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Sam Dean

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

Lifestyle

Stop that Sunburn with Strawberries

Researchers found that they can actually protect your skin against UVA radiation
Culture

How "Nordic Terroir" Came to Be

And how New Nordic Cuisine is a "post-national movement" that "takes its meaning from the production of locality," courtesy of the Nordic Food Lab
Culture

Watch Bubbles Beautifully Explode a Root Beer Bottle

Brigham Young University's Splash Lab has "Root Beer Tuesdays," apparently
Culture

One Man's Determination for the Gold Medal in Cucumber Cutting

Well, he's going for a Guinness World Record, but some day!
Lifestyle

Should American Health Care Be More Like The Cheesecake Factory?

The New Yorker's serious: super-efficient chain restaurants might have a lot to teach our hospitals
Lifestyle

The Metal Menu of Secret Restaurant Words

Here's our favorite part from the New York Times' list of secret restaurant code words
Culture

Butchery for Boys and Girls

Dolls have to get their groceries somewhere!
Lifestyle

Cornell Is Asking You to Name Its New Grapes

There's a white wine grape and a dark red eating grape wandering around nameless. Help these guys out
Cooking

How to Make the Cinnabon Burger from Scratch

Filed under "essential knowledge," of course
Culture

All the Food That Rick Ross Has Ever Rapped About

Turns out most food can be used as a metaphor for either sex or money
Culture

The Olympics and Food

Not only does it take a lot of grub to keep an athlete in good condition, but the international stage tends to bring the weirder side of a nation's food culture into the spotlight
Culture

Stop Wasting Time and Turn Those Potatoes into CASH

Who knew the humble tuber could be a part of a money-making scheme?
Culture

How Peter Kaplan, Ultimate Creature of Habit, Starts His Day

The Fairchild Editorial Director loves him some grapefruit
Culture

Watch PBS's Supercut of Julia Child Moments Set to 'Sweet Child of Mine'

To kick off their month celebrating what would have been Julia Child's 100th birthday, WGBH edited together their favorite moments from "The French Chef"
Culture

Look at These Photos of Tiny People in a World of Giant Food

Artist Christopher Boffoli imagines a world where you can play soccer with a peppercorn and cutting cinnamon requires a chainsaw
Lifestyle

Eat Ice Cream Inside a Bio-Responsive Magnum Infinity Pleasure Pod

Step into a giant orb, eat some ice cream, and watch a projection that adapts to your body's response to the dessert
Lifestyle

Former McDonald's Execs Want to Make Brussels Sprouts the New French Fries

There's only one Lyfe Kitchen right now, but its founders want to make it the McD's of organic, free-range, sustainable fast food
Culture

Watch Yet Another Dramatic Yelp Reading by a Professional Actor

This is a great idea, and they've already posted the second installment of the series
Culture

Watch Dramatic Readings of Yelp Reviews by Professional Actors

A woman called a diner to compliment their crab cakes, but things soon took a turn for the worse
Culture

Awesomely Abstract Illustrations of One Artist's NYC Diet

Futurist? Cubist? It's food, either way