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Aug
01
2021
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By Troy Warren
Saweetie Is the Next Musician to Get a Signature McDonald’s Meal

Saweetie Is the Next Musician to Get a Signature McDonald’s Meal

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By Mike Pomranz | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The California rapper follows successful meals from Travis Scott, J Balvin, and BTS. It used to be that musicians showed off their success with a gold record — but in 2021, if you want to prove you're one of the biggest recording artists in the land, you do it with the Golden Arches. And next month, rapper Saweetie is claiming the top spot on McDonald's Signature Order countdown. For those in a need of a recap, last September, McDonald's launched its first celebrity-named meal since working with Michael Jordan in 1992. That Travis Scott combo was…
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Aug
01
2021
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McCormick recalls three seasonings over salmonella concern

McCormick recalls three seasonings over salmonella concern

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By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT All were sold in Georgia during June and July Before you fix your next meal, check the cupboards to make sure you don’t have one of the seasonings McCormick recently recalled over salmonella concerns. The company is recalling McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, McCormick Culinary Italian Seasoning and Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning. In addition to Georgia, the products were shipped in June and July to: Bermuda and Canada, Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New…
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Jul
31
2021
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Las Vegas: Buffets Are Back, Baby

Las Vegas: Buffets Are Back, Baby

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By Lissa Townsend Rodgers | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for LasVegasNewsAndTalk.Com The reopening of The Buffet at Bellagio is a bellwether of better times ahead for Sin City. Many cities are identified with an iconic food. Philadelphia has its cheesesteaks, New York has pizza, New Orleans has po-boys, Baltimore has crab cakes. Las Vegas has all of them, because Vegas means a buffet. "I think it's about having a sense of indulgence and having everything. All of the choices are there for you but you don't really have to make a decision," says Wes Holton, executive chef at Bellagio Las Vegas, "I think that kind of sums…
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Jul
30
2021
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What Is a Truffle and Why Is It So Expensive?

What Is a Truffle and Why Is It So Expensive?

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By Katlyn Moncada | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT White and black truffles are some of the most costly ingredients in the world. But what exactly are truffles, anyway? And why is the price tag so steep? Get those answers and more in this deep look into the tiny coveted underground mushrooms. Several years ago I enjoyed a fancy multi-course meal with one standout dish I still dream about: truffle risotto. It was my first experience with truffles (and legit risotto, for that matter), and I savored every last bite. Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago, and I accomplished another…
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Jul
30
2021
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Pennsylvania’s Ice Cream Trail Includes 31 Stops Across the State

Pennsylvania’s Ice Cream Trail Includes 31 Stops Across the State

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By Rachel Chang | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Chill out on one of the nation's coolest food trails. Here's the scoop: The sweetest road trip this summer just might be along Pennsylvania's ice cream trail. For the fourth year, the state is shining a spotlight on its small local businesses and farms by highlighting its best creameries. This year's Pursue Your Scoops Ice Cream Trail includes three separate routes through western, south central, and eastern Pennsylvania, showcasing the most amazing cool treats that the Keystone State has to offer. Among the western Pennsylvania highlights are Kerber's Dairy in North Huntingdon, which serves up 40 flavors each day of…
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Jul
29
2021
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Minnesota Rice: Twin Cities Chefs Team Up To Combat Racism

Minnesota Rice: Twin Cities Chefs Team Up To Combat Racism

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By Cinnamon Janzer | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Asian American chefs are sharing their stories the best way they know how—through food. A year of rising anti-Asian violence came to a head in March when a white man went on a shooting spree across three Atlanta-area spas, ultimately counting six Asian-American women among his victims. "It was something that sent a shock wave through our community," says chef Christina Nguyen of Hai Hai and Hola Arepa. Like the "Minnesota nice" culture that encourages a polite, reserved, and mild-mannered approach to social interactions—especially potentially heated ones—many Asian Americans are similarly conditioned. "For a…
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Jul
29
2021
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The Iconic Campbell’s Soup Can Is Getting a Redesign for the First Time in 50 Years

The Iconic Campbell’s Soup Can Is Getting a Redesign for the First Time in 50 Years

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By Sarra Sedghi | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT New look, same soup. Product design is engineered to be memorable. If people can't pick out a certain brand at a supermarket, there's not much hope they'll buy it. When a company sticks with a particular design for decades, something about that item feels trustworthy. It's familiar and reliable and has stood the test of time, instead of fading to the clearance rack. It goes without saying Campbell's soup is one such iconic design. Andy Warhol's rendition immortalized the humble label. Holiday commercials with a smiling, melting snowman generate warm memories, too. So it's…
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Jul
28
2021
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Phoenix: Why chefs and bartenders from top Phoenix restaurants are going solo with pop-ups

Phoenix: Why chefs and bartenders from top Phoenix restaurants are going solo with pop-ups

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Andi Berlin | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com   A man in a shark costume is moonwalking in front of a barking dog. It's industry night at the Golden Pineapple in Tempe and the "Beach Boys" pop-up event, organized by Sink or Swim, feels more like a concert than a dinner. The bar is packed when I arrive. People are throwing beach balls. There's an unmanned merch table at the front door filled with stickers, homemade hot sauces, tortillas and $20 T-shirts. There's also a photo of the organizers, two mixologists who've stood behind some of Phoenix's top bars, posing with bartender friends in silly shark hats and Hawaiian leis. I recognize…
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Jul
28
2021
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Lay’s Messes with Our Minds, Releases Cool Ranch Doritos Potato Chips

Lay’s Messes with Our Minds, Releases Cool Ranch Doritos Potato Chips

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT They're also available in Funyuns. When two massive brands live under the same ownership umbrella, crossovers become inevitable: How long before Marvel and Star Wars appear in the same movie now that they're both owned by Disney? In the snack world, Fritos and Lay's have been joined at the hip as Frito-Lay since merging in 1961. And yet, only now is the company doing something that's been sitting in front of them the entire time: merging some of their iconic snack brands with Lay's potato chips. Billed by Lay's as "a brand-new, innovative twist on the…
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Jul
27
2021
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How to Keep Bagged Salad Greens Fresh as Long as Possible

How to Keep Bagged Salad Greens Fresh as Long as Possible

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By Dan Nosowitz | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT There are a lot of myths out there. Bagged greens are some of the most delicate grocery items you might regularly buy. Because they go bad so quickly, and because there’s nothing really to be done with wet, slimy, limp salad greens, there are lots of tips floating around the internet about how to keep them fresh, the best way to store, and how to buy the best greens. Not all of those tips can be trusted. A common tip is to look for bags that are deflated. The theory goes that bagged…
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