Category: Food
Your place to find food reviews on popular restaurants, cafes and bakeries, as well as easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, including pop culture-inspired menu ideas you won’t find anywhere else.
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Shortcut, Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Scones (No Kneading!)
Hold up—did Starbucks discontinue the pumpkin scone?! I know I’m not the only one wondering this when, yet again, the coffee chain unveiled its fall lineup…sans vanilla-glazed treat. Heartbreakingly, it’s at least off the shelf for a second year, a fact Starbucks confirmed via tweet, while recommending grabbing a pumpkin cream cheese muffin instead. Sure,…
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How to Take Box-Mix Brownies to the Next Level
Editor’s Note: I originally published this post on August 10, 2015. Five years, a couple cookbooks and hundreds of recipe tests later, I can say the same tricks hold true. I’ve tried all kinds of from-scratch brownie recipes and box mix baking hacks (instant coffee, pudding mix, all…meh). If you prefer fudgy over cakey sweets—without…
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Starbucks Summer Remix Menu, Reviewed: Which Drinks Are Worth It?
We taste-tested two of the 2023 Starbucks Summer Remix Menu drinks—here’s which one is worth buying.
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Barbie-Inspired Movie Snack Mix
Before seeing the Barbie movie, get in the spirit with this snack inspired by the film. (It’s salty and sweet, a combo of worlds, just like the two Barbie visits.)
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Review: Culture Espresso’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Has Been Voted Best in NYC, But Is It?
In the quest for the best chocolate chip cookie, tons of attention is paid to Crumbl, Levain, Gideon’s Bakehouse and the like, but I was recently reminded of a story I wrote back in 2017, where 33 top bakeries across the U.S. and Canada went head-to-head, submitting their top chocolate chip cookie to a New…
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Broccoli Cheddar Bacon Quiche: The Easy Breakfast to Serve a Crowd
When it comes to easy brunch ideas, it doesn’t get simpler than this quiche recipe.
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Review: What’s So Special About Levain Cookies?
Ah, the softball-sized cookie that started it all. (At least my obsession with barely baked, massive treats.) Levain Bakery has been around since 1995, and it’s widely regarded as the birthplace of “NYC-style cookies,” AKA gooey-centered cookies as big as your fist. But with so many competitors on the market these days, are they still…
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Easy Sugar Cookie Blossoms
Peanut butter blossoms are a classic bake sale (or holiday cookie swap) treat—but they’re a no-go at most schools. Sure, you could swap out PB for Sunbutter, or make them with an oatmeal cookie base, but if you want something that will really let the Hershey’s Kiss shine, make these sugar cookie blossoms. They’re just…
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What Separates An Incredible Margarita from the “Meh” Ones
Whether you’re into Taco Tuesday or not, it’s hard to think of a better way to cap off the night than with a salt-rimmed margarita. (Okay, maybe being on a beach without cell phone service — or maybe just without work-email-service — could make things even better, but let’s be real here.) As an unabashed…
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Review: What You Should Know About Last Crumb’s Gluten-Free Cookies
Gourmet cookie dealers are the new cupcakeries, with bougier takes on the trend popping up every day. And, arguably, the most exclusive of the bunch these days is Last Crumb. The Los Angeles-based brand is known for its weekly “drops,” just like those in the fashion world, where the company offers a limited supply of…
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No Eggs for Your Cake Mix? Try Greek Yogurt for the Fluffiest Treats Ever
Whether you’re avoiding dairy or eggs are just too dang expensive right now, your favorite desserts don’t have to suffer. (Or maybe you started baking, only to realize your pantry was stocked with cake mix…only no eggs. And you really don’t want to drop everything and head to the grocery store. Just us?) Greek yogurt…
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Review: Are Funny Face Bakery Cookies Worth It?
If you have a penchant for liking dessert pics and staking out new bakeries to try out, you’ve probably seen New York’s Funny Face Bakery cross your feed. As someone who plans out Bluey cakes and Peppa Pig treats for her kid’s birthday (or just a random Tuesday), their take on pop culture cookies immediately…
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