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Sam Dean

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

Lifestyle

Dim Sum Advice for the Upcoming Lunar New Year

Epicurious has compiled some tips to make what can be a confusing, hectic meal into a culinary delight.
Lifestyle

"In Caffeine We Trust"

Column Five Media's limited-run infographic lets you paint in the details of your coffee consumption with coffee as the ink!
Culture

Watch A Guy Transform A Jar Into A Travel Mug (with CUPPOW)

Some people in Somerville, MA came up with a way to avoid those wide-mouth jar spills that plague people who drink out of jars.
Culture

Mario Batali to cut off ponytail for $500,000; Cupcakegate continues

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Culture

Watch Rene Redzepi Explain What's Going On In His Floating Nordic Food Lab

And challenge a BBC reporter to try something that's been "covered in green mold" for six months.
Lifestyle

Starbucks' New Blonde Roast Tastes Fine, Isn't Actually A Blonde Roast

Our intrepid blogger gulped down a venti in the name of science, food, and caffeine addiction.
Culture

Why Americans sing about food; the forgotten, fascinating history of Crisco

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Restaurants

Watch a Kindai Tuna Get Dismantled at Del Posto

By the sushi chef at NYC's acclaimed Ushiwakamaru. NSF those who don't like seeing giant fish cut up into smaller parts.
Culture

Axl Rose's Surprising Turns as Hungry Time-Traveler, Theoretical Maitre D'

The Guns n' Roses frontman may have as large an appetite world-changing historical events as he does for easily portable food.
Culture

Area Restaurant Hates, Bans Invisible People

Watch the local ad for Zhannah's, the restaurant that accepts people of all ethnicities except the one you can't even see.
Lifestyle

Josh Ozersky Declares Waffle House the Great American Restaurant, with Andrew Knowlton as His Muse

Author and food guy Josh Ozersky has written a panegyric to the joys of Waffle House, inspired by our very own Foodist.
Culture

Home Cooking, Kimchi, and Life-Changing Pancakes with Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Epicurious has a long, interesting interview with Jean-Georges up on their site
Lifestyle

Pizza Prints Make Any Pizza-Eating Occasion Much Better, Weirder

The meltable pizza decals will keep you smiling and slowly recoiling until you have eaten every last bite of the WWE logo.
Lifestyle

John Hodgman Reveals the TRUTH About Vegans, Sandwiches, and Cocktails

The author and Daily Show expert also dismisses the idea of Spam's possible unpopularity.
Cooking

A Possible New Year's Resolution

We're not sure who would have leftover Champagne, but if you happen to, these marshmallows sound like a great way to use it up.
Lifestyle

Sean Brock Knows How to Do Oil Barrel Cooking Right

The Husk chef kept Hoovervillean traditions alive last week in the parking lot of his Charleston, SC restaurant Husk.