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Sam Dean

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

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The Paloma

Bittersweet and beautiful, bubbly and relaxing, the Paloma brings peace and hope
Culture

Kids Will Eat Sour Candy; Kids Won't Sing About Meat; French Burger Makers Are Nuts

Let's feed them ultrasour candy! Plus, cheesy skiing, picky wolves, deliriously delicious burgers, and more in our daily roundup of food news
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How to Say 'Hangover' in French, German, Finnish, and Many Other Languages

Get ready for New Year's by learning how to say "hangover" in everything from French and German to Vietnamese and Finnish
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The 10 Most Popular Bon Appetit Stories of 2012

You've seen the top recipes--now here are the most popular BA stories of 2012, just in case you missed any of them!
Culture

Daily Food News

A Cool Hand Luke attempt goes awry, a writer seeks the "Best Worst Beers," kids learn manners, and more in our daily roundup of food news
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The 10 Most Popular Bon Appetit Recipes of 2012

The 10 most popular BA recipes of 2012, from sticky buns to...well, you'll have to read this to find out
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25 Things to Eat, Drink, or Cook in 2013

Among the tasty things we foresee in 2013: booze gets bubbles, Sriracha gets competition, and bread finally gets its due
Culture

Do Dinos Taste Like Chicken? And What's "Cougar Juice"?

Popular Science has the answer. Plus, the secret language of sommeliers, the rise of the bitterati, and more in our daily roundup of food news
Culture

25 Days of Cookies Comes to a Bittersweet End

As 25 Days of Cookies comes to a bittersweet end, we're trying to look on the brighter side
Culture

Linzer Stars

Linzer cookies come in many jammy forms, but they all make the yuletime evenings drift pleasantly by
Culture

Baileys With a Hint of Hazelnut

Baileys' new flavor, says the Foodist, will definitely appeal to people who like Baileys to begin with
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Almond-Oat Lace Cookies

Forget structure with these Almond-Oat Lace Cookies. They're all flavor, all over the place
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Crunchy, Sugary Merveilles Are Cookies to Marvel At

Merveilles are crispy slivers of heaven, with the perfect balance of crunch and chewiness
Culture

Lime Snowball Cookies, for Ballers Only

...you'll probably want a snack--like, say, these zesty Lime Snowball Cookies
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19 Winter Happy Hour Cocktails

Instead of just one cocktail this week, we've got 19--a whole slideshow of happiness
Culture

White Chocolate, Cranberry, and Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe

It's not just the dough (though that's pretty good). It's the white chocolate, cranberries, and macadamia nuts
Culture

Blueberry and Cream Cookies

These blueberry and cream cookies will take you back to a time when the sun was high and the air was warm
Lifestyle

All the Food in Quentin Tarantino's Movies, From Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained

A nearly exhaustive catalog of all the food in Quentin Tarantino's movies, from "Reservoir Dogs" to "Django Unchained"
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Crunch Bars

Quick, what are you going to put on these gooey chocolate treats? Whatever's at hand, from toasted nuts to cookie crumbs