Aimee Levitt
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Former associate editor of The Takeout. Chicagoan. Owned by dog.
Bombay duck is a misleading name in many ways. Bombay is now known as Mumbai, and the animal that is called Bombay…
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Midwest Made: Big, Bold Baking From The Heartland is a dangerous book. Its recipes call for enormous quantities of…
As with many things in America, the Black customers, workers, and franchise owners of McDonald’s have a much…
Subway Sally is far from the only stray dog in Portales, New Mexico, but she’s definitely the smartest. Every night…
Connoisseurs of Kit Kat know that there is a sharp division between the Kit Kats of the good old U.S.A., produced by…
If there’s anything I have learned during these past few difficult and troubled years, it’s that even when people…
Burger Bar, an old-school drive-thru in Roy, Utah, drums up business by selling special burgers made from exotic…
It’s pretty clear to everyone who follows fast food news (that is, the staff of The Takeout) that the biggest…
The Supreme Court of the United States is a bit like a family. Its members have to spend lots of time together,…
It’s a new year, and you know what that means: new Oreo flavors! Well, okay, Oreo pulls out new flavors regularly,…
Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck in Bray, England, and food experimenter, appeared on the British TV show This…
Is there any other kind of cream cheese besides Philadelphia? My colleague Allison Robicelli claims there is…
Panera Bread, inventor of the “St. Louis bagel,” has made a noble New Year’s resolution: by 2021, CEO Niren…
In case you missed the clip from Family Feud Canada that went viral this weekend, take a minute to watch. It is…
Okay, okay, we all know that the Baltimore Ravens and their fans had their collective heart broken yesterday when…
Grub Street posted a long and fascinating tale on Wednesday by Jason Turbow called “How New York’s Bagel Union…
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Envy us Midwesterners, o coastal dwellers, for while you (probably) “discovered” oat milk long before we did and…
Last year’s chicken sandwich madness was educational for many reasons—just how far will people go to get a damned…
What’s a classically-trained chef who’s cooked in fine-dining restaurants in New York and abroad to do when they…