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Americans drank $68.1 billion worth of wine last year, including red, white, and rosé; dessert wine; and Champagne/sparkling wine. Some of the bottles opened, presumably mostly by that fabled 1%,...
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Celebrities can do anything, or so it sometimes seems. Though they may be known for acting or directing or singing or the like, if they’re well-known enough, they can turn their attentions and lend...
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“Mexican food” can mean many different things in this country. There are Mexican-inspired fast-food chains like Taco Bell, Del Taco, and Chipotle, and combination-plate dinner-house operations...
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The best grocery chain in the country, knocking Trader Joe’s out of first place, is H-E-B — whose supermarkets are located entirely in Texas and northeastern Mexico. That’s according to a new...
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According to the online wine marketplace and wine app Vivino, an average bottle of white wine costs $14.41, while its red counterpart comes in slightly higher at $15.66. Those averages tend to rise...
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According to the most recent available figures, there are some 660,755 quick-service and full-service eating establishments around the country. People patronize these places for a variety of reasons,...
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Some food fads come and go relatively quickly (when’s the last time you opened a package of SnackWells, or ordered blackened redfish at a restaurant?). Others arrive on the scene, quite possibly...
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There are great restaurants all over America today, in both cities and the countryside, from simple family-run places — some serving time-honored diner fare, some with vivid accents (Latin, Asian,...
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Why did these places shutter? A variety of reasons. In some cases, leases were up and were too expensive to renew. Other places closed because they just weren’t making it due to a variety of...
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Bacon just won’t die. Americans have probably eaten this cured and/or smoked pork belly product for as long as there have been Americans. Our over-the-top national obsession with it, though, seems...
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It’s no secret that the restaurant business is volatile, and that restaurants come and go with sometimes surprising speed. Especially go. Restaurants close for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the...
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Among the wonders of American life that tend to inspire awe in visitors from other countries is the variety of choices available to food shoppers in our supermarkets. And indeed, our markets are...
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Bacon just won’t die. Americans have probably eaten this cured and/or smoked pork belly product for as long as there have been Americans. Our over-the-top national obsession with it, though, seems...
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There’s something about pie. It doesn’t matter if it’s sweet or savory; filled with fruit or custard or steak and ale; conventionally round or half-moon-shaped; store-bought or baked at home....
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The word “pie” can describe a number of different food preparations. Shepherd’s pie, for instance, is a dish of seasoned ground lamb or beef topped with a “crust” of mashed potatoes. Frito...
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