What is Buttermilk? And How to Use it for Cooking.

What is Buttermilk? And How to Use it for Cooking.

No, it’s not just you: Buttermilk is confusing. It’s confusing because the word “buttermilk” has meant different things at different times to different people. It’s confusing because different products labeled “buttermilk” today are similar in appearance and texture, but are actually made in different ways. It’s confusing because as a cultured (or fermented) food, buttermilk…

Actually, Ratatouille Critic Anton Ego is the Real Hero of the Movie

Actually, Ratatouille Critic Anton Ego is the Real Hero of the Movie

Because the opening of the Ratatouille ride at Walt Disney World on October 1 is as good a reason as any, here now, a weeklong exploration of the 2007 rat-infested Pixar classic, Ratatouille. Not too long ago, a Twitter user accused one of my restaurant reviews of being “weirdly mean,” linking my words to perhaps…

Disney World’s ‘Ratatouille’ Ride Actually Smells Like a Real Kitchen

Disney World’s ‘Ratatouille’ Ride Actually Smells Like a Real Kitchen

Because the opening of the Ratatouille ride at Walt Disney World on October 1 is as good a reason as any, here now, a weeklong exploration of the 2007 rat-infested Pixar classic, Ratatouille. A gig at Disney World must be a dream for set designers. Whether you’re stepping into Wendy, John, and Michael’s bedroom before…

10 Best Instant Noodles: Instant Ramen, Ramyun 2021

10 Best Instant Noodles: Instant Ramen, Ramyun 2021

10 items in this article 2 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist. Photos: Retailers Anyone who has walked through an instant-noodle aisle knows what it’s like to be confronted by shelves upon shelves of identically shaped packets, their glossy exteriors promising bowl after bowl of slurpable noodles in hot, savory soup. There are some things…

David Chang’s New TV Show Is Full of Fake Meat and Celebrities

David Chang’s New TV Show Is Full of Fake Meat and Celebrities

David Chang is pretty excited about the weird, robotic, fake-salmon future of food. Or at least that’s how it seems in the trailer for his upcoming show, The Next Thing You Eat. The six-episode docu-series, a collaboration with documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville (and produced by Vox Media Studios, part of Eater’s parent company) is set…

Recipe: Strawberry-Cheese Sourdough Bread Inspired by the Film ‘Ratatouille’

Recipe: Strawberry-Cheese Sourdough Bread Inspired by the Film ‘Ratatouille’

Because the opening of the Ratatouille ride at Walt Disney World on October 1 is as good a reason as any, here now, a weeklong exploration of the 2007 rat-infested Pixar classic, Ratatouille. There are some movie scenes that just stay with you. Leo shouting “I’m the king of the world!” from the bow of…

Everything You Wanted to Know About Barrels, Including Their Bungholes

Everything You Wanted to Know About Barrels, Including Their Bungholes

It’s no surprise that we have a weird thing for barrels here at Eater. We’ve visited the Adirondack Barrel Cooperage in Ramsen, NY, and traveled to Loretto, KY to witness the Maker’s Mark factory in action. Now, on this week’s Gastropod, hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley are leading us even deeper into the fire…

Whole Foods Ends Free Delivery, but It Always Cost Workers Something

Whole Foods Ends Free Delivery, but It Always Cost Workers Something

If going to the grocery store and having groceries delivered costs pretty much the same amount of money, why would anyone go to the grocery store ever again? What was always desirable service became even more in demand during the pandemic, when so many people were trying to avoid packed aisles and endless lines. While…

Houston-Based Pappas Restaurants Sued for Overserving Tesla Driver Involved in Massive Autopilot Crash

Houston-Based Pappas Restaurants Sued for Overserving Tesla Driver Involved in Massive Autopilot Crash

A group of Montgomery County police officers has sued Pappas Restaurants, Inc — along with automaker Tesla — following a DUI crash in February that injured five of the officers while they were conducting a separate traffic stop. The lawsuit alleges that prior to the crash, staff at a Pappasito’s Cantina knowingly over-served the Tesla…