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Fox News
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Martha Stewart sparks hot dog debate by defending condiment that others 'cannot abide'
A lifestyle and culinary icon recently took a firm position on the age-old debate of whether ketchup belongs on hot dogs or not. Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living, expressed her opinion in an Instagram reel on June 17. "I love hot dogs with the works," Stewart said in the video. She added, "It has to have bacon, mustard, ketchup, relish, sauerkraut." Her endorsement of ketchup on hot dogs polarized some of her fans — especially those in the Windy City. "I love Martha, but ketchup on a hot dog is f---ing diabolical," one user wrote. "As a Chicagoan, I cannot abide the ketchup on a hot dog," another chimed in. "That'll get you thrown right out of that town faster than disliking deep dish pizza." But others appreciated Stewart's vision and spoke out in favor of condiment-packed hot dogs. "Martha knows what she's talking about," a ketchup enthusiast wrote. "Me too, Martha," another said. Stewart took the pro-ketchup stance after sharing her Chicago-style hot dog recipe earlier in June, writing that "there's really only one steadfast rule – no ketchup." Her comment referred only to Chicago-style hot dogs, though. Still, some of her fans thought she was in their anti-ketchup camp. One admirer wrote, "Absolutely NO ketchup – love you, Martha!" Another chimed in, "Yes, queenie, no ketchup." One brave commenter came out in support of ketchup on hot dogs – and was promptly shut down. "Ketchup is a MUST," the ketchup fan wrote. "Not in Chitown," an Instagram user wrote. "Not in Chicago," another repeated. So why is ketchup considered such a controversial addition to hot dogs? Chris Christou, owner of Poochie's Hot Dogs in Chicago, told Fox News Digital his rationale behind skipping ketchup. Christou said the tomato-based condiment's flavor is too overpowering for a Chicago-style hot dog. "I always felt like ketchup, because of its sweetness, overpowered the rest of the condiments," the restaurateur said. "Especially the yellow mustard and dill pickle." But some devil's advocates continue to support the sweet-and-sour condiment. "Not only does it enhance the flavor, but adding ketchup offers some real health benefits." New Jersey-based dietitian Erin Palinski-Wade told Fox News Digital she encourages incorporating ketchup into more meals. "You need ketchup on your hot dog," she said, sharing her insights as "a registered dietitian and mom of three," she added. "Not only does it enhance the flavor, but adding ketchup offers some real health benefits." The dietitian said ketchup contains high amounts of lycopene, which has cancer-fighting properties. "[These] benefits [are] thanks to its high content of lycopene, which is more bioavailable in ketchup versus raw tomatoes due to the cooking process involved in making ketchup." Palinski-Wade added, "Studies link higher dietary intake of lycopene from tomatoes and ketchup with a reduced risk of stomach and prostate cancer, thanks to lycopene's antioxidant and anticancer properties." Fox News Digital reached out to Stewart for comment.
National Post
05-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- National Post
'Martha Stewart aesthetic' is the trend of the summer, according to Pinterest report
It's been 49 years since Martha Stewart left Wall Street, and the lifestyle maven is as influential as ever. According to the 2025 Pinterest Summer Report, the 'Martha Stewart aesthetic' is poised to take over, with searches up 2,889 per cent on the platform. From her vegetable garden (+72 per cent) to dinner recipes (+45 per cent) and chicken coop (+22 per cent), Stewart continues to inspire. Article content Article content 'It's going to be a Martha Girl Summer,' the Martha Stewart Instagram account posted. 'As we've seen, our founder is influencing the influencers, with many embracing her iconic lifestyle by throwing dinner parties, cultivating home-grown produce and raising backyard chickens.' Article content Article content Article content Stewart's estate in Bedford, New York, spans 153 acres. When she bought it in 2000, it was 'a blank canvas,' according to a Facebook post. Today, it's filled with rose beds, daffodils, orchards, vegetable plots and a greenhouse dedicated to begonias. 'My father taught me that you can do it all from scratch, starting from seeds or cuttings, and if you nurture them, they will produce,' she said. 'For me, gardening is all about scent, colour, and variety, variety, and more variety.' Article content Article content In the spirit of Stewart's DIY philosophy, Pinterest users are gravitating toward harvest recipes (+680 per cent), urban farming (+374 per cent), flower gardens (+259 per cent), small backyard vegetable gardens (+246 per cent) and garden-to-table cooking (+117 per cent). Article content 'This back-to-basics approach not only fosters a reconnection to nature but also pairs seamlessly with the rise of summer detox drinks, with searches up 566 per cent on Pinterest,' according to the report. Article content Article content As people have started drinking less alcohol, especially young adults, functional beverages have filled the gap. These drinks, particularly popular among millennials and Gen Z, are designed to deliver health benefits beyond hydration and may be infused with herbs, vitamins and minerals, protein or CBD. Article content Green juices for gut health (+316 per cent) — which Stewart drinks every morning — flavoured water drinks (+289 per cent), spinach smoothies that taste good (+227 per cent), anti-inflammatory drinks (+289 per cent) and herbal infusion recipes (+71 per cent) are among the summer detox drinks quenching Pinterest users' thirst.
