Starbucks Introduces New Apple Crisp Macchiato Along with Pumpkin S...

Aug

25

2021

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By Troy Warren

Starbucks Introduces New Apple Crisp Macchiato Along with Pumpkin Spice Latte’s Return

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Both fall drinks hit stores nationwide today. As the original source of pumpkin spice madness, Starbucks' annual Pumpkin Spice Latte launch is the official start to pumpkin spice season in my book — no matter who else tries to jump the gun. In that regard, pumpkin spice season starts today. Yesterday, Starbucks announced that their PSL would be returning on August 24 marking the drink's 18th year of spreading fall cheer — so if you don't know the drill by now, just ask anyone who has drunk one of the more than 500…

Aug

23

2021

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VIDEO: How to Temper Chocolate in the Microwave and Make Beautiful Mendiants

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By Bridget Hallinan | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Pastry chef Paola Velez uses the technique to make her recipe for Tropical Mendiants on this week’s episode of Pastries with Paola. Tempering chocolate can be tricky, and if you've never done it at home before, this week's episode of Pastries with Paola has you covered. Paola uses the technique while making mendiants—a French confection that involves a chocolate disk topped with dried fruit and nuts—to help stabilize the chocolate and give it a glossy finish. She explains that she got started in the pastry industry working with Jacques Torres, and she'll be sharing some tips…

Aug

22

2021

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Which State Has America’s Cheapest Pizzas?

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie New research tried to identify the cheapest — and most expensive — places to order pies in the U.S. Pizza prices can cover a huge range. Walking down a single New York City block, you'll see dollar slice joints butting up against pizzerias charging over four times as much. Of course, these prices aren't arbitrary: things like size, quality, and — especially when looking across the country — style can vary widely. As such, determining a city's or state's "average" pizza price isn't a straightforward (or even entirely plausible) task — but that…

Aug

21

2021

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Chipotle Is Testing a Plant-Based Version of Chorizo

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By Adam Campbell-Schmitt | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie It's the first meat alternative the brand has offered since tofu Sofritos hit the menu in 2014. When White Castle put the first nationally available plant-based burger on its menu three years ago, the question was still up in the air as to whether fast foodbrands (and consumers) would embrace alternatives to their usual meats. But as nearly every major chain has adopted some kind of vegan- or vegetarian-friendly protein since, the question seems to have been answered with a resounding yes. And now Chipotle is continuing this hot streak for fake meat by giving…

Aug

20

2021

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Nabisco Bakers Are on Strike, Possibly Slowing Down Our Supply of Oreos and Ritz

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Bakery workers are unhappy with a plan that would remove overtime pay. The pandemic has upended the grocery market — with transit and labor costs driving up prices leading to inflation worries across the industry. At the same time, a couple of major packaged goods companies have been fighting battles on another front: employee strikes. Last month, workers at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, went on strike for better pay and hours. Not long after, truck drivers at the Pepsi bottling plant in Munster, Indiana, also walked off the job, primarily over healthcare costs. Now Nabisco,…

Aug

19

2021

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‘Masterchef’ Serves Up 12th Season on Fox

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BY RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie #Entertainment The pickup comes on the heels of the broadcaster signing a big new overall deal with host and executive producer Gordon Ramsay. Fox will cook up another season of Masterchef. The broadcast network has renewed the culinary competition series for a 12th season, with Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sanchez and Joe Bastianich returning as judges. The pickup comes two weeks after Fox signed a sweeping new overall deal with Ramsay that has the two forming a new production entity, Studio Ramsay Global, to develop food and lifestyle programming for Fox. Fox also acquired all of Studio Ramsay’s…

Aug

18

2021

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Wendy’s Walmart Locations Will Have Exclusive Menu Items You Can’t Get at Regular Restaurants

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Want to try a Strawberry Frosty or Jalapeno Popper Chicken Nugget? Head to the Walmart in Heath, Ohio. As McDonald's has continued to close its Walmart locations, the discount retailer has been actively looking to fill its growing fast food void. So earlier this month, one of McDonald's biggest burger competitors took its first stab as a replacement: Wendy's. But don't expect these Walmart Wendy's to look identical to their standalone counterparts. Wendy's says they're trying out some new ideas as they open these smaller Walmart locations — including exclusive new menu items.…

Aug

17

2021

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Will There Be a Turkey Shortage This Thanksgiving?

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie Here's what some of the country's biggest poultry producers had to say. A year and a half into the COVID pandemic, if you haven't gotten used to seeing shortages, you're probably not doing much grocery shopping. Changes in things like shipping, labor, and buying habits have caught plenty of industries off guard, and with Thanksgiving on the horizon, a new report suggests that some types of turkeys could be difficult to track down come November. Last year, smaller Thanksgiving celebrations led to an increased demand for smaller birds. Similarly, the New York Post reports that not only…

Aug

16

2021

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What’s the Deal With Those Colorful Circles on Food Packaging?

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By Tim Nelson | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie It's all about graphic design and quality control. Maybe you haven't looked too closely lately, but there's a lot of information to be found on the average snack wrapper or bag of chips. Obviously there's the nutrition facts (which mostly exist to make you feel guilty) and info about serving sizes (which are not based on any human's appetite). These days, you're also likely to find some kind of feel-good story about the brand and its history, in an effort to convince you that you're enjoying a wholesome treat made with…

Aug

15

2021

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This clever kitchen brand has improved all the tools you use most

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David Watsky | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie #Technology File all of Dreamfarm's innovations under "why didn't I think of that?" When is a spatula not a spatula? Give up? When someone takes that classic kitchen utensil that we all thought was perfect and fuses it with another to make it even better. I'm talking about the Chopula, a spatula with one slightly sharp side intended for impromptu chopping and one of Dreamfarm's many duh-inducing creations. Reinventing the wheel -- or more accurately, reinventing the pizza wheel -- is what this funky Australian kitchen inventor and innovator does on the regular, and it…

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