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Know-It-All Indie Rock Legend Steve Albini Also a Know-It-All Food Blogger
The man who started Big Black (and produced Nirvana and the Pixies) can also make some mean-looking kale, leek, and nut agnolotti

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Your Valentine's Day Command Center
If you've been short on ideas for the upcoming semi-holiday, Epicurious has you covered
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KFC Opens First American Fast Food Franchise in the Palestinian Territories
Other recent international franchise locations include Zagreb, Croatia, and Nairobi, Kenya

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North Korean Gasoline-Roasted Clams Taste Great
According to a recent visitor to the semi-restricted country, who got video of the gasoline-only cooking method

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Kids Choose to Eat Vegetables If Their Plates Have Pictures of Vegetables Printed on Them
Will the wonders of slightly creepy science never cease?

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The Army Invests in Brown Fat Transplants to Keep Soldiers' Weight Down
The recently-discovered subtype of our flub burns calories like crazy

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Single Chefs' Ideal Valentine's Day Meals
Here's what they'd melt over in two weeks--if they didn't have to work

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Mystery Meat
The deli meat company (with revenue estimated at over $1.2 billion a year) is now a staple across the country. But how did it get that way?

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Nutritionist Picks from the February Issue
After Marissa Lippert cranks out health data (calorie count, fat content, cholesterol, etc) for every recipe in the issue, we ask her to name the best bang for your buck--health wise


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Man Invents Hot Pocket Dispenser Attached to Video Game Controller
Ben Heck, renowned game system modifier, has finally figured out a way to eat a Hot Pocket without taking your hands away from the game

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How Does Your Food Spending Stack Up?
Mother Jones created a handy calculator that lets you see how your food budget and spending habits compare to those in the nation and your own backyard

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Cites "Pork Magazine" In Federal Case
An excerpt from the annals of culinary jurisprudence! What could be more exciting?!

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David Lynch Loves Coffee (And Is Different from Our Guy David Lynch)
For "years," the filmmaker drank 20 cups of instant coffee a day, but now he drinks just "seven large cups" of his own special blend

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Very Very Old Popcorn Discovered in Peru
After "6,700 to 3,000" years of hanging out near the Andes, it might be a little more than just stale

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Author Finds Saffron Is "Worth Every Penny" by Actually Harvesting It
Claire Cheney spoke to Epicurious about her time working (and eating a lot of feta) in Greece

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See the Hautest Possible TV Dinner, Courtesy of Art/Food Magazine White Zinfandel
Spoiler alert: It's mostly very well-designed and delicious.


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White Zinfandel No. 2 Out Next Week, Or "Why We Love It When Art Meets Food"
White Zinfandel mixes contemporary art and contemporary food, and it is awesome.

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Dim Sum Advice for the Upcoming Lunar New Year
Epicurious has compiled some tips to make what can be a confusing, hectic meal into a culinary delight.

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"In Caffeine We Trust"
Column Five Media's limited-run infographic lets you paint in the details of your coffee consumption with coffee as the ink!

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Junk Food Makeover
Can healthier buffalo wings hold up to the butter-slathered sports bar classic?

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Starbucks' New Blonde Roast Tastes Fine, Isn't Actually A Blonde Roast
Our intrepid blogger gulped down a venti in the name of science, food, and caffeine addiction.

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Calling Carrie Bradshaw
We couldn't help but wonder...are we getting cupcakes, or just older?

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Josh Ozersky Declares Waffle House the Great American Restaurant, with Andrew Knowlton as His Muse
Author and food guy Josh Ozersky has written a panegyric to the joys of Waffle House, inspired by our very own Foodist.
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Pizza Prints Make Any Pizza-Eating Occasion Much Better, Weirder
The meltable pizza decals will keep you smiling and slowly recoiling until you have eaten every last bite of the WWE logo.

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John Hodgman Reveals the TRUTH About Vegans, Sandwiches, and Cocktails
The author and Daily Show expert also dismisses the idea of Spam's possible unpopularity.

