Sara Gauchat
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Austin, TX, United States
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9 Celebs Who Are Obsessed With Junk Food (and Aren't Ashamed to Admit It)
Celebrities: They’re junk food addicts just like us. And it’s especially gratifying when they show off their go-to indulgences on Instagram... because who doesn’t want to see the mega-famous chowing down on burgers or donuts? (Gigi Hadid and John Mayer, we're looking at you.) It’s all about keeping it real... one sweet, sweet chicken tender at a time. → Read More
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know These Famous Fictional Bars From TV and Movies?
Sometimes you wanna go where all the obscenely well-paid actors know each other’s names. At least in your imagination, where you can be a regular barfly at any given on-screen watering hole and hang out with all your favorite characters. So why not put your fictional bar expertise to the test? (And turning it into a drinking game is totally encouraged.) Take our quiz and see how well you really… → Read More
Think You Know These Famous Fictional Restaurants? Take Our Quiz and Prove It!
So you know the popular appetizers at Chotchkie's better than you know the names of your cousin’s kids? You can rattle off every baked good offered up at Central Perk? You have a legitimate theory about what’s really up with the loose meat at the Lanford Lunchbox? → Read More
11 of the Most Unnecessary Pumpkin-Spiced Foods That, Amazingly, Actually Exist
When is enough enough? Apparently never, when it comes to the cult of pumpkin spice. The flavor that ate fall shows no signs of making like a tree and leaving—which is why it’s still being added to just about any edible product that can be slapped with an orange label and touted on Instagram. We’ve rounded up 11 of the most bizarre (dare we say unnecessary?) spiced-up options here. → Read More
9 Must-Visit Restaurants and Bars in Austin, According to Local Celeb Brooklyn Decker
If you’re plugged into the hipster hotline, you’ve heard that Austin is pretty much THE place to be right about now. But what to actually do once you hit those famed city limits? Never fear—Brooklyn Decker is happy to point you in the right direction. The actress and co-founder of Finery.com is an official Austin resident (after getting hitched to a local who really likes to play games, and… → Read More
We're Kind of Obsessed With This Giant Bagel Sandwich That's the Size of a Car Tire
You know those amazing dreams where you’re chowing down on a bagel breakfast sandwich as big as a tire (or possibly those nightmares where it’s chowing down on you)? Well, they’re all about to come true—if you happen to find yourself in Hoboken, NJ at O’ Bagel. The ballsy bakers there are obviously believers in the way-bigger-is-way-better approach, because they’ve invented the Jumbo Bagel,… → Read More
10 Over-the-Top State Fair Foods That Put Boring Ol' Funnel Cakes to Shame
Ahhh, state fairs… That annual mix of thrilling rides, midway games, butter cows, 4-H battles royale, and fried everything-that-isn’t-nailed-down. And the fairs have been stretching their food creativity as far some of the booths stretch old-timey taffy (spoiler: that’s pretty far). No longer are fairgoers satisfied with mere corn dogs and giant turkey legs. Insane fair foods are actually… → Read More
This Giant Beer Company Is Sending 155,000 Cans (of Water) to Hurricane Harvey Victims
Lending support during a natural disaster has a way of bringing out the best in people—and even one giant beer company is getting into the spirit. As parts of Texas and Louisiana struggle to cope with the devastating flooding and damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, Anheuser-Busch was ready to step in with emergency drinking water canned right at its Cartersville, Georgia brewery. → Read More
A Stranger Things-Themed Pop-Up Bar Now Exists to Make Your Nerdiest '80s Dreams Come True
Time to step away from the Dungeons & Dragons, grab your BMX, and pedal like the Demogorgon is hot on your heels over to the Stranger Things pop-up bar in Chicago. The Upside Down is a temporary watering hole of the most thematically-dedicated kind, and it’ll be welcoming insanely excited (and photo-happy) Netflix binge-watchers through the end of September. → Read More
10 Ridiculously Good Restaurants You Need to Check Out ASAP, According to Aziz Ansari
Aziz Ansari may or may not have co-created an entire TV show just so he could eat epic meals. In fact, the second season of Netflix’s Master of None (with Ansari playing actor-turned-newly-proficient-pasta-maker Dev) focuses on food as much as it does on actual humans. So it’s not exactly a huge shock that the man behind the fiction is known for sharing his passion for the most delicious eats he… → Read More
9 Amazing Ice Cream Sandwiches You Need to Get Your Hands on Immediately
We may be in the dog days of summer, but the good news is that we’re also in the golden age of ice cream sandwich innovation. It’s true. People are thinking way, way outside the grocery-store freezer box and concocting methods of serving ice cream between two sandwich-type baked goods that are so creative, you won’t be sure whether you should eat them or frame them. To rev up your dairy-coveting… → Read More
