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☆ I went to a food festival where Latina chefs shared their culinary journeys — and fed my Boricua soul
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Sofía Viera | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I spoke with Latina chefs about their culinary crafts at a Latin food festival in New Jersey. On a warm, sunny April day in Paramus, New Jersey, the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot transformed into a Latin food festival. Children enjoy the warm weather and live music during a Latin food festival in Paramus, New Jersey. Cynthia Soto, owner of Empanada Lady stands for a portrait near her food stand during the Latin food festival. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much when I heard about a Latin food festival in Paramus.

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☆ Workers aren't going to the office, but they are hitting the bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Jordan Hart | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewZachary Timms, a project engineer in Houston, has rules around how he does happy hour with coworkers. Late-afternoon spending may have slipped in New York, per Square data, but post-work socializing seems to be going strong later in the evening for office workers. Seasoned employees warning younger colleagues about bringing out their "weekend personality" at work happy hour haven't always deterred the newest class. One TikToker shared her excitement for 5:01 p.m. this summer and the start of happy hour with colleagues. Advertisement"Just a quick reminder that you were actually more drunk and annoying at that work happy hour than you remember," TikToker Jack Lawler advised.

Persons: —, Zachary Timms, Timms, Zachary Timms He's, Shadé Smith, I've, Ara, Kharazian, TikToker, TikToker Jack Lawler, Brown, Gen Zers Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Houston, New York, NYC's, Irish

☆ I've taken my kids, 6 and 12, on dozens of camping trips. I enjoy them more than traditional vacations.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Saba Khonsari | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The simplicity of our camping trips gives me room to rest and reset, and we connect more. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In the fall of 2020, during the height of pandemic hobby acquisition, our family of four set out on our first car camping trip. It's now three years later, and in the time since, we've been on over two dozen camping trips. There is always an element of inconvenience and discomfort in camping, even the rudimentary car camping we do.

Persons: we've, —, It's, I've, Saba Khonsari, Saba Organizations: Service, Huntsville Locations: Costa Rican, rejuvenating

☆ Chili for the Championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Many will make chili (above) today, one of the great foods of National Football League cuisine, up there with wings and nachos. Ali Slagle’s recipe is top-drawer: deep in flavor, spice and smokiness, and fairly easy to prepare. Make it with whatever meat you like — so long as it’s decently fatty, to bring out the taste of the aromatics. Chili’s a good way to guarantee a win during the Super Bowl, whichever team you’re rooting for. Bryan laughed when I said that and told me it was just fine to substitute a commercial browning sauce instead — something like Kitchen Bouquet, available in most grocery stores.

Persons: Ali Slagle’s, Chili’s, Darian Bryan, Velma Hawthorne, Bryan Organizations: National Football League Locations: Jamaica, New York

☆ The Super Bowl menu has changed. Here's what people are buying and how much they're spending.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In total, American households are expected to spend a total of around $86 on average for their Super Bowl necessities. The National Restaurant Association said that Super Bowl food habits are shifting a little this year. For example, Kennedy said that women, by a sprawling margin, view chips and salsa as Super Bowl must-haves and feel similarly about nachos. While Super Bowl ticket prices have fallen a bit heading up to the Super Bowl, they opened on the day after the AFC and NFC Championship games at some of the highest levels in history. They are predicting a record TV audience for this year's Super Bowl because of her impact.

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☆ I made Guy Fieri's legendary Trash Can Nachos, and they're the perfect Super Bowl snack
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Chelsea Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Chelsea Davis for InsiderI started by making the marinade for my carne asada, which is typically made with grilled and sliced beef. Chelsea Davis for InsiderThis simmering process took about an hour and a half, which gave me time to do everything else. Chelsea Davis for InsiderOn the side, I had sliced avocado and radish slices for garnish and serving with the nachos. Chelsea Davis for InsiderI was worried the tower would just collapse, but it actually held together quite well. Chelsea Davis for InsiderIt didn't look like the prettiest dish in the world, but the toppings seemed evenly distributed throughout the chips.

