Comfort Food

Cozy up with these warm, home-cooked recipes from Food52 and PureWow. Here you’ll find the best southern recipes, cold weather meals, casseroles, Instant pot recipes, fried chicken, mac and cheese, grilled cheese, Dutch oven recipes, meatloaf and more.
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93 Easy Summer Dinners in 2025 | Easy summer dinners, Summer dinner, Summer recipes dinner
93 Easy Summer Dinners
Chicken and Chicken Sausage Jambalaya
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PureWow 
Taste Testing the Popular Nama Donuts in 2025 | Dutch oven recipes, Desserts for a crowd, Food 52
Taste Testing the Popular Nama Donuts
Since I’m donut? brought its signature pillowy donuts from Japan to NYC, searches for “nama donuts” have jumped 761 percent on Yelp. Lines form half an hour before the store opens, but why? I tasted the lineup to provide a full review with original photos.
PureWow
PureWow 
43 Father’s Day Brunch Recipes | Best brunch recipes, Brunch recipes, Make ahead brunch recipes
50 Father’s Day Brunch Recipes
Father’s Day Brunch Recipes: waffle breakfast sandwich with chorizo
PureWow
PureWow 
The Best Panera Bread Bagels, Ranked by a Food Editor (and Jersey-Born Bagel Snob) in 2025 | Real food recipes, Food, Panera bread
The Best Panera Bread Bagels, Ranked by a Food Editor (and Jersey-Born Bagel Snob)
Panera Bread’s sandwiches and salads often steal the show, but have you tried the chain’s bagels? They may not be NYC or NJ caliber, but they’ll satisfy your craving. Here, you’ll find my ranking and review of every Panera Bread bagel, plus original photos of each.
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PureWow 
This Fast Food Chain Makes the Best Burgers in 2025 | Best fast food burger, Best fast food, Good burger
This Fast Food Chain Makes the Best Burgers
Jollibee is famous for its fried chicken, but odds are you’re sleeping on the fast food chain’s burgers. I visited to try the new Angus burgers, as well as their standard, to see if they’re that much tastier than the usual. Read on for my honest reviews and original photos.
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PureWow 
8 New IHOP Menu Items, Ranked and Reviewed by a Food Editor in 2025 | Food, A food, Toast toppings
8 New IHOP Menu Items, Ranked and Reviewed by a Food Editor
IHOP recently launched a handful of new items, ranging from pancakes to French toast sticks to…salad? I, a food editor and longtime lover of the chain’s breakfast, tasted eight of them to bring you the following reviews, original photos and overall ranking.
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PureWow 
Shake Shack’s New Summer Menu, Reviewed by a Burger-Loving Food Editor in 2025 | Summer recipes, Indulgent food, Summer menu
Shake Shack’s New Summer Menu, Reviewed by a Burger-Loving Food Editor
Shake Shack just released four new handhelds, two sides and three shakes, all inspired by summer barbecues. I, a food editor, tasted them all to find out which are worth the spend. Read on for my honest reviews, overall ranking and original photos.
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PureWow 
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I Tasted & Ranked the Entire Cheesecake Factory Brunch Menu
Did you know The Cheesecake Factory has a brunch menu? I headed to the nearest location to taste my way through their breakfast offerings and bring you the following ranking. Here, you’ll find original photos and honest, detailed reviews of each item.
PureWow
PureWow 
5 New TGI Friday’s Menu Items, Reviewed by a Food Editor in 2025 | A food, Food, Food reviews
5 New TGI Friday’s Menu Items, Reviewed by a Food Editor
TGI Fridays just launched five new menu items for summer 2025, including saucy mozzarella sticks. I, a food editor, tasted them all to find out which are worth ordering. Read on for my honest reviews, overall ranking and original photos.
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PureWow 
Review: Chili's Just Launched a New Burger—And It Crushes the Quarter Pounder in 2025 | Burger, Food, Food 52
Review: Chili's Just Launched a New Burger—And It Crushes the Quarter Pounder
Chili’s is coming after McDonald’s with its latest burger, the Big QP Burger. So, how does it compare to the Quarter Pounder, and is it a better deal? Here’s my honest review, along with original photos.
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PureWow 
Dave’s Hot Chicken Just Launched a *Micro* Version of Its Cult-Favorite Chicken Sliders in 2025 | Hot chicken, Chicken sliders, Favorite chicken
Dave’s Hot Chicken Just Launched a *Micro* Version of Its Cult-Favorite Chicken Sliders
Dave’s Hot Chicken has blown up since it opened in 2017, now with nearly 300 locations. I tasted most of the menu, including the brand-new mini chicken sliders, to bring you the following reviews and original photos. Read on for my honest takes to find out what’s worth ordering.
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PureWow 
I Tried Cracker Barrel's New Summer Menu in 2025 | Campfire food, Summer menu, Cracker barrel menu
I Tried Cracker Barrel's New Summer Menu
Cracker Barrel’s summer 2025 menu marks the return of its fan-favorite Campfire Meals for the first time in seven years. But do they live up to the hype? Read on for my review of every entrée, including original photos.
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PureWow 
A Food Editor Ranks Taco Bell’s Cravings Value Menu in 2025 | A food, Sweet potato tacos, Food
A Food Editor Ranks Taco Bell’s Cravings Value Menu
The Cravings Value menu at Taco Bell features ten saucy, cheesy items, each priced at $3 or less. I, a food editor and fast food connoisseur, tasted them all to bring you the following reviews, original photos and honest ranking. Read on for my favorites.
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PureWow 
Kimchi Grilled Cheese Recipe in 2025 | Recipes, Cheesy recipes, Grilled cheese recipes
Kimchi Grilled Cheese Recipe
The kimchi grilled cheese recipe from Sarah and Nam Soon Ahn’s new cookbook, “Umma,” is a total breeze to prepare, despite being an adventurous riff on a classic lunch. Read on for the simple recipe, which comes together in a single skillet for maximum convenience.
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PureWow 
Scallop Stew | Recipe in 2025 | Stew recipes, Stew, Scallop recipes
Scallop Stew
Scallop Stew / This chunky and hearty New-England style scallop stew is rich and creamy and very comforting.