Sam Dean
Sam Dean is a former staff writer for BonAppetit.com. He lives in Brooklyn.
Lifestyle
Peanut Allergy Cure In The Works
Researchers at Northwestern University may have figured out how to turn off potentially deadly food allergies.
Culture
Big agribusiness faking natural food in the cereal aisle; terrified family rescued from corn maze
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Lifestyle
Young Farmers Shoot for Sustainable Rice Paddies in Vermont's Green Mountains
Check out this Epicurious interview with the people who are trying to make rice a staple crop for the chilly Northeast.
Culture
Chefs resurrect food from archived menus; Wall street protesters band together to eat well
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Lifestyle
Making Unfamiliar Treats from Classic Children's Books
Two intrepid Hairpinners try to make Turkish Delight and Raspberry Cordial, with mixed results.
Culture
How Much Should You Buy If You Work From a Coffee Shop?
And are your baristas mean if you don't buy enough?
Lifestyle
Only Four Days 'til Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino Unveils His "Couture" Lollipop
We promise, it's as baffling as it sounds.
Culture
China closes Walmarts for calling pork organic; Milwaukee's great sausage races
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Lifestyle
Ice Cream Activism! Ben & Jerry's Publicly Supports Occupy Wall Street
The affable ice cream company laid down some real talk on their website over the weekend expressing their support for the Occupy movements sweeping the country.
Culture
Winemaking in Fine Cement; Shark's Fin Soup Banned in California
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Cooking
Finding Good Food in Hard-Boiled Fiction
Epicurious has an interview with novelist Walter Mosley about the role of home cooking in his whodunnits.
Lifestyle
The Marijuana-Infused "Open Secrets" of California Wine Country
Check out Gourmet Live's great piece on the crossover between medical marijuana and American food and wine.
Lifestyle
New Trend in School Lunches Has Nothing to Do with Food
An apple, a juicebox, and a PB+J in a Ziploc is no longer enough--inspirational notes are becoming standard for some school lunches.
Culture
The Race to Grow the One-Ton Pumpkin; DIY Cannabis Flour
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Lifestyle
E-Julia
And the NY Times has a good piece on how hard it was to wrangle that big 'ol book into a digi-friendly format.