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Sam Dean

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

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Halloween and Kale

Literally! It's an ancient Samhain tradition: pull the stalk, find your soulmate
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Fold Your Tortillas Into Hexaflexagons

From Tex-Mex hexaflexagons to Busby Berkeley watermelons
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We're Talking About Gravy All Week Long

Welcome to a week's worth of ways to sauce up your Thanksgiving meal
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Win the New Epicurious Cookbook

Enter for a chance to snag a copy of the recipe site's new tome
Cooking

Honey and Vinegar Make the Perfect Low-Alcohol Cocktail

Not just a rhetorical question, Does a Bear...? is our honeyed Happy Hour apéritif
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The Paintings of Jacques Pepin

The master chef's artworks go on show at a Connecticut gallery
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The Nakiri Knife, Now Available from Bon Appetit on HSN

The Nakiri Knife makes chopping through anything super easy (and it looks pretty cool, too)
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Food Trucks

Classified documents reveal a clear and present danger. (Burn after reading.)
Cooking

Kernel of Genius

This week's kookery rights wrongs in the candy grain universe
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The Meat Planet, According to Carl Sagan

From its pork volcano to its liquid beef core, the fleshy satellite fascinates astronomers and gastronomers alike
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Emily Dickinson's "Cocoa Nut" Cookies (With Bonus Poem!)

The Belle of Amherst's cookie recipe (plus bonus poem on distance and loss)
Cooking

Creepy Coconuts! How Spooked Sailors Gave the Nut Its Name

How the coconut came to be named after a Spanish (and Portugese) Halloween terror
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6 Twisted Cakes for Halloween

Terrifyingly tasty creations from the Twisted Cakes cookbook
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Science Sez

Her care (and maybe her chicken soup?) added decades to our lifespans
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Thanksgiving at Bon Appetit Begins NOW

Here's why you should be grateful
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Watch Monster Roll

In the short movie Monster Roll, sushi chefs take on some seriously big fish
Cooking

Indie Food Deliveries from New York Mouth

Just in case you don't have time to browse all of Brooklyn, New York Mouth lets you buy NYC's indie foods online
Cooking

The Fall Classic Has Captured Our Happy Hour Hearts

Apples, bourbon, and a little hint of thyme. Like a cozy blanket
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A Burger King Bird Feeder for Eating on the Wing

This prototype bird feeder finally lets our feathered friends have it their way