Sydney Morning Herald
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Martha Stewart weighs into RecipeTin Eats v Brooke Bellamy recipe stoush
Having written over 100 books, many of them cookbooks, and spawned countless imitators, who better to comment on the latest food world stoush than the doyenne of homemaking, Martha Stewart? At Wednesday night's headline event for Vivid Sydney, appearing in conversation with Benjamin Law, the 83-year-old was asked by an audience member to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between Nagi Maehashi and Brooke Bellamy. 'To what extent does one own a recipe. Have you ever had your recipe stolen, for instance?' Stewart was asked. 'Probably. But I have so many recipes,' said Stewart. 'In the magazine [ Martha Stewart Living ] we developed thousands of recipes every year and it's hard to develop a recipe without having a repertoire behind that recipe and I don't think too many recipes are owned by anybody. They are handed down,' she said. Last month, RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi accused Bake With Brooki author Brooke Bellamy of plagiarising several recipes from her and other cookbook authors, including the late Bill Granger. The two recipes Maehashi claims were stolen from her are caramel slice and baklava. Bellamy strenuously denies the claims. 'I do not copy other people's recipes,' she said in a statement through her lawyers.
The Age
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Martha Stewart weighs into RecipeTin Eats v Brooke Bellamy recipe stoush
Having written over 100 books, many of them cookbooks, and spawned countless imitators, who better to comment on the latest food world stoush than the doyenne of homemaking, Martha Stewart? At Wednesday night's headline event for Vivid Sydney, appearing in conversation with Benjamin Law, the 83-year-old was asked by an audience member to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between Nagi Maehashi and Brooke Bellamy. 'To what extent does one own a recipe. Have you ever had your recipe stolen, for instance?' Stewart was asked. 'Probably. But I have so many recipes,' said Stewart. 'In the magazine [ Martha Stewart Living ] we developed thousands of recipes every year and it's hard to develop a recipe without having a repertoire behind that recipe and I don't think too many recipes are owned by anybody. They are handed down,' she said. Last month, RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi accused Bake With Brooki author Brooke Bellamy of plagiarising several recipes from her and other cookbook authors, including the late Bill Granger. The two recipes Maehashi claims were stolen from her are caramel slice and baklava. Bellamy strenuously denies the claims. 'I do not copy other people's recipes,' she said in a statement through her lawyers.
ABC News
28-04-2025
- Business
- ABC News
World's original influencer Martha Stewart to reflect on career at Vivid
At 83, Martha Stewart looks as glamorous and put together as you'd expect from someone known as the world's original influencer, fulfilling the role long before the term existed. America's first self-made female billionaire has a commanding presence. She isn't just an entrepreneur, bestselling author of 101 books and an Emmy-award-winning television host, she's a brand, that according to the brand management research company Sequential Brands Group has 96 per cent brand awareness among women in the United States. Through her magazines, TV shows, books and retail lines, Stewart's lessons as a homemaker reach more than 100 million people a month. But it hasn't always been an easy run. Speaking from the US ahead of her appearance at Vivid Sydney next month, Stewart had some advice for people navigating career ups and downs. "Try to get a stable position in your work if you can," Stewart said. "I mean, I had the best [situation] and then I fell into a chasm with a little lawsuit that was brought against me, which was hideous, hideously unfair, time-consuming and extremely expensive in terms of not only money but in terms of my own work. "So you just have to be very strong-minded. "You have to be ready to accept the bad with the good and somehow get out of it and never lose faith in yourself. If … you are a good person, if you have good ideas, never lose faith in yourself." It was a candid response during a tightly managed interview where questions were vetted and pre-approved. Anything related to her legal, prison or financial past and political views were strictly off-limits — a tough ask when you're talking to Martha Stewart. Prison failed to keep Stewart confined In 2004, Stewart was Stewart had sold her stake in the biopharmaceutical company ImClone Systems in December 2001 and maintained she had no insider information that prompted the sale when questioned by investigators in 2002. She maintains her innocence. According to her magazine Martha Stewart Living, while locked up, Stewart foraged for dandelion greens to improve the prison fare, whipped up impromptu microwave recipes, read Bob Dylan's autobiography, and taught yoga, Stewart remains relevant After leaving prison, the much-loved pop culture icon co-hosted Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party, which premiered in 2016, with another cultural icon Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart at the MTV Movie and TV Awards in 2017. ( REUTERS/Danny Moloshok ) While Stewart's obstacles did not disappear once she became a success, she pushed through many roadblocks on her way up the corporate ladder. "One famous story is I went into a big boardroom to try out for a commercial," Stewart said. "And they said to bring your bathing suits, bring your bikini. "And then after I was interviewed by a roundtable full of men, they said, 'Well, now you can put your bikini on.' "And I said, 'Well, are we going to be wearing a bikini in the commercial?' And they said, 'No, but we might as well look at you.' "And I just said, 'Well, thank you, gentlemen.' "And I just walked out of the room. "I was brought up like that. I was brought up to stand up for myself and not give in to stupidity … " Breaking glass ceilings in America for me wasn't very hard because I really believed in what I was doing. " Born that way Stewart, who was raised in Nutley, New Jersey, developed her passion for cooking, gardening, and the home from an early age. The Netflix documentary Martha chronicled Stewart's rise, fall and successful comeback. ( Supplied: Courtesy of Netflix ) She said her childhood helped develop resilience. "Being the second oldest of six kids in a household that required all of us to do chores and hard work and help out the parents, I've just been always a strong person and been encouraged to work hard and succeed as a result," Stewart said. "We don't give up in our family." When asked about the Netflix documentary Martha, which charts her unstoppable rise, sudden fall, and successful comeback, Stewart was at pains to point out what was left out; the many people whose careers she nurtured. "The Netflix documentary really did cover a lot of the things that I did as a woman in the business world," Stewart said. "It did not cover the great affiliations that I've made with so many talented other people, and that's maybe another documentary. "Because I started so many careers, not my careers, but other people's careers, and encouraged them. "I think I've been really good at finding like-minded people to come and work with me on various projects that have really turned out to be very successful." will be held at Vivid Sydney on Wednesday, May 28.
