Where is cheddar bay

It's a special occasion, these biscuits! You'd think that some people would know, though, it's not good to eat 10 baskets of Cheddar Bay biscuits. In fact, the first thing I noticed about eating at Red Lobster is that Red Lobster is a quiet restaurant, even when full — customers who are not up to their elbows in crab shells seem to be solemnly tearing apart Cheddar Bay biscuits, chunk by chunk. There were no children shouting at the lobsters in the tank; the lobsters in the tank at the Red Lobster I visited had divided themselves into sullen gangs, like residents of an aquatic prison yard.

Instead, the only thing I heard, the only sound that jumped out, were voices of the Red Lobster waitresses, repeating with a flat cheerfulness, "Be back with biscuits. On the other hand, the online Urban Dictionary defines Red Lobster as "a restaurant you order a meal at solely to get the cheddar biscuits.

And yet culinary history is partly a catalog of obsessions, those dishes that inspire slavish devotion, dragging in customers regardless of hunger.

The cult of the Cheddar Bay biscuit, however, seems special and intense. Red Lobster started in Florida in ; the chain rapidly grew around the time Cheddar Bay biscuits were introduced, in the early '90s. Today, thousands of team members across North America help Red Lobster bake nearly one million biscuits every day, putting a fresh batch in the oven approximately every minutes.

In fact, if all of the Cheddar Bay Biscuits served in one day were stacked up, it would tower times the height of the Empire State Building. To take part in the limited-time commemorative item sweepstakes, join the Fresh Catch Club. Terms and conditions apply. Using a pastry blender, cut cold butter into dry ingredients until butter is the size of peas.

Stir in buttermilk and yeast mixture. Stir in cheddar cheese and parsley. Do not over mix. Using hands mix dough until it just comes together into a large ball. Generously spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. Place a second baking sheet underneath to prevent bottoms from getting too brown. Transfer to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Space each biscuit 2 inches apart. Bake biscuits 10 minutes. Brush with melted butter mixture and sprinkle with flaked salt. Bake 2 additional minutes, or until light golden brown.

Serve warm. Notes Recipe by Wonky Wonderful. Did you make this recipe? Ask a Question Write a Review. By Mike Pomranz October 25, Save FB Tweet More. Credit: Courtesy of Red Lobster. All rights reserved.