An Alternative Thanksgiving

By Julia Maish

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March to the beat of a different culinary drum? Here are a few delicious options you could serve instead.

Boston

By Julia Maish

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There was an annual baseball championship series recently; you may have heard something about it, including the fact that the victor was

October 26, 2018

By Alpana Singh

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"I heard you're coming back. Is it true?" asked the woman standing behind me in the checkout line at the grocery store.

The Steakhouse

By Julia Maish

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As we all know, restaurant trends come and go. But some are timeless and enduring, and this is certainly true of the steakhouse.

Pumpkin (Spice)

By Julia Maish

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The word “autumn,” of course, conjures up many universal images, especially to folks in the Northern Hemisphere: shorter days, muted colors, heading back to school, falling leaves, cooler temperatures, and heavy sweaters. To foodies, though, it means just one thing: pumpkin spice is back! In seemingly everything.

Corn

By Julia Maish

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Corn (whose name comes from the Old Norse word “korn” which means “grain”) has been in existence for thousands of years. Once it arrived in the United States from its place of origin in Central America, it was known as “Indian corn,” which we use today as a customary — and colorful — decoration to signify autumn. 

Poldark’s Cornwall

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In anticipation of this Sunday's new season of Poldark, we thought it would be timely to take you to that picturesque area at the extreme southwestern tip of England where the series is set: Cornwall.

Chewing Gum

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At the end of this month, America celebrates National Chewing Gum Day. How long has gum been around? And why do people love to chew it?

TV Dinners

By Julia Maish

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“Necessity is the mother of invention.” This iconic quote certainly applies to the creation of TV dinner, that miraculous heat-and-serve innovation beloved of busy parents, single people, and non-cooks everywhere that is celebrated with National TV Dinner Day in the coming week.

The Soda Fountain

By Julia Maish

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Have you ever seen the classic films It’s a Wonderful Life, The Best Years of Our Lives, Good News, and the Andy Hardy movies with Mickey Rooney? If you have, you got a glimpse of the family-friendly social center of every American small town: the old-fashioned soda fountain.