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Sam Dean

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

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Wahlberg Brothers One Step Closer to Opening Wahlburgers

Which is a burger restaurant run by Paul Wahlberg, brother of Donnie and Mark, duh.
Culture

Watch the World's Funkiest Wendy's Training Video

Never before, and never since, have the exact specifications for proper chili serving been sung with such instructional passion.
Culture

Why the food truck trend is genius marketing; Thomas Keller on visual presentation

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Culture

German Lager's Missing Link Found in Patagonia

Which is pretty weird, considering that the Patagonian yeast would have had to travel 8,000 miles by the 1400s to let German brewers invent lager beer!
Culture

How the A&P changed American food history; Greek police smash violent donut ring

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Lifestyle

Mummified Prehistoric Man Had Goat Meat for Last Meal

The Iceman eateth
Culture

Watch Chef David Bouley Talk About New Projects, Old Influences on Charlie Rose

Here's a good way to spend half an hour (hey, half of your office is out on vacation too, right?)
Culture

Larry David rails against tyranny of loose takeout; USA food stamp use on the rise

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Lifestyle

Glamour and Krispy Kreme Collaborate on Fashionable Fried Dough

The two companies have teamed up to create Glamour Glaze donuts for the UK to coincide with London Fashion Week.
Lifestyle

Anyone For a Placenta Smoothie?

New York Magazine took a look at the emerging world of moms who choose to chow down on their afterbirths.
Culture

Forget Food Network Star; Adam Gertler Is a FOOD ACTION HERO

We'd watch the Gert TCOB MacGyver-style any day of the week
Culture

Paratrooper makes good as Michelin-starred chef; Lidia Bastianich accused of enslaving Italian chef

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Lifestyle

Lupin-Based Ice Cream Alternative Represents Triumph of Human Endeavor

All hope was lost for the lupin in the late '90s, but one man brought the flower and its fat-laden seeds back from the brink of the Dustbin of History.
Culture

How Biden eats in Beijing; unlocking the secrets of coffee rings

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Lifestyle

College Students Have Forgotten How to Eat, What Vegetables Look Like

A new study reveals that most college kids eat almost nothing healthy (surprise!).
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Check out Food Republic's Celebrity Twitter Chat Today at 2 PM

Food celebs and anyone with a Twitter can weigh in on the role of social media in food culture and what can be done to help fight the famine in the Horn of Africa.
Culture

Is Martha Stewart hip?; SF chef tries living on food stamps

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Lifestyle

Kiss to Open Kiss Coffeehouse in Las Vegas

Fans shall be greeted by giant boots and pay six dollars for rockuccinos.
Lifestyle

Why You Shouldn't Trust the British Press (Besides the Whole Phone Tapping Thing)

Read it and weep, Telegraph reporters!
Culture

Alex Stupak goes to Mexico; how a chef packs a school lunch

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