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Sam Dean

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

Culture

Canned Peaches Are Good for You; Making Coffee Without a Filter; NYC's Worst Bartender

Turns out canned peaches may be better for you than fresh ones. Plus, the Smithsonian's food issue, the worst bartender in NYC, and more in our daily roundup of food news
Cooking

The Peanut Butter and Bacon Burger, by Half Baked Harvest

That is, the peanut butter and bacon burger, a deviation that upsets--deliciously--our preconceived notions of what belongs on a bun
Culture

24 Hot Dog Topping Ideas from Bon Appetit Readers

What's the best way to decorate the humble hot dog? We asked you, our readers, and you gave us 24 brilliant ideas, from Sriracha to...fried bananas?!?
Culture

Washington Pigs Eat Weed, Amish Farmer Faces Jail Over Raw Milk, Someone's Making a Paula Deen Museum

Washington pigs are eating weed. Plus, Amish farmer faces jail in raw-milk battle, the origins of chicken-fried steak, and more in today's roundup of food news
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Feast Portland 2013 Tickets On Sale Today

Tickets for this year's Feast Portland festival are now on sale! It may be hard to choose which events to attend, but it's also impossible to go wrong
Lifestyle

15 Raw Meat Dishes from Around the World

Steak tartare was just the beginning. We've rounded up 15 of the world's finest raw meat dishes, from Ethiopian kitfo to the parisa of (yup) South Texas
Cooking

29 Recipes Your Grandma Would Love

These recipes are an ode to Nonna, Grammy, Abuela--whatever you call her
Cooking

The Etymology of the Word Artichoke

Getting to the heart of the word "artichoke"
Culture

Advances in Beer Can and Bottle Technology

How innovative beer-can-ologists are changing the way we drink
techniques

How to Grill Fish on the Today Show, à la Bon Appetit's Editor in Chief

Our editor in chief, Adam Rapoport, hit the 'Today' show to give Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie a lesson in grilling seafood
Cooking

Meatless Monday

A whole roasted cauliflower served with whipped goat cheese is a pretty good argument for going vegetarian any day of the week
Cooking

Saturday Brunch

Can you cook a ton of sunnyside-up eggs and stay sunny yourself? Of course you can. Here's how
Cooking

A Toast to Warm Weather

It's here to stay, right? In any case, we'll be drinking this pineapple-mint mojito, come rain or shine
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Bon Appetit's Las Vegas Coverage, All in One Place

Vegas Uncork'd, for one--it's happening right now! But there's so much more going on there, so we've created a guide to all of our Sin City coverage
Cooking

On the Etymology of the Word Apricot

Why are apricots called apricots? Go back to Ancient Greece and you find it's a reference to the stone fruit's key trait
Cooking

How to Turn Oreo Cookies into Sweet Taco Snacks

Where some see a mere cookie, others, like Sandra Denneler at SheKnows.com, see a blank slate for snacking genius
Culture

Boston Bites Back, Noma Brews Beer, and Bacon Lets You Live Forever

That's what some 105-year-old Texans claim, anyway. Plus, Noma brews beer, Boston bites back, and more in our daily roundup of food news
Lifestyle

Christie's Is Selling Soutine's Le Petit Patissier for an Estimated $16-$20 Million

We'll find out tonight, when Christie's auctions off Chaim Soutine's "Le Petit Patissier" for an estimated $16-$20 million