Food

Most of us would agree that we’ll take all the cooking tips we can get. Whether you’re a novice or you’ve been creating dishes in the kitchen for a long time, we all have more to learn. And we can always use more advice about what NOT to do. What are some big NO-NOs that...

If you’ve never worked in food service, then you might wonder if the practice of sabotaging a rude customer’s order is an urban legend or something that actually happens. As someone who has worked in food service, I can tell you that it’s not just an urban legend, but that most people who work in food...

Like it or not, for most people, fast food is a part of our lives. We keep busy, running from place to place, or maybe the idea of fixing dinner for everyone again just to hear them say it’s gross is enough to send you running to the nearest McDonald’s. Whatever the reason, most of us...

When you work in food service at the same place for any length of time, you can get pretty tired of eating the same things over and over again. I mean, you do it, because usually you get a discount and it makes more sense than going somewhere else to eat on a break, but...

It’s every patron’s worst fear – one of the cooks or wait staff at a restaurant you visit does something terrible to your food. We can imagine all kinds of things, from the classic spit to giving us something we’re allergic to and asked to avoid, but how often does it really happen? At least...

I will be the first person to say that dipping pretty much anything in chocolate is an improvement upon the original. Chocolate is delicious and ranks right up there with coffee when we’re talking about foods that sustain life, but listen. There is no way that chocolate and pickles go together unless you’re pregnant or...

If you love peanut butter (and I think pretty much anyone who doesn’t suffer from a tragic allergy probably falls into that category), then there’s a good chance you’re also wild about Butterfinger candy bars – they just have that perfect balance of peanut butter and crunch, right? If those things are true, then pretty...

If you’ve done any cooking, then you’ve probably noticed that certain foods you prep…linger. The smell of onion and garlic, for example, can be scented days after you’ve made the meal, after you’ve washed your hands multiple times and even showered – but why? This is the perfect query for Reddit’s No Stupid Question forum,...