Sam Dean

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

Culture

The birth of American food phobia; prehistoric cups made from skulls

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Culture

The secrets of the iced coffee economy; Mexico's restaurant revolution

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Cooking

Cranberry Mayonnaise Jello Salad Candles

This might be the Kookiest Kookery ever cooked up

Lifestyle

Some Americans Call Sandwiches Dagwoods, Cottage Cheese = Smearcase

The Dictionary of American Regional English took 2.3 million answers about how average Americans speak across the country and came up with some interesting results

Culture

Is It Worth Shelling Out for Pricy Cooking Wine?

Epicurious investigates

Culture

Greece's potato movement; how Kraft makes dubious name decisions

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Lifestyle

Marginally Healthier Hot Dogs Replace Beef Fat with Cellulose-Trapped Canola Oil

But hot dogs still probably aren't great for you, honestly

Culture

Is Walmart really going organic and local?; using the right test for food allergies

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Lifestyle

Is There Any Ethical Justification for Eating Meat?

The New York Times has announced a contest, and we're curious to hear your ideas

Culture

Watch a Brief History of Merlot

Gundlach Bundschu winery made a funny video illustrating the history of California wine trends, Elvis costumes included

Culture

Europe's first North Korea-themed restaurant opens; meat substitute sales on the rise

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Lifestyle

American Crayfish Have Massive Appetites, Are Wiping Out Their British Brethren

Partly because they're less picky eaters, party because they carry a crayfish plague

Culture

This Supermarket Scanner Knows What You're Buying Just By Looking at It

It is, of course, being developed in Japan

Culture

The history of the French press; more Americans dine out as economy recovers

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Lifestyle

Liquor-Filled Ice Cream and Pops, Coming Soon to a Bachelorette Party Near You

Or a Sex in the City-themed girls' night out Vegas pool party!!!!!

Culture

Hand-Cranked Japanese Vending Machines Are Ready for Anything

Except, maybe, people who are too tired to crank it the full 70 times

Culture

The truth about plain doughnuts; one bartender tackles bamboo fungus

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Culture

The Rube Goldberg Corkscrew Opens Wine (and Pours It, Too)

And it looks like it only weighs 500-600 pounds!

Lifestyle

Watch the Secrets of Blood Oranges, Revealed!

The identification of the pigment gene (which the researchers have named "Ruby") could lead to more widespread blood-ification of oranges

Culture

When Mom's restaurant review goes viral; the politics of leftovers

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