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Why Paczki Are Essential to Fat Tuesday Celebrations in the Midwest

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Kurman Communications/Flickr The Polish yeasted doughnut is the star of Paczki Day The days before the Christian fast of Lent are known by many names. Mardi Gras season, Carnival, Shrovetide. These are days to eat and drink richly, before 40 days of fasting in anticipation of Easter. But in much of the midwest, the season all leads up to Paczki Day. Paczki are a Polish tradition, but they’ve become a beloved culinary tradition in many communities. Here's a primer on what they are and where to find them. What are paczki? Paczki are essentially Polish doughnuts, though denser and richer than your typical American yeasted doughnut. Traditional fillings include rosehip jelly or plum jam, but now they can be found filled with a variety of jams and sweet creams. The recipe is similar to German, Jewish, and Italian filled doughnuts, but traditional paczki contain a splash of Polish vodka called Spiritus in addition to the flour, eggs, milk, sugar, yeast, and sometimes butter that m...

Forget the Goodie Bag, Take Home a Tattoo

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The flash tattoo designs at a 2023 Omsom event included a disco ball and a head of garlic. | Jackie Lee/Omsom At a growing number of food pop-ups and events, flash tattoos have become the hot party favor Nasim Lahbichi remembers his first tattoo well: The recipe developer and content creator got the small outline of a monstera leaf for free, at a Brooklyn bar, at a party thrown by the food brand Omsom . Having learned that the 2021 event, which celebrated Omsom’s one year anniversary, would have tattoos, Lahbichi recalls thinking, “We have to get there early because I want to get this flash tattoo.” Compared to custom tattoos, flash consists of designs that an artist pre-draws for clients to pick from, and that are often but not always repeatable; the designs at the Omsom anniversary event included a knife, a match, and a steaming bowl of rice. “We thought max two, three people were gonna get them,” says Omsom co-founder Kim Pham. “We had no idea — the waitlist filled up in like,...

Atlanta’s Good Vibes, Hospitality Not Included

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The 21 Essential Restaurants in Park City, Utah

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Main Street. | Jason Cameron/Getty Images Dutch baby pancakes for brunch, après-ski whiskey at a distillery’s saloon, a fried chicken sandwich from a Food Network star, the best celeb-spotting spots during Sundance, and more of Park City’s best meals Just 35 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport, Park City is an easily accessible alpine oasis with something for everyone: a walkable downtown, picture-perfect mountains, and an exciting food scene. When events come to town — here’s looking at you, Sundance Film Festival — the celebrity sightings and after-parties are next-level, with a hint of Hollywood glamor taking over historic Main Street every January. Whether you’re looking for a lavish dinner and drinks after shopping and gallery-hopping, or you want to fuel up with brunch before ripping through fresh powder runs, Park City’s restaurants have you covered. After you’ve secured your pass — Park City is skiable through Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass , while Deer Valley is...

The Cult of Liquid Death

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Liquid Death started its life as a punchline on the internet. But it’s turned its savvy branding and distinctive tallboy cans into a $700 million business. When Liquid Death launched in 2017 — with just a rendering of its now-distinctive tall boy can hitting the internet — everyone was pretty sure that this new water brand was just a gimmick. Some called it the “Ed Hardy of water,” recalling the worst fashion trend of the early ’00s. Others decried the water’s heavy metal branding and slogan — “murder your thirst” — as toxic masculinity run rampant . Mostly, though, people just thought that the brand was a highly targeted stunt intended to sell expensive water to punk kids, skateboarders, and anyone else dumb enough to pay a premium just because it comes in a tall boy can emblazoned with a skull. But it turns out that Liquid Death — and this is coming from someone who insufferably considers themselves a water snob — is pretty damn good. When I first tried it, I was a little worried ...

Scenes From the Frontlines of Jollibee’s Joyful, Frenzied Michigan Debut

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Kraft’s New Flavored Singles Are Basically Dip

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Kraft Singles, aka dip squares. | Kraft Taste testing the three new flavors of Kraft singles felt weirdly familiar American cheese is a scientific miracle. But until now, most of the options have stuck with one, pseudo-cheddary flavor. Which is not a problem, to be clear. “Pasteurized prepared cheese product” is a beloved American staple . But Kraft has now asked and answered a new question: What if American cheese came in flavors? Kraft has just released three new flavors of its classic Singles: Jalapeno, Garlic & Herb, and Caramelized Onion. In a press release, the company says these are the first new Kraft Singles flavors in a decade. They’re also the first that sound like actual flavors, rather than a weak grasp on “white American” or “Swiss.” So, a group of terribly put upon Eater staffers decided to put them to the test to see if they could unseat the classic American slice, or perhaps actual cheese. Taste test methodology Jaya Saxena Our supplies. The testing was...

