Sam Dean
Sam Dean is a former staff writer for BonAppetit.com. He lives in Brooklyn.
Edible Flower Ice Cubes from Salted & Styled
Or, actually, IN the rocks. The team behind Salted & Styled came up with these edible flower ice cubes, perfect for summery cocktails
The 10-Day Grilling Game Plan from Bon Appetit
Our 10-Day Grilling Game Plan puts daily recipe and grilling tips right in your mailbox, so you'll never run out of great grilling ideas. (Plus: Win a trip to NYC!)
Sunburnt Strawberries Last Longer, Science Makes Starch from Wood, Breast Milk Lollipops Exist
Science finds that UV rays keep strawberries fresh longer, wood can be made into starch, and gas grilling might actually be healthier for you in today's roundup of food news
Win a Copy of The Grilling Book by Instagramming Your Barbecued Ribs
We're giving away a copy of The Grilling Book! Read on to find out how to enter the contest (hint: it involves grilling)
22 Shellfish Recipes
Here are 22 of our best shellfish recipes--just remember to make enough to share
Bon Appetit's Veggie Burger Recipe
We've got a recipe for a spicy, Tex-Mexy veggie burger that'll keep meat-eaters and herbivores happy at your next cookout
Friday Happy Hour
The zing of sour cherry syrup makes sparkling wine sing in this Sparkling Sour Cherry Aperitivo
Sweet Potato Chocolate Milk, from the Healthful Pursuit
What's better than sweet potato milk? Sweet potato CHOCOLATE milk, that's what
Make Your Own High-Fructose Corn Syrup with Artist Maya Weinstein
Everyone's "favorite" industrial sweetener is getting the artisanal treatment, courtesy of an artist who's developed a DIY kit: "It's Brooklyn-style!"
China Wants American Pork; Americans Might Want Chinese Booze; Soda Could Give You Meth Mouth; We Should Eat More Weeds
A Chinese company just bought a giant American pig producer, a dentist found that soda is as bad for your teeth as meth, and more in our daily food news roundup
A Taco Map of Mexico, from La Tacopedia
OMG: Tacografia is a map of Mexico's regional taco specialties, and now we're really hungry
The Etymology of the Word 'Lobster'
Why is a lobster called a lobster? Ask the Romans and the Saxons, who thought it looked buggy
Free Food for Life
Getting free food for life is easy if you're a hero (like that guy in Cleveland), an athlete, or willing to become a permanent billboard
What Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Eats for Breakfast
The "Top Chef" host's morning routine is all about tea, ova, and the occasional batch of French toast
Cocktails Made With Odd Combinations, Like Gin and Tequila
Mixing gin and tequila, or Scotch and rum, might sound like heresy, but clever bartenders are finding ways, new and old, to make them work deliciously
The Bon Appetit Hangover Guide
Our Drinks Week is coming to an end, and that means dealing with the inevitable: the morning after. To help, we've collected all our edible remedies right here
The Etymology of the Word 'Arugula'
Why do we call arugula arugula, while the Brits call it rocket? The answer lies in the toe of Italy's boot