If you're hungover right now, I've got the New Orleans cure for you. It's yaka mein, "the morning after" soup. Chinese and Black New Orleans came together to create this trusted remedy. It's a true melting-pot dish. The brothy depth of the juicy roasted beef is guaranteed to get you going and ready for brunch. Even better: make it the night before, and you can thank me later. Here's to the next round! 🎉 🍷 🥃 🤢 For more stories and recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu serie

Have you ever had a cake that's better than sex? Well this one gets pretty close. You can poke it, top it with cherries, spread it with cream. Just a frisky little recipe you can bring to your next church social. Want more recipes better than sex? Follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @theinfinitefeast. 🍒 🍰 🍍🥚 🍫 🥛 🥥 🥜 🍰 🍍 🍒 Better Than Sex Cake 🍒 🍰 🍍 Serves 12–15 1 box yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Classic Yello

Once there was a steak called Salisbury! Dr. James Salisbury, that is. He famously prescribed a medicine he oh-so-charmingly called “muscle pulp of beef.” Jail. Immediately. I’ve improved the prescription: mushrooms, caramelized onions and a flavor-packed Café de Paris gravy. Take two helpings and call me in the morning! For more stories and recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @theinfinitefeast. 🥩 🥚 🧅 🍄‍🟫 🍾 🌿 🥩 🥚 🧅 🍄‍🟫 🍾

October 12th is both National Pulled Pork Day and National Gumbo Day! Here are two seasonally-appropriate recipes of mine, for all who celebrate. My Pumpkin Spice Pulled Pork Tailgaters and my 13-Ingredient Halloween Gumbo are just the ticket for this dietary double-header! 🐷 🥥 🏈 🧅 🫑 🎃 Pumpkin Spice Pulled Pork Tailgaters Here are some dee-luscious pumpkin spice BBQ sandwiches for your next tailgate! The addition of coconut extract adds a secret something you can't quit

In times gone by, my dear mother-in-law, like so many other New Orleans ladies of her era, would lovingly chef up a gala plate of Daube Glacé for holiday and cocktail parties. A beloved appetizer dish with French roots requiring time and dedication, it never failed to awe and delight. The recipe/s below are from The New Orleans Cookbook, 1957. 🥃 🍸 🥩 🥕 🌿 🥃 🍸 🥩 🥕 🌿 For references to (page 5), see all guidance reproduced below the provided text of the recipe. For the (

On August 4, 2026, I had the pleasure of joining my friends Ben Aaron and Marysol Castro on New York Living to share a recipe that my producer Felicia Miller-Stehr asked me to come up with in less than 24 hours! The great 15 dollar recipe challenge. I (quickly) developed my family-friendly Downtown Chicken & Rice Jubilee! 🐓 🫑 🧅 🍞 🍃 🍋 Downtown Chicken & Rice Jubilee Makes 4 servings This New Orleans chicken and rice casserole with a "jubilee" topping of buttery toasted b

Johnny Marzetti . . . sounds like a guy who you owes you money! But it's actually one of America's classic casseroles. Welcome to my series Once Upon a Menu. Born at the Marzetti Restaurant in Columbus Ohio, its beefy, tomatoey, cheesy goodness was made to feed a crowd. I booze it up with a cup of Chianti — like a real Italian would! For more stories and recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @theinfinitefeast. 🍝 🍷 🇮🇹 🥩 🧄 🍄‍🟫 �

We got a lot to thank military wives for, including nachos! I've made these with a Cuban spin. One story goes, in 1943, a group of U. S. military wives walked into a restaurant just over the border after hours, and Chef Ignacio Garcia didn’t want to send them away. He grabbed some tortilla chips, melted cheese over them, and added sliced jalapeños, calling them “Nacho’s Especiales.” My recipe has Mojo pork, ham, swissm and French's mustard. For more stories and recipes follo

From Leone's Italian Cookbook, by Gene Leone (pictured below), 1967. 🍝 🇮🇹 🍝 🇮🇹 🍝 🇮🇹 Manicotti This favorite dish was often enjoyed by my very good friend—and a fine artist—Willard Mullin. 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour 4 eggs 4½ tablespoons cold water Pinch of salt 1 tablespoon olive oil Stuffing for Manicotti (see below) 3 cups Meat Sauce (page 91) ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese Place flour on a pastry board and make a well in the center. Break the eggs into the well

King Ranch Casserole! Where the heck is it from? You'd think King Ranch, but nobody there will claim it! No matter, this Tex-Mex classic is one you should lasso. Save time with pre-cooked chicken, add Ro-Tel and condensed soups to bring it together, layer with tortillas, add plenty of cheese and bake 'till gold and bubbly! The name's a mystery. The recipe? A keeper. ______________________________ Here's a 2020 version of this recipe that includes even more history. 🥘 👑 🤠

