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I ordered salads from Wendy's, Culver's, Chick-fil-A, and Zaxby's. My old go-to chain didn't make it close to the top of the list.

Sun, 08/25/2024 - 09:07

cobb salads from chick-fil-a and zaxby's — I wouldn't typically go to Chick-fil-A or Zaxby's for salads, but I did for this taste test.
Meredith Schneider

Food, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Food, fast-food, taste-test, review

I ranked every sausage I could find at Trader Joe's, and I think the best could be used in almost any recipe

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 17:00

Selfie of the writer at Trader Joe's — I went to Trader Joe's and bought every kind of sausage I could find.
Ted Berg

Food, Features, Lifestyle, Freelancer, evergreen-story, Food, sausage

I compared 3-course meals at Chili's and TGI Fridays. The prices were nearly identical, but the differences in the food were stark.

Mon, 08/12/2024 - 10:24

intercut photos of meals from chili's and tgi fridays — I had three-course meals at Chili's and TGI Fridays.
Steven John

Food, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Food, restaurants, chain-restaurant, comparison

I ordered the same 6 drinks at Dunkin' and Dutch Bros Coffee, and the pricier chain just barely came out on top

Mon, 08/05/2024 - 09:08

intercut photo of Meredith outside Dunkin' and Meredith outside Dutch Bros — I frequent both Dunkin' and Dutch Bros when I'm looking for coffee.
Meredith Schneider

Food, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Coffee, Dunkin, dutch-bros-coffee, coffee-chain

I ranked every flavor of Tate's cookies, and the classic chocolate chip didn't make it anywhere near the top

Mon, 07/29/2024 - 12:28

bags of different flavors of tate's cookies — Tate's has several varieties of thin, crispy cookies.
Meredith Schneider

Food, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Food, taste-test, review, Ranking

I tried 5 ways to add protein to my coffee. Egg whites were good, but the best add-in was completely undetectable.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 14:16

protein powders and other convenient sources and a glass of coffee with collagen — I like finding new ways to add protein to my diet.
Meredith Schneider

Food, health, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Coffee, Protein, collagen

I ordered the same meal at McDonald's and Red Robin. The winning burger was only $4 more and far superior.

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 13:28

mcdonalds cheeseburger with fries and a red robin cheeseburger with fries — I order cheeseburgers and fries from McDonald's (left) and Red Robin (right).
Meredith Schneider

Food, Freelancer, freelancer-le, Food, fast-food, mc-donalds, red-robin

I tried 8 cans of whipped cream from the store and ranked them from worst to best

Wed, 07/17/2024 - 14:34

eight cans of whipped cream lined up on a table — I found eight different dairy and nondairy whipped creams at the store.
Lucien Formichella

Food, Features, Freelancer, evergreen-story, whipped-cream, Ranking, taste-test

I tried 9 of Aldi's seasonal summer products, and I'd buy most of them again

Fri, 07/12/2024 - 11:05

A shopping cart containing a wedge of cheese, a red container of salsa, a yellow pasta box, a funnel cake dispenser, a large package of premade chicken skewers, a container of pasta, a canister of wafers, a green pouch of cookies, and a gray and black box of s'mores soufflé — I tried nine summertime foods from Aldi.
Paige Bennett

Food, Food, review, Summer, Aldi, grocery-shopping, Groceries

I tried vanilla ice cream from Costco, Whole Foods, Wegmans, and Trader Joe's. From now on, the winner will always be in my freezer.

Tue, 07/09/2024 - 13:22

Several cartons of ice cream sit on a wooden table.

Food, Food, Vanilla, ice-cream, taste-test, review, Ranking

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