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Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly looking statuesque in Peter Luger Steak House.

A New York Steak House Beefed Up Customer Capacity With Madame Tussauds Wax Figures

Don Draper, Holly Golightly, and some other iconic New Yorkers helped maintain social distance at a New York steak house.

8 Essential Cookbooks Everyone Needs in Their Kitchen

From the classic work of Julia Child to more modern fusion cuisine, these eight cookbooks are essential must-haves in your kitchen.

The Secret Ingredient for Cooking Scrambled Eggs Fast Without Drying Them Out

Adding a special ingredient to your scrambled eggs helps keep them creamy and tender even when cooked quickly.

Can Honey Go Bad?

Honey can spend years in a pantry without spoiling because bees are very diligent when it comes to food safety.

Sea turtles in Israel are being saved by mayonnaise.

How Mayo Is Being Used to Save Sea Turtles

The popular condiment is good on sandwiches but even better for turtles. It's a major tool in an ecological disaster.

Tasha Marks created This Sea of Sugar Knows No Bounds, a mixed media piece made of sugar, rosewater, and wood, for the Istanbul Design Biennial.

The Decadent Art of Renaissance-Era Sugar Sculptures—and Their Not-So-Sweet History

Food has been used as an artistic medium since ancient times, but its sweetest period may have been the Renaissance, when sugar sculptures graced the tables of Europe’s most elite—but at what price?

Buttergate Has Canadians Upset Over Their Buttery Spreads

Sticks of rubbery butter have prompted a flood of complaints from Canadians in recent weeks. There are theories, but no pat solution.

Why Five Guys Always Serves Their Burgers Well Done

Five Guys Burgers and Fries accommodates customers in many ways, but they won't serve you beef cooked rare or medium.

Feast Afrique, A Digital Archive Dedicated to West African Cuisine, Is Now Online

Feast Afrique is an online library that gathers recipes and culinary texts from the past 200 years of African diasporan history.

This $11 Kitchen Accessory Cuts, Slices, and Pits Avocados in Seconds

For the avocado lovers of the world, this user-friendly multi-tool is one of Amazon's most popular kitchen accessories.

Your favorite condiments have unusual origins.

A Brief History of Ketchup and Mustard

How did ketchup and mustard—two condiments with thousands of years of history between them—become associated with hot dogs and hamburgers?

Watching Hayao Miyazaki Make Ramen Is a Scene Straight Out of a Studio Ghibli Movie

If you watch Studio Ghibli movies for the food scenes, you'll love this clip of Hayao Miyazaki making ramen for the animators of 'Spirited Away.'

This is rarely what lettuce looks like after a day or two in the fridge.

A Simple Trick for Keeping Lettuce Fresh

You don't have to put up with the disappointment of brown, slimy greens anymore. Lettuce show you how.

What Are Those Meatless, Plant-Based Burgers Actually Made Of?

Plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger are definitely vegan, but that doesn't mean they're healthy.

You’ve Been Peeling Your Oranges All Wrong

Peel your oranges quickly and get all the fruit off the peel with the innovative method laid out in this video.

Hi-C Orange Lavaburst Is Returning to McDonald's Soda Fountains

Attention, nostalgic McDonald's customers: Hi-C Orange Lavaburst will be restored to its rightful spot in soda fountains after a three-year hiatus.

Still Looking for Girl Scout Cookies? Consider Buying Some Online From New York's Troop of Homeless Girls

This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies online from Troop 6000, which connects girls living in homeless shelters throughout New York City.

New Haven-style white clam pizza is a Connecticut specialty.

New York and New Jersey Have Some Thoughts About Connecticut Trying to Make Pizza Its Official State Food

New York and New Jersey lawmakers have lots of feelings about Connecticut's push to make pizza its official state food.

This Startup Makes Eco-Friendly Utensils Out of Discarded Avocado Pits

The Mexican startup Biofase has found a way to convert avocado pits into disposable utensils that are easier on the environment than the plastic kind.

Celebrate Valentine's Day With These 7 Online Cooking Classes and DIY Meal Kits

Celebrate Valentine's Day safely this year with special events and treats for the ultimate virtual date night.

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McDonald's Is Bringing Back Its Shamrock Shake Early in 2021

St. Patrick's Day is coming early this year for fans of McDonald's seasonal, mint-green Shamrock Shake.

This Mouthwatering Map Shows Each State’s Favorite Valentine’s Day Candy

It’s mostly a battle between conversation hearts and chocolate boxes, with cinnamon bears watching from the sidelines.

Stanley Tucci feels right at home being photographed at Rome's Hotel Eden.

11 Surprising Facts About Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci is truly a renaissance man. He’s an actor, a writer, a director, a producer, a cookbook author, a viral cocktail connoisseur, and now, the host of his very own food show—'Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.'

What's the Stuff Between the Wafers of a Kit Kat?

If you've ever eaten a chocolate bar, you've probably eaten a Kit Kat. The four-fingered bar is one of the world's most popular treats and in 2014 was named the "most influential" candy bar of all time by TIME Magazine.

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