10 Bizarre Food Museums You Should Add to Your Bucket List (Ramen, Mustard, and Idaho Potatoes!)
Da Vinci, Picasso, Van Gogh, Warhol…Sure, you've seen a lot of artistic masterpieces. But maybe it’s time to expand your cultural horizons. How? There are bizarre super-niche museums around the globe dedicated to all types of foods (SPAM! Fries!) just waiting for you to explore. Think of these food shrines as building-sized obsessions that are well worth diving into—and let's hope there are… → Read More
Want to Eat Like Gail Simmons? Here Are 10 of Her Favorite Restaurants in the Country (and Canada!)
Let’s just be honest. Gail Simmons inspires rampant, rabid jealousy when she gets to sample countless amazing dishes as a judge on Top Chef. (Well, most of the time.) And guess what? Even her low-stakes, normal-person eating style is pretty inspirational. But don’t just take our word for it. → Read More
Curious What Gwyneth Paltrow *Really* Eats? Here Are 10 Restaurants She Loves
Sure, Gwyneth Paltrow is in the news these days far more for hawking magical healing stickers and jade eggs via her lifestyle brand Goop than for the robust acting career she’s built up since she was a teen. → Read More
What the Hell Is That Smell?! Here Are the 10 Stinkiest Foods in the World (Consider Yourself Warned)
Think you’ve been pretty grossed out before when sniffing old milk, stinky cheeses, or some extra-vintage Chinese leftovers from the very depths of the fridge? Well, those are roses-and-cinnamon-rolls level of scents compared to these 10 smelliest foods found around the globe. Proceed with serious mental olfactory caution… → Read More
The Best Secret Menu Items (Yes, They Do Exist!) at Your Favorite Fast Food Spots
Sticking to the actual posted menus at fast food joints is just so obvious. It takes a truly disruptive mind (or palate) to say, “Absolutely none of what you’re offering interests me. Try harder to dazzle.” That’s where the legendary secret menus come in. Some may claim they’re the stuff of urban legend, but the reality is that if enough people are buzzing about some crazy dish that can be… → Read More
Hundreds of Defensive Customers Justify Their Decision to Eat at This Italian Chain Restaurant in Times Square
Endless bowls of soup and salad. Reasonably priced pasta. A menu you can rely on, no matter where you are. Oh, and did we mention the unlimited breadsticks? That's right, folks, we're talking about the Olive Garden, that staple Italian-American restaurant that graces suburbs all across America. → Read More
Act Fast, These 7 Amazing Seasonal Restaurants Are Only Open a Few Months a Year
As if summer didn’t already have enough going for it (mad respect, pool parties and frosé), there are also some seriously buzzworthy restaurants that are only open during the warmer months. Some are feeding the discerning masses strictly for the summer, while others are serving up crazy-deliciousness through the fall. And all are worth writing a postcard home about. That’s if you can snag a… → Read More
Pizza Ice Cream Is a Thing Now — Plus, 5 Other Bizarre Ice Cream Flavors You Probably Don't Want to Order
If you can dream it, it can be an ice cream flavor. At least that seems to be the message from these dairy daredevils who think way outside the freezer when it comes to conjuring up unexpected (some might say crazy) new ways to top our sugar cones. Sorry, rocky road, you’ve officially lost your edge. → Read More
Avocado Art Is the Latest Trend Taking Over the World, Because Avocados
Okay, it's time to stop fixating on toast and houses that millennials may or may not ever be able to afford, and start obsessing over avocados as straight-up art. On Instagram, the world's most favored fruit has officially become a blank canvas for some ridiculously talented (and hella-precise) artists. → Read More