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E.C. Gladstone

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What Did the Maccabees Eat at the First Hanukkah Meal?

The first Hanukkah meal may not have had our favorite dishes (or dreidels!), but it was still a feast fit for victory. Nut cake, anyone?
Culture

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa's Tips on Running Restaurants

How did Nobu Matsuhisa create a world-spanning restaurant-and-hotel empire? Just ask the man—he'll tell you how to do it, too
Culture

What Does Taylor Hicks Eat for Breakfast?

Chick-Fil-A, Waffle House, and the Krystal Sunriser make this Southern "American Idol" winner's list of (early-early) morning faves
Culture

What Do Musicians Tegan & Sara Eat for Breakfast?

What do twin musicians Tegan & Sara eat while on tour? Though they call themselves "fairly monastic," they're not above indulging in hot restaurants
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8 Tomato Cocktail Recipes from America's Best Bartenders

If you ever get tired of eating tomatoes, try drinking them: We've got 8 tomato-licious new cocktail recipes from some of the country's best bartenders
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What Does UFC Fighter Chuck Liddell Eat for Breakfast?

How does MMA champion Chuck Liddell start his day? With multiple workouts--and the power of juice
Restaurants

How Star Chefs Made Great Dishes from 'Trash Fish' in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas, star chefs cooked up a dinner featuring the weirdest, ugliest--and absolutely tastiest--seafood around, to highlight the potential of "trash fish"
Culture

Inside Bibigo's New PSY-Selected 'Gentleman Style' Menu

In L.A., a weird Korean restaurant chain is offering a new Psy-selected menu. But do its kimchi stew and bibimbap live up to the "Gentleman Style" hype?
Culture

The 8 Best Regional Supermarket Chains in America

Across America, small chains of big stores are changing the way we eat--without losing their regional flavor. Here's 8 of our favorites
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How to Tell If Antique Spirits Are Trash or Treasure

Are those dusty bottles you found in Grandpa's basement a mixologist's goldmine--or just cheap hooch? Writer EC Gladstone investigates
Culture

How the Los Angeles Cocktail Scene Is Different From Other Cities'

Craft cocktails are, happily, everywhere, but Los Angeles is keeping itself unique with local ingredients, West Coast irreverence, and Hollywood flair
Where to eat

The 7 Best Buffets in Las Vegas Casinos

Las Vegas buffets once had a bad rap, but now they're stepping up their game with Neapolitan pizza, Korean squid salad, and more. Here's 7 of the best
Culture

At Las Vegas Star Chef Restaurants, the Invisible Lives of Executive Chefs

Every star chef has a Vegas restaurant, but it's the executive chefs who manage the day-to-day, some by hewing to the master's rules, others by running free
Cooking

Where Las Vegas Showgirls Eat (Also, Limo Drivers, Pit Bosses, and Bookies)

When dancers, limo drivers, pit bosses, and bookies go off duty, they hit some great, under-the-radar restaurants far from the Strip