Kuamel Stewart
Location
Los Angeles, California
School
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Expertise
Fast Food, Soul Food, Snack Foods
- Kuamel was a barista at New York City's Angelika Film Center.
- He worked as a wine delivery driver for three years at John & Pete's Fine Wine & Spirits – a small business pillar of West Hollywood since 1938.
- As a fun, delicious weekend ritual, Kuamel once cooked and ate nachos every Saturday for nearly a year.
Experience
Kuamel joined Static Media in 2022 as a web stories developer. He created Google stories for hundreds of articles published by Static Media's food brands, including Tasting Table, Daily Meal, and Mashed. Through his work on these pieces, he learned about various cuisines, recipes, restaurants, celebrity chefs, cooking hacks, and food history. In 2023, Kuamel became a news writer for Daily Meal.
Education
Kuamel has a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Stories By Kuamel Stewart
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The type of flour you use in your cookie recipes will make a noticeable difference to the final bake. And for the best results, here's what you should try.
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TV star Duff Goldman was recently involved in a car accident. Daily Meal spoke with the celebrity chef to get an update on his hand injury.
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Green beans take to all kinds of cooking preparations, but they're especially alluring when imbued with the tempting wood-fired aromas of your smoker.
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There's a simple trick for prepping onions that chef Jamie Oliver learned from an Italian nonna that will make your pasta sauce sweeter and extra delicious.
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This fancy ingredient is one you might not have ever heard of before, but Stewart loves topping her pizza with this sweet veggie.
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When you're making a pot of chili, the last thing you want is a thin final product, but make sure to avoid this mistake when thickening it up.
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Most recipes for pot roast call for red wine to deglaze the pan. But it's not always necessary. Consider boosting the flavor by using another liquid instead.
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It might seem like a good idea to add aged cheese for flavor, but using it as a mac and cheese ingredient might not be the best thing.
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If you're an avid baker, it's easy to run out of cupcake liners without realizing it. If you don't have time to run to the store, here's how to improvise.
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McDonald's recently experienced a global tech issue that caused problems both in the restaurants and with the app and mobile ordering system.
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If you're looking to impress guests at your next gathering, we've got some tips that will turn your favorite round loaf of bread into a fun centerpiece.
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Cast iron skillets need care and attention even while they are stored away. This easy coffee filter hack will help to keep it free from rust and looking new.
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A plate of fried tempura-coated veggies is a sight to behold in a restaurant, but it's not always so easy to recreate at home according to our expert.
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Pairing wine with food seems simple enough, but outside of your tastes, it's pretty complex. A sommelier explains why it's so difficult to pair with artichokes.
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Your store-bought canned tuna deserves a new twist. Adding BBQ sauce may not seem like it makes sense, but that's because you haven't tried it yet.
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Yum, french fries! Golden brown and crispy outside, fluffy potato pillows inside. Get that desirable result with oven-baking by not making an avoidable mistake.
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There's a Kirkland brand honey mustard snack mix on Costco shelves that shoppers can't seem to get enough of. Here's everything you need to know.
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While you may think you have already perfected your homemade casserole recipes, adding a little crunch to your baked dishes could make them even tastier.
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To take your peanut butter up a notch so it will pair with a myriad of snacks and smoothies, simply turn it into a dip with three basic ingredients.
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Cookbook author and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has a favorite meat dish, and helpful tips if you've wondered how to best prepare it at home.
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Cooking chicken in a slow cooker is so easy, why take the extra step of removing skin from the chicken first? Because the risk of rubbery chicken is no joke.
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Sticky rice, by its nature, is meant to clump together. But if you get it wrong you'll end up with a claggy lump. Here's how to make sure that doesn't happen.
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There's no denying the Oscar swag bags are a gold mine of incredible products. Here are the most interesting items featured in the 2024 bags.
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Canned French onion soup is a good option for those who don't have time to make it from scratch. And it can be easily upgraded with one simple addition.
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You always want to have bread on hand in your kitchen, but it never lasts as long as you want. Here's why storing it in the fridge isn't the answer.
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People often put their own spin on things when making carnitas and celebrity chef Claudette Zepeda of Iron Chef fame has her own special secret ingredients.
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St. Patrick's Day is coming soon, and if you're planning to celebrate with food (and why wouldn't you?), then check out these new Aldi Finds.