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☆ Taco Bell says that low-income customers are still flocking to its restaurants even as other fast-food chains say they're struggling to hold on to them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTaco Bell says that it is still performing well among low-income customers even as other fast-food chains say they're struggling to keep hold of this demographic. Brands, said that the taco and burrito chain's restaurants in low-income trade areas in the US had outperformed the rest of the business. Diners shouldn't expect Taco Bell to raise menu prices as much in 2024, he said. Record numbers of Taco Bell customers ordered digitallyThough Yum! Taco Bell had more than 8,500 restaurants globally by the end of 2023.

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☆ I rented a $365 cabana at Disney World's Typhoon Lagoon, and it was worth every penny even though it took 3 hours to book
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Megan Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I rented a cabana for a day at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park for $365. AdvertisementI've been going to Disney World for over 25 years, and I've been to its water parks — Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach — a few times. But during my most recent visit to Typhoon Lagoon, my family and I decided to spring for a poolside cabana. When my family and friends arrived at Typhoon Lagoon, check-in for the cabana was easyWe were stationed at Beachcomer Shack 7. AdvertisementThe time spent in the water was mostly on the lazy river, because the water park was very busy.

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☆ Test Your Protein Knowledge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Alice Callahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

See how much you really know about this essential nutrient with our quiz. It’s the beef in your stew and the fish in your tacos; the eggs in your omelet and the beans on your nachos. And for good reason: Protein is essential for every function in your body. But how much protein do you really need? And how can you be sure you’re getting enough?

The first of the two shootings in Lewiston, Maine, took place at a bowling alley, interrupting an American pastime on an ordinary Wednesday evening. “See you again in your spare time!”On the bowling alley’s Facebook page, the management has posted photos of smiling customers and congratulated people for bowling perfect games. Around 2 a.m., a few reporters were congregating near a sports bar and a Subway sandwich shop at the corner of Mollison Way, a road leading to the bowling alley. “We all went bowling as kids growing up here,” said Mar Mcenery, 52, who lives four miles from the bowling alley and had come to see the scene for herself at 4 a.m. despite the citywide lockdown order. “Especially when the weather gets colder — the bowling alley and the ice rink, that’s what we do.”Ms. Mcenery said the bowling center was a popular hangout for local teenagers.

Persons: ”, Mar Mcenery, Ms, Mcenery, “ Organizations: Facebook, Lewiston police Locations: Lewiston , Maine, Lewiston

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Fans decked in red streamed into the Lahainaluna High School football stadium, snacking on nachos and venison chili, bopping to the high school band’s rendition of “Sweet Caroline,” and exchanging long hugs with neighbors and classmates. Tevainui Loft, a 17-year-old tight end and linebacker, grew up watching Lahainaluna football in the stands overlooking his hometown. After the fire, “football was the furthest thing from my mind,” said Garret Tihada, one of the coaches, a 1987 Lahainaluna graduate. Tihada started to talking to players, fellow coaches and community members: “They were saying, ‘We need football back. But knowing that most of his teammates face similar circumstances has helped: “It doesn’t feel like I’m alone in this.”Bula is unsure of his plans after high school.

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☆ What Courtney Dauwalter Learned in the Pain Cave
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Rebecca Byerly | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After running for 60 miles through snow, up steep, root-filled switchbacks with thousands of feet of elevation gain, Courtney Dauwalter entered what she calls her pain cave. Scott Jurek won Western States seven times (most recently in 2005) but never once ran as fast as Dauwalter did this year. She beat a 1994 Western States record set by Ann Trason, who won the race 14 times, by more than two hours. Now she is trying to do something even the most accomplished ultrarunners would consider extraordinary: win three highly competitive 100-mile races in a single summer. She has won the race twice and currently holds the women’s record.

