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Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Easy Chopped Mexican Salad

Ready in less than 10 minutes, this colorful, flavorful meal is perfect for nights when you don't feel like cooking.

How to Make Mexican Tamales

I shied away from making tamales at home for the longest time, believing it was an undertaking so labor-intensive that it was only worth doing with the help of many, many extra hands. Turns out I was wrong—tamales, while requiring a small amount of assembly time, really aren't all that hard or time-consuming to make at all. After a few rounds of recipe testing, this version with three options for fillings will give you plenty of light, tender, airy, and incredibly flavor tamales…

What Is the Difference Between Chow Mein and Lo Mein?

If you’ve ever opened a box of Chinese take-out and it turns out to be not exactly what you ordered, you may have mixed up your meins. That’s right, there is a difference between these two popular Chinese dishes—however, the difference is probably not what you think. While it may be easy to assume that the type of noodles is what makes the dish difference, we all know what happens when you assume. Yes, you’re actually incorrect on this one<br>So, if not…

PHOTO: Chinese restaurant shares hilarious ‘extremely honest’ menu

This restaurant wants to make sure its menu is completely honest. A Chinese restaurant shared its hilarious ‘extremely honest’ menu and has now since gone viral.

How to Pair Wine With Barbecue

Smoked meat is fantastic; with a glass of Côte-Rôtie, it’s transcendent.

Why the First Thing We Do in Hotel Rooms is a Huge Mistake

Good rule of thumb? Put your luggage in the bathtub when you check in.

FreshFry Reinventing How America’s Restaurants Fry

Science and passion have often been at the forefront of modernization in the food industry. An exciting new innovation has come from a chemical engineer who has developed a product to introduce a change in the way restaurants fry that makes a big environmental impact...

Disaster Prep Unfolds Across North America — But Is Your Technology Ready?

Emergency exercises are extremely valuable in preparing people for the worst natural and manmade disasters. But one aspect of preparedness often goes overlooked: how will your technology survive?

In North America, we grow many more trees than we harvest

Does going paperless saves forests? Learn why sustainable forest management benefits people and the planet, and get the latest facts on sustainable forestry.

First-of-its-kind trash interceptor in North America proves how we can fix our polluted oceans

The technology was created by The Ocean Cleanup which is a nonprofit organization based in the Netherlands, developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic.

Can North America’s Advanced Nuclear Reactor Companies Help Save the Planet?

Proponents of advanced nuclear reactors say they are essential to help stop heating the planet. Detractors say the advanced nuclear industry will never take off.

9 extraordinary facts about North America's native bees

From invisibility cloaks to incubating eggs like a hen, bees are a lot more diverse and a lot more incredible than most of us ever realized.

More Than 2 Million Pets Are Insured in North America, Report Finds

The report also found that pet insurance is now a billion industry.

Have Any North American Species Become Invasive Elsewhere in the World?

How Tough are Hardcoatings?

Optical plastics continue to gain favor with designers and manufacturers in multiple industries due to their low cost and flexibility in manufacturing.

Tipping Guidelines For Non-Restaurant Services

Tipping etiquette outside of restaurant can feel like a gray area. These guidelines will help.

Focal magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound for prostate cancer: Initial North American...

The treatment of low-risk prostate cancer is a common clinical dilemma between standard curative whole gland therapy (and its associated quality of life diminishing side effects) and active surveillance (and its low, but real, risk of progression). The ...