Sam Dean

That was last year's average tax refund, and we've worked out 13 fun ways to spend it, from a bucket of truffles to a jacuzzi filled with chocolate

Ramps are available for like 3 weeks a year, but the word "ramps," it turns out, has been around for millennia

His new CNN show, 'Parts Unknown,' debuts this Sunday, and director Tom Vitale takes us behind the harrowing scenes, from Burma to Libya to Congo

An ode to Tumblr's shuttered experiment in editorial content, which produced some memorable stories about food (among many other things)

Because it's cold, duh. Only hot soup gets taxed. Make sense? Of course not! America's food taxes are insane--and amusing. Here's 9 of our favorites

We had some time to kill, so we rounded up every food-related Saturday Night Live sketch on Hulu. Okay, only the good ones. Enjoy!

Real innovations in the liquor world are few and far between, but Kamm & Sons' new spirit has serious potential--if importers can cut through U.S. red tape

The cool news-reading app Flipboard recently relaunched, and Bon Appetit has some awesome mini-magazines on it

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first female prime minister and, almost as important, helped invent soft-serve ice cream

You know the deal: It's midnight, you're hungry, and your fridge is full of random stuff. There's only one thing to do: Turn it into sandwiches!

It only takes a few extra flourishes to turn your flute into a full-fledged cocktail

And we are the lucky diners. From banh mi and panini to zapiekanka and the Gatsby, a guide to the planet's iconic sandwiches

As the world mourns the death of the celebrated film critic, we remember him for his love of food and his devotion to one-pot cooking

With the New South Family Supper coming April 14, John T. Edge talks about women in the kitchen, and why dim sum is becoming as Southern as soul food

Why do we call mayo mayo? The word's history, it turns out, is deliciously complicated

Because our "Grilling Book," an epic compendium of tips, recipes, and gorgeous photos, is available for preorder. Buy it now, get it in May, and stock up on charcoal

From Katz's pastrami to Cap'n Crunch on white bread, sandwiches make some surprising star turns in movies. Here's 13 of our favorite stuff-on-bread scenes

Mario's got a new meat-heavy restaurant in L.A., and we've got an exclusive preview of NOWNESS.com's video feature on chi Spacca

Mile End Sandwich may be famous for its smoked meats, but there are plenty of other tasty things between two slices of bread on the menu. We have video proof

This Japanese savory egg custard is as good to eat as it is fun to say: Chawan Mushi