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Sam Dean

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

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Japan beats France for Michelin stars; Hanson to make "MMMHop" beer

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Lifestyle

A Visual Guide to Nuts

Brought to you by the fine folks at Epicurious just in time for the holiday nut season.
Culture

Watch a Ketchup Squirting Robot Squirt Ketchup While Someone Plays the 20th Century Fox Theme on a Recorder

Both the robot and recorder could use some help with accuracy, but points for effort.
Culture

How High-Contrast Food Can Trick Your Eyes Into Eating Less

Yes, we know eyes don't actually eat anything, but they do determine how much food you put on your plate, which then determines how much you eat. Work with us, here!
Culture

Pig wings take flight; breeding a nation of chocoholics

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More Scenes from Our Funky Chicken Party

Bey's little sis shares her take on pickled octopus (it's crazy!) and ?uestlove shares his take on Paul Newman (they could someday be the same!)
Lifestyle

Because We Need More Holidays in America, #SexySteakNight

Ted Loos is trying to add one more festive night to the never-ending slog of gatherings and eating and slush and children that we are about to enter.
Culture

Let William Shatner Teach You How to Fry a Turkey

The Shat presents an epic tale of love and loss and grease fire.
Lifestyle

Hey Girl, You Smell Amazing Like Roast Beef

A Brooklyn scent shop has some food perfumes among their wide selection, but the roast beef isn't exactly flying off the shelves.
Culture

Watch Sexiest Man in America Joel McHale Make Some Coffee

And engage in other totally mundane tasks with his fellow castmembers.
Culture

Mario Batali in hot water with bankers; Adriana Lima's Fashion Show Diet

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Lifestyle

The Transience of the McRib, Explained By Hard Economics

The Awl has a conspiracy theory that might explain why the elusive sandwich appears in American stores (and bellies) when it does.
Culture

The art of the Chez Panisse menu; when McDonald's kept us thin

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Cooking

What Common Food Combos Can't You Stand?

Chocolate and oranges? Beef and blue cheese?
Lifestyle

The New York Times Asks If Cookbooks Are Being Replaced By Apps

To which we would mutter something about glass houses, but we're too busy working on our forthcoming Tablet app
Lifestyle

Roadkill Roundup

A look at the different ways we eat animals that meet their untimely ends at the side of the road.
Culture

Vending machine dispenses steaks and chops; Yelping with Cormac McCarthy

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