announcements about new foodzillas invading some the nation’s eating establishments.
Let’s hop back in time to the summer of 2014, when Guardians Of The Galaxy filled cineplex screens and everyone you knew was dumping ice over their heads and posting it on Facebook. It was a strange time. But the result of that Ice Bucket Challenge—which at first just seemed like a dumb social media stunt—was an …
We’ve noticed here at The Takeout that practically everyone has their own weird food peculiarities. Staffer Gwen Ihnat’s husband won’t eat fruit, for example. Editor Kevin Pang can’t stand the sight of cottage cheese. We’ve had friends who can’t do hot beverages or hate the texture of melted cheese. And we know…
If you’ve been to a wine tasting or fancy dinner party, you know wealthy people have opinions, and they are allergic to not sharing them. Wander through a farmer’s market full of $2,000 strollers and you’ll overhear all kinds of wisdom about food—how a low FODMAP diet will save us all, or why plastic packaging causes…
You might be afraid to tread the aisles at the grocery store right now, as there are currently a multitude of recalls in the morning’s news headlines. The biggest one is the more than 200 million eggs (so many eggs!) being recalled back to a Rose Acres farm in North Carolina. The company describes itself as the…
The NBA’s most dapperly hirsute man, James Harden, is the subject of a recent GQ profile that chronicles his “weird” personality. There are plenty of fantastic details in the piece; do not miss the paragraph discussing Harden’s appearance on a trading card for the gummy brand Trolli riding on the back of his bulldog,…
Most of us worry about headlines that announce E. coli outbreaks in everything from lettuce to soy nut butter, or salmonella warnings about chicken salad or alfalfa sprouts. But help may be on the way: MedicalNewsToday reports that “scientists at McMaster University in Canada have developed a harmless see-through…
