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Do It Yourself and create arts, decorations, projects and more with the Feast guide.

The Night I Sold My Soul to a Hot Glue Gun
The parent chat group buzzed at four in the afternoon. "Please use the weekend to create a handmade Mid-Autumn lantern with your child. Bring it to school on Monday morning."
By Jinabout a month ago in Feast
I Broke Down That Viral $25 Takeout Bill. The Restaurant Got $6.08.
The bill Customer side: meal 25 yuan, packaging 1.5 yuan, total 26.5 yuan. Merchant side: promotion subsidy 10 yuan, delivery subsidy 4.31 yuan, platform service fee 6.1 yuan, merchant gets 6.08 yuan.
By Jinabout a month ago in Feast
The Meal They Can’t Afford: Inside Japan’s “Cancel Eating” Trend
In the summer of 2026, a phrase spread across Japanese social media: “Shokuji Kyanseru Kaiwai.” Literally translated, it means “the meal-canceling community.” Young people use it to describe an everyday act: skipping a proper meal and reserving the time or money for something else. The phrase is light, playful, carrying the composure of “I choose.” It was quickly picked up and amplified by mainstream media, becoming the newest member of the “cancel” series, after “cancel bathing” and “cancel cooking.”
By Jinabout a month ago in Feast
I Make 50,000 Yuan a Month. I Still Eat 20-Yuan Fast Food.
Yes. If I made 50,000 yuan a month, I would still eat 20-yuan fast food. Not to look humble. Not to save money. Not because I dislike expensive restaurants. I would probably spend the first few months eating everything I used to skip: Japanese food, French food, steak, private kitchens, tasting menus, Michelin stars. Whatever I could reach, I would try. People who lacked something tend to overcorrect. Appetite, held down too long, wants a season of excess.
By Jinabout a month ago in Feast
Lin Sheng Says Xibei's Collapse Would Set China's Restaurant Industry Back. He's Wrong.
In a livestream, Lin Sheng said that if Xibei collapsed, it would be a step backward for China's restaurant industry. His reason: Xibei does well in quality, safety management, and raw material management. It is a benchmark, he said. Ask anyone in the industry.
By Jinabout a month ago in Feast
Perfect Potatoes
When I was a child, Perfect Potatoes were a treat. When my father was a child, and later a young adult, they were a way to make the lean nights seem filling.
By Natasja Roseabout a month ago in Feast
The Big Apple Breakdown: . Content Warning.
There are a lot of things you can find in a gritty Maine gas station. Red hot dogs rolling under a heat lamp that’s definitely older than the clerk's grandparents. Coffee that tastes like it was brewed during the Carter administration and left to rot. A wall of scratch tickets promising hope to people who can't afford it and delivering absolutely fucking nothing. And, of course, whoopie pies. The real ones. The kind wrapped in plastic that fogs up from the humidity of the cake. The kind that taste like childhood, pure sugar, and the exact brand of comfort you only seek out when you’re standing under buzzing fluorescent lights at nine o’clock at night, wondering how your life got this profoundly weird.
By Syl De'Vilabout a month ago in Feast
Why you shouldn't eat at everyone's house. . Content Warning.
I need you to understand something before I begin. I was 12 almost 13 and we lived in Hawaii. I had no control over the situation what so ever. Okay.!!
By Syl De'Vilabout a month ago in Feast
Tamalizzas!
Music, dances, festivals, sports, clothing, traditions, and of course, foods! Most every country or culture on our planet that has made their staple on the world in one way or another has done so with one or more of the above components.
By Jebus! 2 months ago in Feast
Tilapia in 10 Minutes
My family loves seafood. It doesn’t matter how it’s cooked; we love it all. I used to spend long hours preparing meals for swim meets that lasted 3-4 days, and I would come home exhausted. The last thing I wanted to do was cook more. My family usually foraged for themselves during those times, but sometimes I wanted a nice meal with them, not just something to put in the nuclear reactor to warm up. Fresh is best. So with my sous chef, Rice Cooker, I would whip this up in minutes. Rice Cooker worked on, yes, you guessed it, the rice, while I waved my spatula wand and created a small slice of heaven.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Feast
Mexican Dirty Rice
All recipe images were taken by the author and the cook. I'm about to give you my son's favorite dish recipe. Shhh. Don't tell him or say it too loudly; he doesn't know. And considering I haven't given it to him yet, he might get a bit miffed at me. Brilliant thought: if I share the link with him, maybe he will finally subscribe to something I wrote.
By Alexandra Grant2 months ago in Feast
Let's Get Spicy
If you enjoy cooking as I do and love trying new recipes from all over the world, you likely have a collection of spices and herbs in your cupboard or pantry. I have a huge collection. Everything from dried chile powders to curry powders, harissa powder, berber, and blends for everyday grilled meats. Some are more exotic than others and come at higher costs or are difficult to find. So what do you do with all of it? How do you store them if you don't use them all the time and don't want to waste money? Let's talk spices.
By Alexandra Grant3 months ago in Feast