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Matt Sulem

Entertainment and Food Writer

Matt Sulem has been writing and editing professionally for more than a decade. He has worked for BubbleBlabber, The Sportster, and The Daily Meal, among other publications, but has called Yardbarker home since 2006. Matt’s writing combines a love for nostalgia with a passion for promulgating interesting, informative, and lesser-known facts about pop culture. And he’s always down to share a solid slow cooker, air fryer, or dessert recipe. Matt currently lives in Portland, Maine, with his wife and young son. 

EXPERTISE:

Horror films, comedy movies, sitcoms, cartoons, and all things food.

Celebrate “Dry January” with these 20 mocktail recipes

If you want to ditch the booze but still drink some fun and tasty beverages, try celebrating Dry January with one of these 20 mocktails.

Here are the 22 best sources of fiber

Eating fiber isn’t just about staying regular in terms of digestion, it also helps lower cholesterol, control blood sugar, and prevent all kinds of diseases.

The memorable food & drinks from our favorite holiday movies

To celebrate the season, here are 24 foods & drinks from our favorite holiday movies.

A guide to the food & drink mentioned in holiday songs & carols

Whether it’s feasts, snacks, or treats, food is an extremely important part of the holiday season. It’s so prominent that many foods and drinks are mentioned in the lyrics to some seasonal songs.

Our 21 favorite holiday foods

Some of them are traditional Thanksgiving, Christmas, or other special occasion staples, and others might just be a product of our upbringing and various family traditions.

Our 21 favorite holiday dessert recipes

When it comes to desserts, we don’t discriminate: pies, cookies, cakes, and candies are all welcome when the winter weather arrives, and we’d like to share with you a few of the traditional treats we make on the regular.

20 holiday slow cooker recipes you need to try

Take a load off this fall and winter, and try these 20 holiday slow cooker recipes.

20 Thanksgiving recipes if you want to try something new

Try something new with these 20 Thanksgiving meal & side dish recipes...with a couple of pumpkin desserts thrown in there, too!

Warm yourself up with these 20 toasty drinks

Temperatures outside are dropping, but don’t let the same thing happen to your body temperature. If you want to heat up, get cozy, and—in a few cases—enjoy a comforting cocktail, then warm yourself up with these 20 toasty drinks.

13 foods & drinks that cause bad breath and 13 that combat it

It’s important to pay close attention to mouth health and bad breath (also known as halitosis). That includes avoiding certain foods—and drinks!—in favor of others.

20 spooky Halloween dessert recipes everyone will love

Warning: there is a frightening amount of ghosts, ghouls, monsters, mummies, and eyeballs ahead. Proceed with caution when making these 20 spooky & scrumptious Halloween dessert recipes!

How to make sure you select the ripest produce every time

To help on your next supermarket sweep, here’s your guide to buying the ripest produce every time.

25 dessert recipes with five ingredients or fewer

Baking or otherwise preparing desserts can be easy—just find a recipe, follow the directions, and you’ll be fine. However, some recipes are packed with an endless number of ingredients, making the prep time lengthy.

20 foods that are surprisingly not vegan

For some tips on what to avoid, here are 20 foods that are surprisingly not vegan.

21 creative camping food and drink hacks

We have some creative suggestions for packing, storing, and cleaning cookware and food on your next trip—or using cookware and food items for other camping purposes!

The 20 foods that have the most vitamin C

We all know some of the obvious sources of this antioxidant, but some foods are surprisingly high in vitamin C, while others might surprise you just by appearing on this list at all.

The ultimate temperature guide for cooking meat and fish

We have the luxury of meat thermometers, which are the most accurate—and thus safest—way to determine when your beef, chicken, fish, or shellfish is ready to eat (and also not overdone). Here is your ultimate meat and fish cooking temperature guide.

Did you know that these 20 foods are actually fruits?

We don’t make the rules, and whether they’re botanical definitions or legal decisions, we must abide by them. Here are 20 foods you didn’t know were fruits.

Our 20 favorite road trip snacks

This isn’t a list of the healthiest snacks or even a list of the most popular snacks. Opinions may vary, and to each their own, but these are our 20 favorite road trip snacks.

Don't forget these 20 snacks for your next outdoor adventure

Here are the 20 best portable snacks to fuel your outdoor adventure. (And please remember to carry out whatever you carry in!)

20 deliciously chill side dishes to help you beat the summer heat

Whether you’re serving yourself, your family, or your guests, here are 20 chill summer side dishes to beat the heat.

20 super-easy camping recipes

Cooking food over a fire is one of the best parts of camping, but at the same time, you don’t want the meal to be too complicated or time-consuming. Make some delicious meals and still have time for hiking, fishing, kayaking, and everything else with these 20 super-easy camping recipes.

20 water-filled foods that will keep your body hydrated

Drinking lots of water is the best way to hydrate—especially as temperatures tick up. But water and water-containing drinks aren’t the only way to consume H20, and the other ways happen to have some health benefits of their own.