These Burgers Taste Like Bloody Marys

Jul

25

2021

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These Burgers Taste Like Bloody Marys

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By Bridget Hallinan | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT On this week’s episode of Mad Genius: Home Edition, Justin Chapple incorporates flavors of the classic cocktail into juicy burgers. One of (many) beautiful things about hamburgers is how easy it is to customize their flavor. And in this week's episode of Mad Genius: Home Edition, Food & Wine Culinary Director at Large Justin Chapple gives his burgers a boost with ingredients inspired by a classic cocktail—the Bloody Mary. While there's no vodka involved in this recipe, horseradish, tomato paste, hot sauce and more ingredients help evoke the drink's signature taste. The best part? The burgers are ready in just two…

Jul

24

2021

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Desperate for Workers, Restaurants Are Contacting Applicants from Years Ago

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT One person reported getting contacted about a job they applied to in 2016. After a year and a half of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant industry is still trying to get back to normal. And simply opening back up for business isn't cutting it: Many restaurants say they are struggling to find enough workers to fill demand from customers. As a result, some chains have tried increasing wages or paying people just to come in for an interview. But when that's not enough, at least a handful of chains have decided to reach…

Jul

23

2021

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Taco Bell Currently Dealing With Shortages of Ingredients, Hot Sauce, Even Napkins

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By Jelisa Castrodale | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT The fast food brand is the latest to warn customers to expect supply chain issues. "Temporary shortages" have become two of the buzzwords (or one of the buzz phrases) of the past year, especially when it comes to fast food restaurants. Some Burger Kings in Michigan had to deal with a pickle shortage that delayed the debut of its chicken sandwich, Starbucks has been intermittently out of ingredients ranging from oat milk to fresh fruit, and even ketchup packets were once hard to come by. The latest chain to enter the "Uh-Oh, We're Out of That" club is Taco Bell.…

Jul

21

2021

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NYC Restaurant Week Is Back for the First Time Since the Pandemic

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By Andrea Romano | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT And reservations are now open. After a long year and a half of canceled plans, one popular New York City event is back and ready for people to make some reservations. NYC & Company announced on Monday that NYC Restaurant Week is returning for the first time since the pandemic began. Nearly 530 restaurants are offering more than 40 distinct cuisines in 75 neighborhoods across the city. "NYC Restaurant Week returns once again this summer taking on new resonance as a celebration of the City's remarkable and resilient culinary community, and an opportunity to bring…

Jul

20

2021

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Krispy Kreme Turned Classic Carnival Snacks into Doughnuts

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By Adam Campbell-Schmitt Troy Warren for CNT Step right up and try a cotton candy, caramel popcorn, or caramel apple doughnut. Whether or not you'll be making your way to a state or county fair this summer, you can still get a taste of some of your favorite sweet and salty carnival treats at home ... in doughnut form, at least. Today, Krispy Kreme launched its Carnival Collection, a trio of new doughnuts that evoke memories of ferris wheels, blue ribbons, and trying to knock over suspiciously sturdy milk bottles. The three snack-food flavors are as follows (with descriptions provided by Krispy Kreme): Cotton Candy: An…

Jul

18

2021

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Subway Launched a Website Defending Its Tuna

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT SubwayTunaFacts.com explains that the sandwich chain's tuna is, in fact, real. Subway's tuna sandwich has had about as tough of a year as a sandwich can have. In January, a class-action lawsuit was filed alleging that Subway's tuna doesn't actually contain any tuna at all. Of course, lawsuits can be filed without being true, but in a world where Subway has become an easy punching bag, the bold claim received plenty of press. Then, last month, things got worse: Hoping to get to the bottom of the viral story, the New York Times sent Subway's tuna to a lab…

Jul

17

2021

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Frozen Chuck E. Cheese Pizzas Are Now in Grocery Stores — and They Come with Prize Tickets

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Each box includes 250 free e-tickets that can be used at actual Chuck E. Cheese locations. Chuck E. Cheese has had a particularly difficult year and a half. (The restaurant chain, that is; I can only assume that the animatronic mouse was fine.) In June 2020, parent company CEC Entertainment filed for bankruptcy to reorganize its debt, which came with some major changes. The company destroyed 7 billion prize tickets on its path to going digital. And with locations closed to birthday parties and family pizza nights, in the interim, they continued to focus on their…

Jul

16

2021

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Panda Express to Put Plant-Based Orange ‘Chicken’ on the Menu

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT The new Beyond Meat vegetarian dish will debut at select Panda Express locations this summer. Though the Beyond Burger is where they started, Beyond Meat has long been open about their aspirations beyond plant-based beef. And recently, the company has been putting a renewed focus on chicken: Last week, they announced the official release of Beyond Chicken Tenders at nearly 400 restaurants nationwide. And this week, they've announced one of their biggest chicken partnerships yet: a plant-based version of Panda Express's signature dish, Orange Chicken. Beyond the Original Orange Chicken — as the new meat-free meal…

Jul

15

2021

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The Best Heirloom Tomatoes Are in Virginia

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By Jason Tesauro | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Hanover County is a tomato-growing paradise cherished by chefs, farmers, and even soil experts. Chef Patrick O'Connell gazed lovingly upon a flat of Hanover heirlooms at The Inn at Little Washington, his iconic three-Michelin-star restaurant. The James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award winner summoned his executive sous chef and farmer-in-residence to admire the bounty. "Something ordinary, looked at differently," he said. "We want our staff to get the best of the best of the best." O'Connell recalled an intense tomato purée he once ferried home from Italy. "Perhaps in Naples, there's something comparable." The most…

Jul

14

2021

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Popeyes Is Adding Sandwich-Inspired Chicken Nuggets to the Menu

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT The new nuggets use the same recipe as Popeyes' trendsetting chicken sandwich. If you were alive during the summer of 2019, you couldn't avoid Popeyes Chicken Sandwich mania. After four decades without a chicken sandwich, America's third largest chicken chain finally launched one, and the new item quickly sold out across the country — leaving other brands playing catchup (or at least trying to ride the sammy's crispy coattails). But while many people were wondering, "Where can I find the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich?" other questions began to emerge like "Wait, Popeyes didn't already have a chicken sandwich?" and…

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