Provided you don’t burn it, it’s pretty hard to screw up popcorn—no rancid butter, don’t over-salt, keep it from getting too terribly stale, end of list. It’s also easy to shake up (and not just so the butter makes its way down from the top layer). Think of the classic flavors: Caramel corn! Cheese popcorn! A blend…

As reported by Food Business News (and brought to our attention by Esquire), Conagra Brands, Inc.—a company which includes Orville Redenbacher’s, Duncan Hines, Slim Jim, and other brands—is in the process of expanding its reach in the snack world. It’s a big world, the snack world, but we think this particular entrant…

It’s a good time to be Chrissy Teigen. To be fair, I’m not sure there are that many bad times to be Chrissy Teigen, but if you were going to pick a window, this would be a pretty good one. It started last weekend, when the cookbook author (and Twitter savant) and her husband John Legend celebrated daughter Luna’s…

We are apparently living in the golden age of people putting liquids that aren’t milk in their cereal. There is, of course, the derided water-on-cereal combo:

Hello, greetings from “wow, only Thursday,” as this weekday should be officially renamed. Need to be casually, gently delighted by something? We’ve got you. To be more accurate, Jared Diamond of the The Wall Street Journal has got you, with this charming story about Jeremy Jeffress. An All-Star relief pitcher for the…

On April 13, Mondelēz Global LLC announced a voluntary recall of some 13 oz. packages of Chewy Chips Ahoy. Food recalls happen all the time, often because the item in question may have been inadvertently exposed to an undeclared allergen (eggs, nuts, what have you). But this one caught our eye, because hello,…

At least two customers who patronized a McDonald’s in Lyons, New York found an unexpected sight in the bottom of their soft drink: A worm. The Rochester Democrat And Chronicle reports that the New York State Department Of Health has received “multiple complaints alleging worms found in beverages” at this particular…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, April 18. All times are Eastern.

Welcome, dear readers, to The Takeout Draft, our recurring feature that combines our love of food, fantasy sports, and arguing on Slack.

Is there a pop culture writer somewhere in your life? If so, this would be a good time to give them a pat on the back, or offer to take them out for a beer when they finally have some free time, because for entertainment writers, April is nuts. Proof positive: Last week’s official announcement of Disney+ included so…

In 2016, a 22-year old college student reported for a physical exam to determine his eligibility for mandatory military service in the South Korean armed forces. This week, the Incheon District Court ruled that he was not guilty of breaking conscription law, after prosecutors alleged he gorged himself on fried chicken…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, April 17. All times are Eastern.

When I read a piece of writing centered on a woman’s very personal medical condition and surrounding treatments, there’s always one thing I find myself longing for. “Wow,” I say to myself, “I wish I had the perspective of the dude that this young woman has been dating for 15 minutes.”

The novels of Jane Austen combine biting social commentary and wry humor with genuine romance, a blend that has made them enduring classics. There have been many adaptations, both faithful and loose, over the years; the most successful never lose sight of the comedy laced throughout her stories, even in the face of …

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, April 16. All times are Eastern.

“I know the back of her head better than the front,” Bo (Lorraine Toussaint) says of her daughter. It’s stated wryly but with undeniable warmth, over brief flashes of a lovely memory: a child running headlong through a swaying field of grass, her great joy conveyed in a glimpse over her shoulder. Of the several…

This story contains two things that we love here at The Takeout. Okay, one thing we love, and one thing I love. The former: beer. Who doesn’t love beer? The latter: got-damned unicorns!

One neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi has a particularly delicious mystery on its hands: Someone is leaving bowls of mashed potatoes all over the place. Please excuse me if this article seems rushed, as I’m writing it while feverishly planning a move to Jackson, Mississippi in search of my soulmate.

HBO’s Game Of Thrones swiftly coming to a close, and now The Takeout’s watch begins. In the few episodes this series has left, many questions must be answered, many truths revealed, many aunts kissed, and many awkward courtyard stares delivered. But of all those questions and stories left to be explored, the most…