Todd Wilbur's New Cookbook: 101 Copycat Recipes

0:00It's April 7th. Welcome in. This is Hartford News Today, where local news meets AI. Todd Wilber has built a whole career cracking the code on famous restaurant recipes, letting folks whip up fast food favorites at home for way less cash. He's dropping a new book called Hack That Dish on April 28th, packed with 101 copycat recipes from spots like McDonald's. Chick-fil-A and Chipotle. This guy sold 5.5 million books since his first one blew up back in 1993. Earlier this week, Wilber spilled how he ditched his journalism gig degrees in theater, art, and news under his belt for this food detective life. He started in his Las Vegas kitchen, reverse engineering hits, like the Big Mac sauce and Kentucky Fried Chickens 11 herbs and spices even, chatting up folks tied to Colonel Sanders. Fans love it because it saves money and brings chain flavors anywhere, like in and out in Connecticut. Wilber's hacks have landed him on talk shows, a reality series, and Oprah, turning him into a pop culture staple without any culinary

1:04school training. His methods stay simple. Watch open kitchens at places like Panda Express, separate salad ingredients into cups, or rushed dishes home before flavors. Fade. No fancy gear needed, just everyday tools so anyone can nail the stacking order on a burger, or that telechery black pepper kick. Wilber's still hustling with public talks, merch like copycat sauces, and this fresh vault of secrets, proving food hackings and absurd thrill dad. Keeps everyday cooks feeling like kitchen geniuses.