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Where's her Michelin star

For the last month or so it's felt like everyone has been talking about FX's The Bear - and now those same people are rejoicing at news that it's been picked up for a second season. The single-camera dramedy seems to have won viewers over with its realistic portrayal of kitchen life, winning characters, and apparently the unanimous thirst for the show's star, Jeremy Allen White. As someone who spent quite a bit of time in restaurant kitchens, I can agree that the portrayal is on-point, save the…

If there's one dumb thing in the world that people love to get heated over, it's food. Most people (unless they're sociopaths who'd rather take a pill than eat) have intense opinions about that stuff we need to eat to survive. The opinions can be as normal as “X is the best place to dine on X,” or as freakish as the Swedish belief that bananas should be on pizza. And no, we're not making that one up. As anyone on the internet can attest, people who like pineapple on pizza get ragged on regularl…

THIS is what they mean when they say “use what your mama gave ya.”

Sparks fly, it's like electricity…

The mouthwatering nacho cheese literally drips from the taco just like the episode.

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What a dream job—caution: your mouth WILL water!

They're like rations

Baked bean pizza? Corn Cookies?? Peach SPAM bake??? JELLIED MEATLOAF???? This man actually makes these dishes AND eats them.

At this point we've all heard many a joke about white people and their resistance to using seasoning. And while I object to the stereotype (y'all should see my well-stocked spice rack) spices and herbs are no joke. There's nothing worse than biting into a mouthful of bland, whether it's flavorless chicken breast that may as well have been boiled, or vegetables that are sorely in need of, at the very least, a handful of salt. As much as we love the myriad spices available to humans thanks to the…

There's one thing that unites most living creatures. It's definitely not religion, language, or genetic makeup. We're talking about food. While seeking sustenance is more of a need than a hobby, some people are able to mix the two. Humans have made it so this biological need can be made

In an evocative parallel scene from a Sopranos episode entitled, "The Strong, Silent Type," mob boss Tony Soprano and his loyal associate Furio cook dinner for themselves, alone in their respective kitchens. The scene starts out with Tony walking into the kitchen of his New Jersey McMansion. He calls out his wife Carmella's name before finding a note on the counter that reads, "Rigatoni in the fridge." Meanwhile, Furio (a native Neapolitan), tends to sizzling pots and pans in a humid, dimly-lit…