Our favorite award-eligible stories from <i>The Takeout</i> this week-September 2024-www.zdask.com

　　The internet operates on hyperspeed—as fast as it takes for your thumb to flick up your phone screen. It means you may have missed some of The Takeout’s award-eligible food and beverage writing. Fear not! We’ve rounded up some of our proudest pieces of writing from this past week.

　　Kimcheese is the spicy Korean take on pimiento cheese your crackers deservePimiento cheese has recently broken loose of its Southern boundaries and now happily graces menus…

　　Not just great with crackers, but pretty dang tasty in a grilled cheese or on a fluffy biscuit.

　　Gwen’s Garbage Chicken Deluxe is ugly deliciousI don’t rave about too many appliances, but I absolutely love my Crock-Pot. I honestly used to be a

　　Four ingredients + Crock-Pot + five minutes of preparation = Takeout staff writer Gwen Ihnat’s weekday special.

　　How to eat candy, an exhaustive guideI take candy seriously. Steve Almond’s Candyfreak: A Journey Through The Chocolate Underbelly of…

　　There is only one correct way of eating every kind of candy, and we’re revealing the proper technique.

　　Help! I have to host vegans for dinnerSo you’ve invited your vegan friends over, but you have no idea what they can eat. First, take a…

　　So you’re a meat-eater and you’ve got a vegan coming over for dinner. How can you avoid the tofu and side salad cliches? We’ve got a bunch of ideas.

　　The fried-cheese burger is a marvel of flavor and architectureAs a state, Connecticut is so small, it barely warrants a professional sports team (no offense to…

　　In Connecticut, a cheeseburger that’s crispy, delicious, and defies structural engineering.

　　Ask The Salty Waitress: Why do servers always check in when my mouth is full?Dear Salty,

　　Our resident Salty Waitress goes full salty on this week’s question.

　　Are there any benefits to drinking raw eggs?I’m training for a half-marathon this summer, and I have backyard chickens that create an abundance

　　The Rocky Diet: Good or bad idea?

　　In 500 feet, turn right for pea soupLast week I did something I hadn’t done in nearly a year: I set my e-mail to auto-response, turned…

　　I brake for pea soup.

　　Easy chicken paprikash might be the best dish my mom ever taught meDepending on your mother’s kitchen prowess, you may or may not have treasured recipes of hers that…

　　Takeout staffer Kate Bernot reveals her go-to, stick-to-your-ribs recipe.