Cheesy Hash Elegante is Midwestelicious
This cheesy hash brown casserole doesn’t technically have hash browns, and isn’t what you’d typically think of as a…
Turn leftover party chickens wings and potato skins into a crispy hash
The Super Bowl is upon us and it will be a day of celebration and socialization. Maybe you’re a Patriots fan, maybe…
USDA: A serving of French fries is 12 fries
Last week, The New York Times discovered that French fries are not exactly a health food. (I’ll pause as you let this…
Submit to the Potato Cauldron, the most Midwestern of holiday side dishes
My family heads to Wisconsin every year for my dad and stepmother’s Saturday-after-Thanksgiving dinner. Most of their…
McDonald’s conspiracy theory: Cheesy Bacon Fries will go national
Maybe you’ve heard whispers of McDonald’s Cheesy Bacon Fries. Like Bigfoot, they’re elusive, with confirmed sightings…
Guy shoots cousin over salt and vinegar chips
After receiving life-saving surgery at a Charleston, South Carolina-area hospital, a 17-year-old told authorities that…
We made baked potatoes 8 different ways to find the one perfect method
Here in the Midwest, there’s an appealing crispness in the air, and perfectly sane people who would commonly have no…
Fries in Europe may shrink by an inch
Have I yet bored you by retelling the story of how I was once a bingo parlor hostess in England? Oftentimes, when I…
TIL potatoes were weapons in World War II
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Farewell, beloved Midwestern potato chips Seyfert's, we hardly knew ye
Growing up in the Midwest, I felt like I saw Seyfert’s potato chips everywhere, all the time, and yet I never picked up…
Customers threaten violence over hot dog shop's switch from crinkle-cut fries
We at The Takeout have strong feelings about French fry shapes. (I myself prefer a standard-cut fry or a Jojo.) But…
Make Ultra Deluxe Twice-Baked Potatoes, worthy of the most sumptuous steak houses
Weren’t twice-baked potatoes the highlight of any circa 1990s wedding banquet? I used to think so, going to countless…
If you didn't know the name Joel Robuchon, know he changed mashed potatoes forever
You would be forgiven if you didn’t know about French chef Joel Robuchon, who died of cancer Monday at age 73. He was…
Frozen French fries are the secret shortcut for Spanish Tortilla
Spanish Tortilla is one of those recipes everyone should have in their back pocket. Essentially a potato-and-onion…
These people made a camera out of a potato, and it… worked?
You know how people say “did you take this with a potato?” (I didn’t, but apparently they do.) Well, the people at…
Wynonna Earp fans, help us out: Why is this man licking a potato?
Wynonna Earp is a supernatural western series that airs on Syfy in the U.S. (on Space in Canada). The show, an…
Panic! At The Disco fans inexplicably receiving Potatoes! In The Mail
There are inspired marketing campaigns, and then there’s this. The Independent and other outlets are reporting that…
Today in tasty science: globe-trotting tubers, ocean-stirring shrimp
If you, like me, enjoy stories about science that blow your mind just a little, or if you, like me, love sweet potatoes…
Wedge issue: Jojos are the paragon of fried potatoes
I like to think I’m a connoisseur of fried potatoes. French fries or tots, curly or waffled, seasoned or plain, mayo or…
Master these essential potato dishes of Ireland
Mountains of boiled potatoes have rolled blandly across my dinner plate throughout my life. I was never thrilled by…