“Can there really be that much of a difference between the best turkey hot dogs and the best chicken hot dogs?” we asked ourselves as we fired up the grill and gathered around a picnic table for another Epicurious blind taste test—the first one we’ve conducted together since March 2020. […]
Turkey again tallies 50,000 daily virus cases
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s health minister says the rate of the spread of COVID-19 infections in the country has slowed, despite the 16th consecutive day of more than 50,000 cases. Fahrettin Koca says Turkey will soon start administering Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, in addition to the vaccines developed by China’s […]
Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights
A group of protesters make a human chain as they wait outside the courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey. (Osman Sadi Temizel / Getty Images) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. […]
From roadside eatery to big city darling: How one Taiwanese turkey rice vendor made it big
(CNN) — For decades, Liao Shou-fang has been hawkishly presiding over his turkey rice eatery — Rou Bo — to make sure every dish is served exactly the same way. And then along came CNN Travel, and everything changed. In a good way. That was five years ago. Today, what […]
The Energy 202: After pardoning turkey, Trump moves ahead with lifting bird protections
Trimming the wings of the 102-year-old law is just one of several regulatory actions the administration is aiming to accomplish before its exit. The Trump administration is expected to finalize easing fines before Jan. 20. Companies that electrocute, poison and otherwise harm birds stand to benefit from the revision. Past […]
Thanksgiving turkey leftovers: how to store and freeze, make bone broth, plus a recipe for turkey salad | Food + Living
We are a Thanksgiving party of two with a 17-pound spice-rubbed turkey parked in the refrigerator. Despite our best intentions — and those of a local farmer — for a smallish bird, things did not go as planned, and we have ended up with an embarrassment of riches better suited […]
At $3,500, Is This 1984 Buick Skyhawk T-Type A Great Deal Or Just A Leftover Turkey?
Nice Price Or No DiceIs this used car a good deal? You decide! Black Friday may be touted as the day for deals, but because of the pandemic most shoppers are finding those deals online. Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Skyhawk is online and described as extremely rare. Could […]
I’m a Butterball turkey hotline expert who’s been answering wild, funny, and panicked calls from home chefs for 18 years. This year people need us more than ever.
Phyllis Kramer in the Butterball Test Kitchen in 2013. Butterball Turkey Phyllis Kramer is a Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert based in Aurora, Illinois. She’s been working for the Talk-Line during the holidays for 18 years, answering customer questions about how to choose, thaw, prepare, and cook their turkeys. Over the […]
Job diary: A Butterball Turkey expert who works on Thanksgiving
Phyllis Kramer is a Butterball Turkey Talk-Line expert based in Aurora, Illinois. She’s been working for the Talk-Line during the holidays for 18 years, answering customer questions about how to choose, thaw, prepare, and cook their turkeys. Over the years, Kramer says she’s gotten countless wild calls including customers who’ve […]
Michelin-star chefs share 7 hacks to make your turkey the star of Thanksgiving
Insider asked Michelin-starred chefs to share their favorite turkey hacks for Thanksgiving dinner. Mphillips007/Getty Images Insider asked Michelin-starred chefs to share their favorite turkey hacks for Thanksgiving dinner. Beverly Kim, who runs Parachute, roasts her turkey upside down for 75% of the cooking time to make the breast extra moist. […]
Mexican classic exiting, newcomer at Goat Hill, Turkey Day reinvented
Added on November 18, 2020 Richard Foss newsletter A La Carte column for 19 November 2020 Dario Vullo of Nando Milano decorates a Sicilian-style focaccia at his newly opened Nando Milando in downtown Manhattan Beach. Photo courtesy of Nando Milano Benvenuto To Manhattan Beach: Don’t ask to speak to […]
This turkey po’boy recipe is inspired by a New Orleans restaurant’s Thanksgiving tradition
This year, there will be no line at Parkway, but, by God, there will be turkey po’ boys. General Manager Justin Kennedy explained that the popular restaurant has changed much of the way it does business due to the pandemic. It has cut its staff from 50 to 25 and […]
Turkey Sends Sayf Balud, ISIS Warlord, to Azerbaijan to Face-Off Against Putin’s Armenian Allies
ISTANBUL, Turkey—On Sunday afternoon, a video depicting a large convoy of Islamist Syrian rebel fighters yelling enthusiastically as they drove off to war circulated widely on Arabic social media. Fighters in the packed trucks, driving quickly past the group of children filming with their phones, could be heard yelling “Allahu […]
Turkey Sends ISIS Warlord to Azerbaijan to Face-Off Against Putin’s Armenian Allies
AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/Getty ISTANBUL, Turkey—On Sunday afternoon, a video depicting a large convoy of Islamist Syrian rebel fighters yelling enthusiastically as they drove off to war circulated widely on Arabic social media. Fighters in the packed trucks, driving quickly past the group of children filming with their phones, could be heard […]
How to Brine a Turkey
Brining isn’t a topic that gets brought up most of the year. I rarely get texts or messages from friends and family members wondering how to brine a pork loin or a whole chicken. But, as Thanksgiving draws nearer, the inquiries start flying, and they all have one ask: How […]