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French Toast Girl Scout Cookies Are Coming in 2021

The new Girl Scout cookie variety, which is called Toast-Yay!, is meant to look and taste like a slice of French toast.

This Truly Wireless Meat Thermometer Takes the Guesswork Out of Grilling

Even a grilling novice can get their meat to the exact right temperature with this smart thermometer and app.

Even if this lemon is caked in coronavirus pathogens (which is unlikely), she'll be fine as long as she washes her hands.

Contracting COVID-19 From Food or Food Packaging Is Unlikely, According to WHO

As long as you wash your hands and don’t touch your face, your chances of catching COVID-19 from food are basically zilch.

Fried Beer Exists—and We Have Texas to Thank (or Blame) for It

Forget deep-fried Oreos and deep-fried butter—thanks to Mark Zable, you can now have your beer and eat it, too.

More Than 38,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Has Been Recalled

The beef was shipped from Canada, but it somehow skirted the inspection process when it entered the U.S.

Cheesy Like Sunday Morning: Kraft Declares Mac and Cheese a Breakfast Food

You already know and love breakfast for dinner. Allow us to introduce you to its edgy twin: dinner for breakfast.

Why Do We Say ‘Spill the Beans’?

The phrase was around long before Kevin Malone dropped his famous chili in season five of ‘The Office.’

Red Lobster Employee Discovers Rare Blue Lobster, Donates It to Akron Zoo

After Red Lobster employees discovered a rare blue lobster in a delivery, they found it a new home at a zoo in Akron, Ohio.

Trader Joe's can signal that local real estate values are high.

Living Near a Trader Joe's Can Increase the Value of Your Home—Here's Why

Popular grocery chain Trader Joe's appears to be an indication of a prosperous neighborhood, with home values near locations steadily rising.

John Lewis poses with images from his first arrests for leading a nonviolent sit-in at Nashville's segregated lunch counters.

Good Trouble: John Lewis's Pivotal Role in the Nashville Lunch Counter Sit-Ins of 1960

Nashville became the first city in America to desegregate its lunch counters, and it might not have happened without the legendary activism of the late John Lewis.

Painting of a Puebla Kitchen, by an anonymous artist.

Food Timeline: You Could Be in Charge of the Web's Most Ambitious Food History Site

Lynne Olver built and maintained the Food Timeline on her own for 16 years before her death. Now, the beloved resource needs someone new at the helm.

A Burger King ad about cow farts is drawing controversy.

What a Whopper: Burger King’s New Commercial About Cow Farts Has Farmers Angry

A Burger King ad spot, which features child yodeler Mason Ramsey insisting cow farts are responsible for methane emissions, has been criticized for taking a flippant approach to global warming.

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How to Make the Ancient Roman Fish Sauce Garum at Home

If you're looking for a new quarantine cooking project, consider making an Ancient Roman recipe for fish sauce in your kitchen.

This Subscription Box Delivers Authentic Japanese Snacks, Teas, and Candy Right to Your Door

Every month, Bokksu lets you experience a taste of Japan—including snacks, teas, and candy—from the comfort of home.

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Queen Elizabeth II Approves of Buckingham Palace's New Official Gin

Drinking this Buckingham Palace gin is the closest most of us can get to spending happy hour with the Queen.

If you're looking for a caffeine fix, you know that orange pot isn't going to help.

Why Are Decaf Coffee Pots Orange?

Both decaf and regular coffee drinkers know what the orange spout and handle on a carafe means, but they may not know why the color was chosen.

10 Surprising Uses for Coffee That Don’t Involve Drinking It

Coffee grounds are great for plants, and brewed coffee can help convince your houseguests that those boxed brownies were made from scratch.

10 Surprising Uses for Coffee That Don’t Involve Drinking It

Coffee grounds are great for plants, and brewed coffee can help convince your houseguests that those boxed brownies were made from scratch.

The Oldest Restaurant in Every Country, Mapped

Salzburg, Austria’s St. Peter Stiftskulinarium is still going strong after more than 1200 years of business.

"Please bake our brethren on the middle rack next time."

5 Ingenious Tricks for Saving Burnt Cookies

We have the secrets to un-blackening your charred chocolate chip cookies (and a hack on how to soften hard cookies, too).

What does the Crunchwrap Supreme have to do with queer politics? A lot, actually.

Taco Bell Quarterly, a Taco Bell-Themed Literary Journal, Exists—And You Can Read It Online

While you’re waiting for 'Taco Bell Quarterly' Volume 3 to drop, catch up on works like “Ode to Nacho Fries” and “Imagining Our Taco Bell Wedding” in previous issues.

The Stouffer's mac and cheese dispenser appears destined for college dorm rooms everywhere.

Stouffer's Has Invented a Mac and Cheese Dispenser for National Mac and Cheese Day

The popular frozen dinner brand claims to have constructed a mac and cheese tap that can serve the gooey side dish on demand.

This woman is going to make a quick stop at Whole Foods' bakery section before book club.

Why Does Altitude Affect Baking?

Don’t blame yourself for those bone-dry brownies you made in Aspen—blame the air pressure (or lack thereof).

9 Delicious Uses for Sourdough Starter Discard

Discard your sourdough starter discard with these creative and unusual—but always delicious—recipes.

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