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The only thing I truly love more than food itself are the condiments associated with it. My interest in food and food writing, a thinly veiled ploy to get closer
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Theories abound about the etymology.
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Pasta with vodka sauce is undeniably delicious, but does it make sense? To put vodka in a pan with tomatoes and cream in the first place, especially when all the
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Suppose you’re Thomas Jefferson. You’ve recently penned a little thing known as the Declaration of Independence and ratified it along with your fellow revolutionaries—Adams, Franklin, Hancock, et. al—basically letting Mother
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Oat milk has become such a serious craze that I’m surprised this kind of chocolate hasn’t arrived sooner. If you haven’t heard of oat milk, let me introduce you to
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It’s a sipper’s dilemma that works its way into a challenge, whether it’s Friday night happy hour, date night, or just a regular Tuesday—do I want to drink wine tonight?
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When it comes to chocolate, I used to belong to the cult of high cocoa percentage. My favorite was 70 percent, with a dash of 82.5 percent thrown in once
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It’s a cruel fact of life: fried food is so good for your tastebuds (and nucleus accumbens), and so not-great for pretty much all the rest of you. Sure, you
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If you lately happen upon baijiu (pronounced BUY-joe) as a cocktail ingredient at your favorite hot spot, take note. The latest weapon in the arsenal of the American bartender isn’t
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What are canelés? Well, to start with, they “deserve to be known and discovered,” says Céline Legros of Canelé by Céline.
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It doesn’t get much more all-American than Super Bowl Sunday, but one of the day’s most popular snacks—guacamole—comes from Mexico. According to CNN, two years ago during Super Bowl week alone,
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White chocolate might just be the most polarizing sweet in the universe, maybe next to black licorice and candy corn. “That’s not really chocolate!” is a sentiment I often hear
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The grill is hot, and the wings are even hotter. We’re talking about your Super Bowl tailgate! While we’re slurping our beers and chomping on that 7-layer dip, the pros
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Chain pizza—it’s definitely not good for you. And sometimes it doesn’t even taste good. But occasionally you just crave a greasy guilty pleasure that only the likes of Domino’s can
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It’s not what’s on the outside, but what’s on the inside that counts. That theory was true in kindergarten and it’s true today. Except this time we’re not talking about
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Situated in the Ouachita Mountains and partly surrounded by the Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, is a charming city that is best loved for its rich history, breathtaking
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Achieving a “healthy gut” has been the new wellness bar to reach ever since kombucha started making an appearance (on tap no less) at coffee houses across America. The thinking
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I’ve been a yo-yo dieter for over 20 years. I was on the Atkins diet by the time I was in the third grade (which absolutely makes me cringe now).
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Many people say they can’t “go vegan” because they’ll miss cheese too much. Trust me, I hear you–Parmesan and brie will always be in my heart. However, apart from your
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If you’re like the rest of us who ate and drank our faces off last month, perhaps in these first weeks of 2019, you’re thinking about committing to Dry January.
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Making plans to travel may include things like buying airline tickets, making sure you have your passport, and booking a table at that restaurant everyone Instagrams. However, there is something
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