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Sam Dean

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

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Jerry Seinfeld and Alec Baldwin, Getting Coffee

They're both funny! Who needs scripts?
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Kids Rap About Hot Cheetos and Takis

Assuming you haven't already, since this is now the Official Summer Jam of 2k12
Cooking

Philly Cheese Steak Ice Cream

Happily, they left out the whiz on top
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Watch a Guy Build His Own Cotton Candy Machine

Necessity is the mother of sweet, sweet invention
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The Captain's Cuppa

Sip tea Jean-Luc-style. Replicator not included
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Taco Locks, Hot Dog Holders, and Way More from the Best Store on Etsy

We spoke with Brad Troemel, the creator of the strangest food-related store on the Internet
Cooking

Someone Made a Plush Vodka Watermelon Playset

It's way cuter than the real thing, and with zero sunburn-y consequences
Lifestyle

Smell-o-gram! A Concept Postcard Printer That Lets You Send the Scent of Food

Which means we're one step closer to being able to share smells over the Internet
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About Time

How those brave pioneers managed to make meal on wheels up till now, we'll never know
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Even the Masterminds Behind the Milk Carton Design Can't Get the Thing Open

One of the promoters of those hard-to-open little cartons gets a taste of his own milky medicine
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Paul Ryan

Romney's running mate has a first name, but it's one letter too short to fit in the Oscar Mayer bologna song
Cooking

Dough Country for Old Men

Quote from the canon + picture of a donut. Can't really ask for much more from the world
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BLITZ, the "Innovative Laser Device for Cutting of Foodstuff"

About time, Science. We're tired of cutting foodstuffs with anything that isn't a beam of light
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Rib Roast in Oil

She finds art on the butcher block (and was nice enough to talk with us about it)
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Watch 'The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete'

Here's a five-minute Western where all the characters are pies
Lifestyle

Mitt Romney's Dad Got Free McDonald's for Life

A little card, signed by the McDonald's founder, entitled "George W. Romney to a lifetime of a hamburger, a shake, and french fries"
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Watch David Cross Spoof Talk Show Cooking Segments (In a Body Suit, No Less)

The celebrity chef Bellini Pastafangu has some formulaic lessons for the audience at home
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Watch a Hot Dog Travel to Outer Space

Or at least the stratosphere. And it's still edible!