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Sam Dean

Sam Dean is a former staff writer for BonAppetit.com. He lives in Brooklyn.

Lifestyle

Applebee's to Launch 'Dining Over the Sink' Concept

When a dishwasher at Roberta's served tasting menus at his station, it was an underground hit. Now Applebee's is taking the eating-over-the-sink trend nationwide
Culture

Today's (Fake) Food News

Google unveils scent-based search. Plus, bacon mouthwash, iPhone food delivery for pets, modernist magic tricks, and other food news of questionable truthiness
Restaurants

Potatoes Are the Trendy Ingredient du Jour

They grow underground and look like little rocks. They're called potatoes, and they're taking the culinary world by storm
techniques

How to Make Ice Cubes

Ever run out of ice cubes at the wrong time? Our awesome new Vine video will show you how to make a full tray in less than a minute!
Cooking

The Good Mold-Fashioned Way

Nothing says spring like Ed Asner's tire-size torus of gelatin and olives and cucumbers
techniques

How High-End Restaurants Are Cooking with Compost

We like to call it compost cooking
Cooking

The Sweet Pea Cocktail Makes a Perfect Spring Drink

Real peas (and real vodka) make the Sweet Pea perfect for a springy weekend
Cooking

Rabbit

"Coney" got killed by a dirty word; now "rabbit" reigns supreme
Culture

Israeli Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Talks with The Gaza Kitchen Authors

The second part of Jerusalem-born Yotam Ottolenghi's chat with the authors of the new Palestinian cookbook, The Gaza Kitchen
Culture

The Gaza Kitchen Authors Talk with Israeli Chef Yotam Ottolenghi

Jerusalem-born Yotam Ottolenghi talks to the authors of the new Palestinian cookbook, The Gaza Kitchen, about food, conflict, and culture
Culture

Yotam Ottolenghi and the Authors of 'The Gaza Kitchen' Discuss Food, Conflict, Culture

Chef Yotam Ottolenghi talks to the authors of the new Palestinian cookbook, The Gaza Kitchen, about food, conflict, and culture
Culture

Conde Nast Traveler's Hanya Yanagihara Talks About Her Grand Tour of Asia

Conde Nast Traveler's Hanya Yanagihara on what she ate during her 45-day "Grand Tour" of Asia
Culture

James Deen

The cornerstones of porn star James Deen's diet
Culture

Texas Monthly Hired a Barbecue Editor, Started a New Era of Food Writing

Texas Monthly just hired a "barbecue editor," opening up a whole new world of food job opportunities
Cooking

The New York Sour

The New York Sour has been making lips smack and cheeks tingle since at least the 1880s
Cooking

Cadbury Creme Egg and Sugar-Toast Soldiers

One blogger takes the Cadbury Creme Egg to its logical extreme: pairing it with sugary toast soldiers
Lifestyle

Which American City Orders the Most Late-Night Delivery? Seamless.com Has the Data

Which American city orders the most late-night delivery? Seamless.com has the answers, and the data to back it up
Culture

The Wide World of Gnocchi, According to Portland Chef Jenn Louis

Portland chef Jenn Louis came by the BA test kitchen to drop some serious Italian-dumpling knowledge on our plates
Cooking

The Etymology of the Word Rhubarb

No, literally, that's what the word "rhubarb" has meant since time immemorial. Why it refers to a baseball dustup as well is another story entirely