Persons: Courtney Dauwalter, —, Scott Jurek, Ann Trason, Mickey Mouse, billy Organizations: Western Locations: Sierra Nevada, ultrarunning, Moab , Utah, Western, Silverton, Colo, Blanc, Chamonix, France

☆ In Kentucky, a Maestro of the People
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | More About Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a muggy July night at an amphitheater in suburban Kentucky, the conductor and composer Teddy Abrams — sporting black jeans, camouflage sneakers and a bouncy mop of golden curls — took the podium and began to evangelize. It was the final stop on the Louisville Orchestra’s summer tour across Kentucky, and Abrams, the ensemble’s 36-year-old music director, paused to speak to the crowd of roughly 900 in Bardstown, 40 miles or so south of Louisville, about his mission. “This is your Louisville Orchestra, everyone,” he said. We’ve made a lot of the music that the world loves, invented entire genres right here in our state. That’s what this is all about — sharing the incredible music-making that takes places in Kentucky.”

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☆ Here’s what Bobby Flay could cook for you
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Katia Hetter | Natalia Osipova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

If you’re celebrity chef Bobby Flay, there’s no need to panic or turn to take-out menus. Bobby Flay came by CNN's Hudson Yards office in Manhattan to give CNN's Wellness team some food tips. Bobby Flay: I’m always ready. You take some onions and garlic, you sweat it (cook them in a little oil or butter to soften them, without taking on any color). Definitely have a bunch of different vinegars — red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar.

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☆ ‘Girl dinner’? It’s a trend that’s for everyone and it’s perfect for summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Although the so-called “girl dinner” is being popularized by young women promoting throw-together meals on TikTok, it’s in fact an inclusive meal. I’m a middle-aged girl, and this is the style of meal I’ve been calling “snack dinner” for years. The original “girl dinner” TikTok video, posted by Olivia Maher, featured a countertop spread of grapes, cornichons, bread and cheese. There are really no rules for preparing the perfect "girl dinner" — start with your favorite snack elements and expand from there. Your solo snack plate dinner doesn’t have to include bread, cheese or charcuterie if that’s not your personal preference.

Persons: Olivia Maher, Curly Courland, that’s, I’d, it’s, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: snacking

☆ Summer cooking hack: Ways to grill with campfires or firepits
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Start with a few key itemsAs with an indoor kitchen, you’ll need a few crucial tools to make your outdoor cooking expeditions a success. Metal cutlery are staples of outdoor cooking. Simple to prepare in advance, foil packets are among the easiest meals for a campfire cooking newbie to whip up. For skillet cooking, you can experiment with some of your usual one-pan meals transferred to the outdoors. One note: High-sided stainless steel firepits, such as Solo Stoves, aren’t the best option for cooking in coals.

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☆ Ebon Moss-Bachrach Gives ‘The Bear’ Its Abrasive Edge
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

He still gets nervous before big scenes — but it’s helpful, he said; it means there’s something to risk. “I had my feelings hurt a lot.”In “The Bear,” Matty Matheson, the Canadian chef and restaurateur, plays the hanger-on and handyman Neil, his first scripted role. “I’m a student of the acting school of Ebon,” he said. “I’m like this soft blade, trying to constantly be nice,” said Matheson, who is also a producer and consultant on the series. For him, “The Bear” was a character study in loss and change.

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☆ Juneteenth in Brooklyn: Red Velvet Cake Served With a Side of History
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All afternoon, people lined up for Shelly Flash’s specialties: jerk cheese nachos and jerk chicken dinner tacos — that’s chicken, coconut rice, black beans, sweet plantains, pickled slaw, chipotle aioli and jerk sour cream inside a soft tortilla. The Jamaican taco business, 2 Girls & a Cookshop, is owned by Ms. Flash was a schoolteacher before the pandemic but last year decided to make food a full-time gig, she said. The city’s Black population has declined by nearly 200,000 people in the past two decades. “I love this organization, focusing on the businesses and the Black people that are here and saying, ‘Hey, we’re still here.’”