This cake isn’t drunk… but it’s definitely tipsy! Angel food soaked in sherry and bourbon creates one boozy trifle that'll get your party started. Great for any season, but I've made one here for Christmas, with green vanilla pudding, whipped cream, pistachios, red goji berries, and other festive toppers. Don't let Uncle Melvin eat too much or you might have to call an Uber! For more stories and recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @th

Did you know the "Coney" dog wasn’t created in Coney Island? Sorry, New York! This recipe was cooked up by Greek and Macedonian immigrants in the Midwest. It's all about the "Coney" sauce — finely crumbled beef, warm spices, made to top a hot dog, and finished with yellow mustard and diced white onions. Hot Diggity! For more stories and recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @theinfinitefeast. 🌭 🌭 🌭 🌭 🌭 Coney Island Hot Dog (with "C

Once there was a soup called Cock-a-Leekie. (Yes, I said cock.) Now that I have your attention, this centuries-old Scottish recipe was one of the last dishes served on the Titanic, and yet it endures! Chicken, leeks, a savory broth—all topped with julienned prunes. Don’t cock it — i mean knock it — till you’ve tried it! For more recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @theinfinitefeast. 🐓🥣 🐓🥣 🐓🥣 Cock-a-Leekie Soup Makes 4 to 6 servi

To celebrate September, which is both National Potato AND National Mushroom month, I bring you these check-the-boxes recipes from Good Housekeeping's Around the World cook book, 1958. We have tempting Rakott Burgonya (Layer Potatoes) and Tejfeles Gomba (Mushrooms in Sour Cream). Mmmmm. 🇭🇺 🥔 🍄‍🟫 🇭🇺 🥔 🍄‍🟫 🇭🇺 🥔 🍄‍🟫 It's just like you're there. Thanks Hungarian man! Don't skimp on the paprika! 🇭🇺 🥔 🍄‍🟫 🇭🇺 🥔 🍄‍🟫 🇭🇺 🥔 🍄‍🟫

From The Hungry Man’s Outdoor Grill Cookbook, 1958. 🔥 🍔 🌭 🥬 🐷 🥗 Look, it's Shiva, or Vishnu of the Grill! I love this illustration. The whimsical cover. 🔥 🍔 🌭 🥬 🐷 🥗 Burgers are thrifty! Or at least they were in 1958. Here's the BBQ sauce mentioned on the above page. Cheesy! 🍔 (And don't be afraid of MSG - I use Maggi actually and love it.) No special skill required! 🌭 🌭 🌭 Broil that ham! 🐷 Yes please . . . 🥬 It's a man's salad! 🥗 Happy grilling !!! 🔥 �

🫆 🥫 🍰 🫆 🥫 🍰 If you can guess the secret ingredient in my mystery cake i'll send you $1000! OMG, it's Campbell's Tomato Soup! Popular in the 1920s' and '30's, this cake recipe made its way into The Joy of Cooking by 1964. The soup creates a moist crumb close to carrot cake, and the cream cheese glaze comes together in a snap. Did you guess right? Let's get real, I ain't sending you money, but for anyone who did comment you might be automatically entered for a chance to

What do "City Chicken," and "Chicken of the Sea" have in common? There's no chicken! Welcome to my series, Once Upon A Menu. Back when chicken cost more than other meats, people skewered pork cubes to look like drumsticks and fake their way to a fancy dish. A hundred years later, we're still making it, regardless of the budget. You would encounter this treat in cities all across the the midwest. It's not tuna, it's not chicken, just lots of flavor! For more stories and easy-

A Last Taste of Summer Good Morning America Saturday, August 29, 2026 Brian Theis The Infinite Feast ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ It’s shoulder season for fruits and vegetables, as summer gives way to fall. But don’t worry, the last of our fresh tomatoes, corn, peaches, and green beans are soon to be joined by beautiful pears, figs, cauliflower, and apples! I’ve put together some summer-to-fall fusion recipes for you today that wave goodbye, but say hello to so many of our favorite s

Have you ever heard of an Eton Mess? And no, I'm not talking about the Royal Family! Welcome to my series Once Upon A Menu. Strawberries, meringue, cream — tied to Eton College. The legend is, either someone sat on a dessert or a dog ran over it at the picnic. Charming folklore, unconfirmed! For more stories and easy to make recipes, follow along, and send this to your messiest friend. You can keep up with my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, @theinf

Did you know Saltimbocca means "jumps in the mouth" in Italian? Welcome to my series, Once Upon A Menu. Legend says the veal, prosciutto, and sage combo is so good it practically leaps off the plate by itself. "Sing to me Paolo" These days, veal is expensive and hard to find, so i use pork! I call it pork, on pork! Hehe. For more money saving ideas follow me @theinfinitefeast on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. And check out my cookbook, The Infinite Feast, right here! Salti