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Hot Bake: Recipes for Bread, Pastries, Desserts & More

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Picture this: You live alone, it’s late at night, you’re recovering from an exhausting day of work, and you get hit with a craving for something sweet.

Bake for One with These Single-Serve Dessert Recipes

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You could have a traditional Halloween, tossing candy into the neighborhood kids' pumpkin buckets and stressing over that elusive costume idea that's culturally relevant but not at all try-hard.

Predict Your Future with Eggs This Halloween

Los Angeles

The best thing about food halls is their diversity, the breadth of cuisines you can try within a single visit and the madcap mixed meals you can build out from various vendors’ offerings.

Eat Your Way Through the Best Food Halls in LA

Weekend Project

We share a recipe from an expert and allow them to share the best tips and tricks for a home cook or bartender to get it done.

Weekend Project: Home Cooking and Cocktails Made Easy

Veg Table

Eat clean with these vegan- and vegetarian-friendly recipes, and discover the top-rated plant-based food and drink spaces.

Veg Table: Healthy Recipes & Plant-Based Champions - Thrillist

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Summer in Senegal, for Pierre Thiam, meant spending time with family—and fonio.

Use Supergrain Fonio to Make Veggie Sliders That Will Satisfy

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News

After first making a big splash across the pond in the UK, McDonald's is officially testing out a chicken version of its iconic Big Mac stateside.

McDonald's Is Introducing a Chicken Big Mac

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My google search history consists almost entirely of questions related to freezing food.

You Could Definitely Be Using Your Freezer More

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Hot dogs and burgers might be the usual cookout suspects.

Be the Cookout Hero with This Skillet Blueberry Cornbread

New York

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Potatoes might be the overall most popular vegetable in the US, but New Yorkers beg to differ.

How to Grow the Most-Searched Vegetable in New York

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Viral videos posted to TikTok and Facebook promise to solve the eternal problem of buying avocados: eating them before they go bad.

The FDA Says This Viral TikTok Hack for Avocados Can Make You Sick

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Modern barbecue joints have catapulted smoked meats to the top of best-of lists and travel itineraries, spawned television shows, and normalized waiting three hours to eat lunch.

Make the Most Out of Your Smoker with Tips from the Pros 

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In November, McDonald's turned its fan-favorite Egg McMuffin menu hacks into actual menu items for a limited time, stacking its classic breakfast sandwich with all kinds of extras.

McDonald's Just Added 4 Viral Menu Hacks to Its Actual Menu 

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Late in 2021, Alix Traeger shared a hack on TikTok for ordering "the best caesar salad in the world" at The Cheesecake Factory.

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Bake for One with These Single-Serve Dessert Recipes

The latest TikTok trend is designed for the solo diner.

Predict Your Future with Eggs This Halloween

Learn about all the symbols food has to offer.

Eat Your Way Through the Best Food Halls in LA

String together a series of diverse bites at these great food halls, with plenty of craft beer and coffee along the way.

Use Supergrain Fonio to Make Veggie Sliders That Will Satisfy

Chef Pierre Thiam wants to put fonio on the dinner table, one recipe at a time.

McDonald's Is Introducing a Chicken Big Mac

The company is testing out the new sandwich in the Miami area.

You Could Definitely Be Using Your Freezer More

Learn how to freeze fresh produce and savor peak flavors year-round.

Be the Cookout Hero with This Skillet Blueberry Cornbread

Fresh berries. Hot pan. Can’t lose.

How to Grow the Most-Searched Vegetable in New York

Vegetable experts share some crucial tips and tricks.

The FDA Says This Viral TikTok Hack for Avocados Can Make You Sick

Plunging your avocados in water may make them last longer, but the FDA says there are risks.

Make the Most Out of Your Smoker with Tips from the Pros

Grab your crew. Get outside. Cook outdoors to your heart’s content.

McDonald's Just Added 4 Viral Menu Hacks to Its Actual Menu

They'll be available by January 31.

Cheesecake Factory Turned a Viral 'Menu Hack' Into an Actual Menu Item

You can now order the Louisiana Chicken Caesar Salad. No hack required.