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Sean Brock Knows How to Do Oil Barrel Cooking Right
The Husk chef kept Hoovervillean traditions alive last week in the parking lot of his Charleston, SC restaurant Husk.
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The Quotable Eddie Huang on His New Show, Cheap Bites
Check out his interview with Food Republic, and check out his new show on the Cooking Channel on Sunday (cheap bites are valuable weapons in any anti-hangover arsenal).
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Maine Restaurants Try Penny-Per-Calorie Pricing
Local restaurants in Portland, ME are offering prices tied to nutritional value for the first work lunch day of the new year.

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Food Conquers All, Even Canadian Lists of Goofy 911 Calls for 2011
Also, who knew that 911 was the emergency number in Canada? Next you'll tell us they use "dollars" for their freaky metric transactions!

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10 Foods That Will Bring You Good Luck in the New Year
Get lucky (no, not that way) with these traditions from around the world

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Wendy's Japan Offers Foie Gras on a Square Patty
Or if you prefer fungus for your haute fast food experience, you can shell out for some truffles (assuming you're in Japan)

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Adam Rapoport's 5 Healthy New Year's Resolutions (Pretty Doable, Actually)
Our Editor in Chief makes some simple changes to his daily eating habits


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Top 8 Pantry Staples for Healthier Eating
Quick, healthy meals are effortless when the right ingredients are within reach

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Hennessy, Giant Rabbits, and Mythical Rice
The late "Dear Leader" of North Korea was an infamously decadent foodie (and a picky eater in the way that only totalitarian dictators can really pull off).

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Western and Asian Recipes Are Different Down to the Flavor Chemistry
A new study found that Western ingredients tend to overlap in their flavor profiles, while those in East Asian recipes don't really taste alike at all.

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Google Zeitgeist's Top Ten Recipes (and Restaurants, and Diets) for 2011
Google has taken a year of search data and ranked almost everything imaginable--including food!


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Kevin Garnett's Recipe for Failure (In the NBA and the Kitchen)
The Celtics power forward appealed directly to the cooks of the world to understand why he's unhappy with what's up in the NBA.

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Scary Stuff in Soda
Unsurprisingly, including vegetable oil laced with a chemical proven to be dangerous in your DayGlo soda might not be the best plan.

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From Aebleskivers to Wallpaper Paste
NPR has collected a bunch of listener- and reporter-submitted recipes from all over the place, and we love it


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10 Healthy Holiday Cookie Recipes (Developed by a Nutritionist!)
Kris Kringle's got a lot on his cookie plate. So we're lookin' out for the big guy

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Riot Police Are Tired (and Actually Sick) of "Disgusting" Sandwiches
British police had to put up with some pretty miserable sandwiches during last summer's riots, and they are not happy about it.

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Biotech-Resistant Bugs Becoming a Big Problem for GM Corn
Fast-adapting insects and weeds are starting to fight back against genetically modified crops. This is not good news.

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All in the Family
Tim Maslow left Momofuku to revamp his dad's sub shop in Watertown, MA--a taller order than either of them had expected.

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Anthony Bourdain's Rock Bottom Looks and Smells Like Eggs Benedict
And that's only *one* of the good lines from Bourdain's episode on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.

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Scientists Can Tell You What Country Your Beer Is From
No, they don't just read the bottle, wise guy.

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Japanese Vending Machines Now Capable of Stereotyping Humans Based on Age, Gender
But what would true A.I. be without poorly-informed snap judgments about people who look a certain way?

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A Visual Guide to Nuts
Brought to you by the fine folks at Epicurious just in time for the holiday nut season.

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Best Gluten-Free and Vegan Blogs for Holiday Cooking
Plus, healthy Thanksgiving recipes from all of them

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Vegan and Gluten-Free Cooking Tips for Thanksgiving
Use these simple tricks to make your recipes get along with everyone

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7 Light & Healthy Recipes for a Post-Thanksgiving Detox
A.K.A. seven excuses to stuff your face next week without guilt

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Junk Food Makeover
You know how this one starts: You're chillin' at the mall when a scent strong enough to lure you out of the sale section at The Gap wafts in.

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Because We Need More Holidays in America, #SexySteakNight
Ted Loos is trying to add one more festive night to the never-ending slog of gatherings and eating and slush and children that we are about to enter.

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Your Kindle and Nook Just Got Better At Feeding You
Bon Appetit is now available in a shiny new tablet version