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☆ Courtney Dauwalter: The fun-fuelled ultra-marathon star defying science
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Most people’s idea of fun wouldn’t involve running for hours on end through brutal, undulating terrain – but ultra-marathon sensation Courtney Dauwalter is no ordinary person. Dauwalter, a four-time ‘Ultra Running Magazine Ultrarunner of the year,’ holds multiple course records for the obscenely long races around the US and abroad. Pizza and pints"There is no right or wrong path to completing a 100 or 200-mile race," says Dauwalter. Joe Amon/Denver Post/Denver PostTrue to character, Dauwalter has a positive and novel method of coping with the unexpected visions. “For me, training, racing and exploring what’s possible with these ultra-races, the really long trail ones, is fun,” Dauwalter says.

☆ Peering Into the Future of Novels, With Trained Machines Ready
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Elizabeth A. Harris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gus forced himself to take a bite, but the flavor was rancid, a sickly sweet imitation of cheese. Aidan Marchine, however, is an unusual author — at least for now — because Aidan Marchine is a set of computer systems. The journalist and author Stephen Marche wrote “Death of an Author” using three artificial intelligence programs. Or three artificial intelligence programs wrote it with extensive plotting and prompting from Stephen Marche. “I am the creator of this work, 100 percent,” Marche said, “but, on the other hand, I didn’t create the words.”

While my kids aren’t the pickiest eaters I’ve ever encountered, they both have long, evolving lists of likes and dislikes. In that spirit, I asked readers of our Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter to tell us about the New York Times Cooking recipes their kids request on repeat, the meals that make them do a little happy dance when they hear they’re on the menu. What’s beloved one day might be detested the next, and one kid’s favorite dish could make another gag. (Get dinner ideas sent straight to your inbox weekly: Subscribe to the Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter.) See these and more kid-friendly recipes at New York Times Cooking

☆ We're having loyal Costco shoppers share their grocery lists with us. Here are their favorite things to buy there.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

Read Abigail Abesamis Demarest's full Costco shopping list: I've shopped at Costco for over 10 years. AdvertisementRead Lisa Tanner's full Costco shopping list: I'm a mom of 10 who's shopped at Costco for almost 20 years. Read Tara Zeller's full Costco shopping list: I drive 4 hours and spend $500 for every Costco trip. AdvertisementRead Majed Kassis' full Costco shopping list: I run a Costco fan account with over 390,000 followers. Read Rachel MacPherson's full Costco shopping list: I'm a personal trainer who shops for a family of 6 at Costco.

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Super NachosIf you live in Pittsburgh, watching football is pretty much mandatory. Settled in the city after emigrating from India, chef Preeti Mistry’s family embraced the ritual with game-day spreads. "To me this is what America is all about," Ms. Mistry said.

☆ Movie theaters get creative with food and drink as they struggle to fill seats
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

At many movie theaters, popcorn and soda appear alongside flatbreads, lobster grilled cheese and elaborate cocktails. "It is things like concessions and how that fits into a broader movie theater experience that really are things that movie theaters need to focus on and hammer in," Gallinari said. AMC Entertainment , the world's largest movie theater chain, exited its third quarter with more than $5.3 billion in debt. According to data from research firm EntTelligence, the average medium popcorn at domestic movie theaters is $8.14, while a medium drink runs for $6.20. "With movie theaters and concessions already having a reputation for being overpriced, being subject to the wills of the market in that way can really work against the movie theater's favor," Gallinari said.

IF YOU LIVE in Pittsburgh, watching football is pretty much mandatory. “It was a big deal,” said Ms. Mistry, a chef now based in Sonoma, Calif. “To me this is what America is all about.”A dish that stood out: Super Nachos. Each tortilla chip was layered, individually and exactingly, with refried beans, melted cheese and other fixings. “She would sing this cute song in her Indian accent as she would bring the platter out: ‘Super Nachos, Super Nachos, coming, coming,’ ” Ms. Mistry recalled. Now that I’m all grown up, I prefer to add a bit of desi flavor to her original recipe.”

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