‘You Could See Your Breath in the Bar’: What It’s Like Working at a Restaurant During an Ice Storm

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The Non-Alcoholic Fancy Sodas to Drink Right Now

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The best of this new generation of “seltzer-ish,” sorta-“healthy,” definitely non-alcoholic drinks No longer just limited to the age-old debate over Coke versus Pepsi, the soda aisle is now exploding with options making all sorts of promises. Whether brands are insisting that they’ll improve your health or approximate your favorite cocktail without the booze, this new generation of sodas is decidedly more complex in just about every sense than its predecessors. They’re also fancier. Instead of being made with caramel color and untold artificial flavorings, these drinks are infused with ingredients like rose, basil, and cardamom to create sophisticated flavor profiles. As such, they’re a little pricier than the typical can of soda, starting at around $2, and are often found in chic markets instead of the drugstore. But they’re still worth seeking out, especially if you’re observing Dry January or are tired of your current rotation. To help sort through this onslaught of new soda op...

2024 Is the Year of the Dinner Party

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Welcome to Eater’s ultimate guide to entertaining like a pro We’re calling it: 2024 is the year of the dinner party. Everyone, everywhere, it seems, is planning to throw or attend some kind of epic, food-focused soiree. Whether a full-on multi-course feast, a casual tinned-fish-and-snack get together, a roll-your-own pasta affair, or even a pancake breakfast (the spirit of the dinner party cannot be bound by literal mealtimes), our at-home gatherings are more elaborate, ambitious, and fun than ever before. To help guide us through these 12 months of revelry, we present the Eater Dinner Party , a one-stop destination for all things not just cooking or eating, but entertaining . Here, we’ll explore all the ins and outs, tips and tricks, recipes and inspiration for feasting well, together. We’ll highlight the restaurant trends that translate best to home cooking, reveal the must-have tabletop and kitchen items to make your meal look and taste like a pro made it, and share expert tips ...

Which Roast Chicken Recipe Rules Them All?

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We tested three popular roast chicken recipes to find the best one Roasting a chicken, like cooking a steak, is one of those culinary tasks that inspires strong feelings: Everyone’s always trying to iterate to find the “better” technique, despite the existing classics. While I could likely spend a year testing roast chicken recipes (after which I’d certainly never want to eat another roast chicken), I wanted to compare some popular ones that use diverging techniques. How, I wanted to know, does a chicken cooked at a relatively low heat compare with one that starts in a very hot oven? Does a wet brine work, and is it worth it? Surely butter makes everything better, right? To answer these questions, I embarked on what I dubbed Chickenpalooza, a few chicken-packed weeks I spent testing some of the internet’s most beloved roast chicken methods. Spoiler: I liked them all, but I definitely emerged from the experiment with a standout, surprising technique that I’ll be returning to often, w...

Drizly Is Shutting Down, But Booze Delivery Is the New Normal

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Anything could be in there. Even whiskey. | Shutterstock The pioneering drinks-delivery app is no more, but you can still order alcohol basically anywhere On January 15, Drizly, the app that lets you order liquor directly to your quarters like you’re a sultan, announced it would be shutting down. Or really, that Uber Eats was doing the shutting. After being acquired for $1.1 billion by Uber Eats in 2021, Drizly is being dissolved, with Uber Eats folding alcohol delivery into its own app. According to Axios , a 2020 data breach from Drizly might be behind the drop. The company’s security failures, which Drizly knew about before the acquisition but did not take steps to fix, led to the exposure of personal data of 2.5 million customers . Uber for its part is saying that it’s shifting focus away from the separate, independently-run Drizly, with SVP of delivery telling Axios “we’ve decided to close the business and focus on our core Uber Eats strategy of helping consumers get almost ...

The Astonishing Success of ‘The Bear’

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Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Against all odds, a show focused on the tedious intricacies of opening a new restaurant thoroughly captured the popular imagination and took home ten Emmys Even setting aside Jeremy Allen White’s earth-shaking Calvin Klein ad earlier this month, it’s been a very good January for The Bear . On the heels of its second season, the FX drama that centers around White’s character Carmy, a Chicago chef trying to revive his brother’s restaurant, has proven both a fan favorite and a critical darling. The internet was flooded with memes inspired by the show following its July 2023 release, and its Season 2 premiere was the highest rated debut in Hulu history . Then came the armfuls of Emmys , Golden Globes , and Critic’s Choice awards that the show — and its stars — took home this month. And considering it’s a breakneck, anxiety-inducing kitchen drama led by a relatively unknown cast, this level of success is even more impressive. Before its first season...

Why Some Very Online Food Brands Are Going Offline

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Acid League Direct-to-consumer brands Acid League and Soom are shutting down their online stores in favor of... actual stores If 2020 and 2021 were the years that food and beverage direct-to-consumer products boomed thanks to the pandemic, 2023 was the year that trend was upended, with DTC brands focusing on retail expansion instead . It seems that’ll be continuing in 2024, with some brands closing their e-commerce platforms entirely. The experimental fermentation company Acid League announced earlier this month that it’s shutting down its online store, effective January 31, and is ending some of its online-only product lines. That doesn’t mean it’s going out of business: Acid League is directing its resources “to ensure that all of our products are regularly available in retail stores in North America,” noting that producing all of its current offerings, keeping them in stock, and expanding its international retail lines was “totally unsustainable.” As the company has clarified...