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The 1950’s saw a new appreciation for food and menu variety, both at home and in everyday, relatively inexpensive restaurants. With women still largely out of the workforce but freed up by modern...
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Tastes in beer change. In the early years of the 20th century, numerous large-scale American brewers were making beer in the vividly hop-infused IPA (India pale ale) style. By the time breweries...
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Sandwiches are very popular because they are usually quick and easy to make, yet still satisfying. They can serve as a full meal, a work lunch, or a fast breakfast on-the-go. (Here’s a list of the...
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Italian food may or may not still constitute our favorite international fare (there is evidence that younger generations prefer Mexican, for instance), but you have only to glance through the recipes...
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Each region of America has distinctive foods, from New England lobster to Southwestern enchiladas. But look closer and you’ll find certain dishes intrinsic to a state’s identity, even if barely...
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Food names can be deceiving. French fries aren’t actually French, Swiss steak didn’t originate in Switzerland, and Mongolian barbecue is neither Mongolian nor barbecue. These misleading monikers...
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What makes a dish truly iconic in America? Does it just need to be popular nationwide? Does it require a long history? Or does it need to exemplify how we as a nation dine and have dined? In our...
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There was a time when the only marijuana-related foodstuff anyone had ever heard of was the infamous pot brownie, a staple of ‘60s gatherings descended from a recipe for hashish fudge published in...
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Some chain restaurants seem like they’ve always been around, and always will be. But just like all restaurants, even the biggest chains started out with one single location – and in some cases...
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Other cultures certainly have pies, both savory and sweet, but pie is arguably the most American of all desserts. Nobody says “As American as a chocolate chip cookie” or “As easy as angel food...
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Nothing says America like a beef patty cooked to perfection, covered with condiments, sandwiched inside a bun (or even on toast in some interpretations). We live in a land of burgers, and...
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The restaurant business is a tough one. Even before COVID, restaurants came and went with regularity. Statistics on restaurant failure rates vary widely. One estimate suggests that up to 90% of...
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Mexico came in second only to Italy as the country with the best food overall, according to Ranker readers responding to a survey the site conducted two years ago. And Mexican is the second most...
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The U.S. is a nation of voracious ice cream eaters – second only to New Zealand in per capita consumption, according to the trade publication Frozen Dessert Supplies – and July is the month in...
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In France, the distinction is made between a bread bakery (boulangerie) and a pastry shop (pâtisserie), and a similar dichotomy holds true in other places. In America, however, we tend to meld the...
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