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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Absurdly Fudgy Brookies
I like my desserts like I like my steaks: medium rare. Seriously—the underbaked, the better. But when it comes to brownies, molten goo is a little hard to eat (and, admittedly, a potential food safety issue). So I set out to create not just fudgy brookies, but the absolute fudgiest, gooiest cookie-brownie combo I could…
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5 Tried-and-True Cake Mix Recipes for My Fellow Lazy Bakers
When my brain’s jumbled, I like to bake. And often, I want to make something that doesn’t require a ton of effort, so I can focus on whatever’s bugging me. That’s where these cake mix recipes come in handy. They’re fun riffs on a cheap box mix, for those moments when you don’t want to…
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‘Star Wars’-Inspired Wookiee Pies, AKA Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Creme Pies
First, a disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Disney, Lucasfilm or the artist formally known as Chewbacca. It’s just a tribute for Star Wars fans to enjoy. Time for a double dose of nostalgia: Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies meets an homage to the unsung, hairy, anxiety-riddled hero of the Star Wars franchise (no, not…
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The Best Thing I Ever Ate at Disney World…Is at Steakhouse 71
For years, dining at Disney was literally part of my job. I’d visit Walt Disney World in Kissimmee and Disneyland in Anaheim a couple times a year, sampling everything from fast treats like Tigger Tails and softball-sized cookies to three-course, avant garde dinners. And out of all the things I’ve tried, one truly decadent appetizer…
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Easy Chilaquiles (Using Store-Bought Salsa)
Let’s get this out of the way: This recipe isn’t for authentic chilaquiles; I’m not going to pretend like I have any authority in that space, beyond a strong appreciation for the classic Mexican breakfast. (Mexico in My Kitchen and Muy Delish feature great recipes on that front.) I call this my “wannabe Chilaquiles” recipe,…
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The Best Bagel Schmear Recipe: Bacon Scallion Cream Cheese
It’s bold to call this the best bagel schmear, but we’re going there. For five years, Nate and I had Brooklyn Bagel at least once a week, and our order rarely changed: everything bagel, toasted, slathered and stacked with bacon scallion cream cheese. Since moving away, we haven’t just endeavored to replicate the epic bagels;…
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Ridiculously Easy Greek Yogurt Everything Bagels (& Asiago, Too!)
Ever since moving out of New York City, I’ve been on the hunt for a bagel that can rival the best ones I’ve ever had: the poppy-garlic-dried-onion-smothered balls of carby wonder at Brooklyn Bagel. No place has come close, so I’ve set out to make my own. This Greek Yogurt Everything Bagel recipe has the…
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Buffalo Deviled Eggs: The Bizarrely Delicious Super Bowl Appetizer
ICYMI, Super Bowl 2022—aka Super Bowl 56, aka the third time in history a team (the Rams) has the home field advantage—is Sunday, Feb. 13. And if you’re looking for a quick appetizer to throw together, well, look no further. Buffalo chicken dip and deviled eggs are two game day staples, so why not combine…
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Review: What It’s Like Inside Disney’s Be Our Guest Restaurant
There are few things that get me out of bed before 5 a.m., but exploring Disney World’s Be Our Guest restaurant—when no one else is around—is one of them. The Beauty and the Beast-themed eatery has been so popular that scoring a reservation is no easy feat, but about four years ago, I got the…
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Review: Is the Laithwaites Wine Subscription Worth It?
Whether you’re scrolling Instagram or simply picking up your mail, you’re probably getting bombarded with wine delivery services. From Winc to Firstleaf, vino subscription services abound, and as we try each one, we’ll share our honest review. First up: Laithwaites. The Deal: As an introductory offer, you can score eight bottles of wine—red, white or…
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The Ultimate Green & Goldies Cookies for USF Fans
With the holidays approaching, we wanted to share a throwback to one of my favorite recipes from The Collegiate Cook: USF Gameday Recipes, the cookbook Nate and I developed in 2014. It’s designed for University of South Florida fans—hence its green and gold color scheme—though I’ll be honest: You could sub in any color combo…
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Jack Skellington-Inspired Hot Cocoa Bombs
If you want to dress up as Jack, Sally, or even Zero from The Nightmare Before Christmas this Halloween, there’s no shortage of off-the-rack costumes you can buy from, well, just about anywhere (from Amazon to Hot Topic to Walmart). But if you’re really looking to go all out this year—or simply host an epic…
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