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Sam Dean

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

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In Honor of the Fourth, Watch Takeru Kobayashi Eat a Lot of Food

What could be more American than competitive eating?
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Sliced Tongue and Nesselrode Tart

The Awl has put together an outline of what every one of our nation's Presidents elected to eat
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Listen to a Surprisingly Uncaffeinated Song From a Stumptown Coffee Employee

One of the Portland-based roaster's employees moonlights as a bass clarinet player in a spacey synth-ish duo called "Golden Retriever"
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The Belt Buckle Flask Lets You Show the World That You Have a Drinking Problem

But that you still want to keep your pants from falling down
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Heated Butter Knife Solves Britain's Breakfast Problems

A British bread company has come up with a solution to the problem of cold butter (batteries not included)
Lifestyle

Science Solves Mystery of Tasteless Supermarket Tomatoes

And we might be able to fix the problem. Imagine a world where every tomato tastes good--imagine!
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Watch British People Smash Eggs on Their Faces

At the World Russian Egg Roulette Championship, duh!
Lifestyle

Health Care Ruling Reveals the Supreme Court's Obsession with Broccoli

The humble veggie has worked its way into the halls of power!
Lifestyle

We Basically Failed the New York Times Soda Pop Quiz. Did You?

The newspaper's website has a quiz to test how well you can estimate how much soda you're actually getting in your giant cups
Culture

Dude! The Ten Most Bongtastic Recipe Names from High Times' Cookbook

This might come a shock, but weed enthusiasts are really into puns
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A Conversation with the Creator of the Resin-Encased Pepperoni Pizza

Throwing Slice designer Steph Mantis was clearly inspired by her youth spent in her father's pizzeria
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Watch What Happens When You Crack an Egg Sixty Feet Underwater

Some scientists in scuba gear brought the chicken to the sea
Lifestyle

Milk Brother

Designer Po-Chich Lai might have finally figured out a good way to steam milk with the power of a Bialetti stovetop espresso pot
Culture

Eddie Huang's Nasty, Nuanced Takedown of Chef Marcus Samuelsson

Huang's got some harsh words for Samuelsson's new memoir
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Real Good Food Wants to Bring Social Media Food Swaps to Your Neck of the Woods

Here's what the project, still in development, is all about
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Der Sushimaschine

A much healthier application of tobacco rolling technology
Lifestyle

How New York Invented Lunch

Lunch Hour NYC is a new exhibit at the New York Public Library examining how the city has shaped the meal
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President Obama

This is a slide show of the president giving people birthday cakes. Happy Friday!
Culture

Watch a German Man's Unique Approach to Using an iPad in the Kitchen

Good thing they have scratch-resistant screens