Holly Riddle

3 weeks ago | thetakeout.com | Holly Riddle

Unless you're a hard-core pie aficionado, you likely only eat a few pies per year. Maybe you eat a pumpkin or pecan pie around the holidays, when family members break out favorited secret recipes. Maybe you make a habit each summer of going out and picking your own blueberries or cherries, and then turning them into a delectable dessert. Or maybe you have a hometown diner that reliably serves up the best apple pie you've ever eaten.

3 weeks ago | centredaily.com | Holly Riddle

Marina Stefanovich launched Lady M & Co after surviving a cancer diagnosis. The home bakery produces artful, preservative-free desserts using natural ingredients. Stefanovich hopes to expand into a small European-style café focused on community. Marina Stefanovich has loved baking since she was a child, finding a taste tester who offered encouragement. "When I started [making] desserts, my father would eat everything. He usually said, 'It's nice.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Holly Riddle

Marina Stefanovich has loved baking since she was a child, finding a taste tester who offered encouragement. “When I started [making] desserts, my father would eat everything. He usually said, ‘It’s nice. It’s very tasty,’ but sometimes it was not good — but he said everything was good, everything was perfect,” Stefanovich said with a laugh.

4 weeks ago | thetakeout.com | Holly Riddle

Maybe you're DoorDash-ing your favorite Chinese takeout items from a revered local spot. Maybe you're stopping by the drive-thru at a national chain like Panda Express. Maybe you're even sitting down at a chain restaurant with a slightly more elevated atmosphere, such as P.F. Chang's, or at an upscale eatery like the Michelin-starred Wing Lei in Las Vegas. Whatever the case, there's something about Chinese food that consistently hits the spot.

4 weeks ago | thetakeout.com | Holly Riddle

If you've purchased (or just eaten) your fair share of watermelon, then you are likely well aware that two different melons, purchased on the same day at the same store, can be wildly different. If you pick a near-perfect watermelon, you get a sweet, juicy, tasty treat that tastes like the very essence of summer. If you pick a poor watermelon, you get a bland, less-than-ripe snack that's the definition of disappointing.