Sam Dean
Sam Dean is a former staff writer for BonAppetit.com. He lives in Brooklyn.
Lifestyle
The Bib Winner Is Announced! Wait, What Is the Bib?
Oh, just a bracketed tournament of NYC restaurants judged by famous amateurs and created by Eater and food52.
Culture
Food Network stops showing shark meat after public outcry; vending machines are Miami's new lunch ladies
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Culture
How ice cubes became all-American; the foraged fruit harvest at vacant homes
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Antioxidant spices reduce the negative effects of high-fat dining; how to properly drink in public
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Lifestyle
Educated People Spend More Money on Booze
A nicely graphed set of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that PhDs drop top dollar to get drunk.
Lifestyle
Cooking Classes on Google+
The Google+ Cooking School lets people join in with a food show, finally breaking down that pesky fourth wall.
Culture
Did the puritans enjoy dinner?; eating spoiled food isn't always all that bad for you
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Culture
A social experiment in Starbucks cards; French baker unveils baguette vending machine
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Lifestyle
Expedition Funded by Captain Morgan Rum Might Have Found Real Captain Morgan's Rum
Financing the archaeological expedition in the Caribbean was "a natural fit" for the rum company. Also, [insert pirate joke here].
Lifestyle
Vodkaology
The Weekly Standard has a thorough and thoroughly entertaining piece on the competitive history of vodka over the past 50 years.
Lifestyle
Watch-like Device Tracks How Much You Eat by Wrist-Rolls, Is Easily Duped
The Bite Counter helps you track how much you eat, kinda, maybe. Not at all.
Culture
Baby's palate shaped before birth; Americans pro peanut bans
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