Location
Jacksonville, Florida
Expertise
Local Coffee Shops, Vintage Cookbooks, Baking Competition Shows
- In 2020, Holly attended a private dinner event where she met and interviewed celebrity Chef Art Smith, who then sent her home with a basket of fresh eggs that he collected from his chickens.
- While writing for her college campus's Spoon University chapter, one food-related article sent Holly down a rabbit hole to find the best nutcracker — she now owns five different kinds.
- Most of Holly's culinary expertise comes from growing up in an Italian kitchen with a grandmother who never thought she was too young to use the stove.
Experience
Holly is an experienced writer and food enthusiast based out of Florida. Following a lifetime of experimenting in the kitchen and religiously watching Food Network with her family, Holly took up cooking classes in 2020 to feed her fascination with the kitchen. Before her current position as a copywriter, she worked as a reporter for a local newspaper, where she regularly interviewed regional and national restaurant owners, often joining them for a sample of the goods. Holly is a literary buff with a hobby of collecting special editions of Peter Pan and vintage cookbooks. When she's not exploring her city for new restaurants and bakeries, she often plans her next week of meals or tries out new TikTok food trends.
Education
Holly holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in creative writing from the University of North Florida.
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Baking Tips
By Holly Tishfield
If you're a fan of both effortless recipes and apple desserts, this cake recipe is for you. All you need is three apples, three eggs, a couple of other add-ins.
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Coffee and Tea
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The compost bin is the last stop for spent coffee grounds. To stretch scraps further, this easy hack turns used coffee grounds into a tasty cold foam.
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Starbucks
By Holly Tishfield
Starbucks has a wide range of both sugar-free and protein-charged drinks available and, somewhat surprisingly, one iced latte captured the best of both worlds.
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This crispy, cheesy breakfast hack proves that even the most classic recipes (like hard-boiled eggs) can be reinvented with a bit of creativity.
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Fast Food
By Holly Tishfield
One of Jersey Mike's most expensive subs started as a secret-menu item, but became so highly requested that it was officially christened the #12 Cancro Special.
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Culture
By Holly Tishfield
While Panera is the leader in the soup and sandwich restaurant market now, there were those that came before. This Florida-based chain is fondly remembered.
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Fast Food
By Holly Tishfield
A Gold Rush Chicken Sandwich is so delicious mainly because of the sweetly tangy sauce slathered inside. But what exactly does the condiment consist of?
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Fast Food
By Holly Tishfield
Not everyone has been thrilled with Jersey Mike's lately. Here's what some customers have to say about the "Sub Above" brand.
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Cooking Tips
By Holly Tishfield
The only thing that's standing in the way of a better grilled cheese sandwich is a quick and easy microwave test. Here's what you need to know.
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Pizzerias
By Holly Tishfield
If you're craving something from Pizza Hut besides its pizza, you may want to rethink one specific chicken wing flavor. It's beyond bland.
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Coffee and Tea
By Holly Tishfield
Coffee played an important role in the history of a food and beverage conglomerate that owns several huge brands, including more than one that is java-centered.
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Fast Food
By Holly Tishfield
This fast food chain reached its one billionth burger only 40 years after opening thanks to sharing the load between several locations.
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Cleaning Tips
By Holly Tishfield
With a few simple household staples and a little elbow grease, you can remove stubborn rust and stains from your coffee maker's hot plate.
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Pizzerias
By Holly Tishfield
For a more home-baked style of pizza, this chain will prep your pie using good ingredients, and then you take the pizza away to cook in your oven.
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Shopping Tips
By Holly Tishfield
While exploring and ranking nine Hershey's dark chocolate candies, we discovered that Hershey's cooked up a surprisingly indulgent truffle.
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Kitchen Tools
By Holly Tishfield
Le Creuset has built a legacy brand off of their high-quality products, and one fan favorite offering is actually a surprising piece of stoneware.
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Fast Food
By Holly Tishfield
In-N-Out prides itself on using the freshest ingredients, but not everything is made on its premises. In fact, a key burger component is actually outsourced.
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We spoke to Justin Lavenue, owner/operator of The Eleanor and RoadHaus Mobile Cocktails, who told us that some of bourbon's best pairings are fruit juices.
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Despite what you may have thought, JD's may not be the top Tennessee bourbon of choice. Instead, we think this up-and-coming brand is best.
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Shopping Tips
By Holly Tishfield
The top candy from Hershey's isn't from a classic brand, but rather a newer (and tarter!) addition in the brand's lineup. Care to wager any guesses?
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A trip to the supermarket in the '80s meant one thing: a stop at the candy buffet. We take a look back at one of the most ironically sweet displays.
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Cookware
By Holly Tishfield
Many of Le Creuset's colorful collections are jaw-dropping, but one celestial-themed series proved to top all the others, leaving collectors begging for more.
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Tracking down where an appliance came from isn't always easy. Whirlpool, however, is pretty upfront about where its all-American products are made.
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Fast Food
By Holly Tishfield
Culver's take on a classic sandwich disappeared from its menu long ago, but fans still remember its meaty, cheesy goodness and are begging for its return.
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World Cuisines
By Holly Tishfield
While it may not be a common go-to, in Texas, this savory protein option provides a decadently delicious twist in tacos.
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Food History
By Holly Tishfield
Fans of grilled cheese and soup might enjoy this classic combo of creamy Campbell's varieties, which has appeared in cookbooks under many different names.
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Restaurants
By Holly Tishfield
Incredible quality isn't always a given when dining out. That's why we turned to the experts for the signs that indicate a lack in standards.
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