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This Shrimp Curry Can't Wait to Be Your Next Weeknight Dinner
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This Shrimp Curry Can't Wait to Be Your Next Weeknight Dinner

Don't have time to make dinner on crazy weeknights? You obviously haven't met this shrimp curry with chickpeas and cauliflower.
Get to Know Senior Editor Meryl Rothstein
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Get to Know Senior Editor Meryl Rothstein

When we want to know everything that's hot in the restaurant world right now, we hunt down senior editor Meryl Rothstein.
Banish That Pesky Cold with this Magical Tonic
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Banish That Pesky Cold with this Magical Tonic

Watch how to make Brad's super-easy, delicious, and healthful Feel-Good Tonic to help cure whatever ails you.
You Deserve an Entire Cake All for Yourself
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You Deserve an Entire Cake All for Yourself

Are there three better words in the English language than "cake for one"?
A Love Letter to Retro Comfort Foods, from Meatloaf to Chocolate Mousse
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A Love Letter to Retro Comfort Foods, from Meatloaf to Chocolate Mousse

On today's foodcast episode, we're going retro. Food director Carla Lalli Music and Test Kitchen editor Claire Saffitz talk tuna casserole (and a fear of tuna casserole), chocolate mousse, meatloaf, and all that good stuff that defined our childhoods.
Why Haven't You Quit Your Job and Started Your Own Artisanal Food Company Yet?
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Why Haven't You Quit Your Job and Started Your Own Artisanal Food Company Yet?

We all dream of quitting our day jobs and starting our own small-batch food brands. These four people actually did it.
What It’s Like to Eat Thanksgiving Dinner 8 Times a Week
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What It’s Like to Eat Thanksgiving Dinner 8 Times a Week

How the cast of The Humans stomachs lukewarm turkey, powdered mashed potatoes, and add-water stuffing—every night.
Chelsea Handler Once Ate the Equivalent of 4 Joints
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Chelsea Handler Once Ate the Equivalent of 4 Joints

For comedian Chelsea Handler, introducing strangers is necessary for any successful party. Also, vodka.
The Next Luxury Fashion Trend? High-End Bakeries
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The Next Luxury Fashion Trend? High-End Bakeries

Does this mean wearing chocolate frosting on your face is haute couture?
These Tech Companies Probably Have a Better Office Cafeteria Than You
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These Tech Companies Probably Have a Better Office Cafeteria Than You

Kanye-themed lunch menus, house-made ice cream, and energy drinks on tap—it's no surprise these are the companies everyone wants to work for.
What the Celebs Ate During the Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Truffles, Obvs)
Do You Recognize One of These 27 Omnibores?
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Do You Recognize One of These 27 Omnibores?

Ben Schott indexes the more irksome fashions afflicting modern food culture.
If You Care About the Future of Food, You Need to Know These 7 People
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If You Care About the Future of Food, You Need to Know These 7 People

None of these seven people are chefs. But you’ll want to remember their names.
The Extreme Diet of a Competitive Powerlifter (and Our Staff Photographer)
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The Extreme Diet of a Competitive Powerlifter (and Our Staff Photographer)

A week in the life our (very hungry) staff food photographer, Alex Lau.
Get to Know Digital Recipe Editor Jill Baughman
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Get to Know Digital Recipe Editor Jill Baughman

Digital recipe editor Jill Baughman makes extra buttery mashed potatoes just because...and is our hero.
Why People Willingly Stand in Line for Hours for a Great Meal
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Why People Willingly Stand in Line for Hours for a Great Meal

We meet the diehards who stand in line for hours—to them, the meal at the end is just that worth it.
Move Over, Bourbon—It's Rye Time
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Move Over, Bourbon—It's Rye Time

Everything you need to know about bourbon’s cooler cousin.
Hip Hop Taught Us Everything We Know About Food
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Hip Hop Taught Us Everything We Know About Food

We listened to a lot of rap to bring you these cold, hard facts.
Dan Barber Wants You to Eat Smarter, Waste Less, and Just Maybe Save the World
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Dan Barber Wants You to Eat Smarter, Waste Less, and Just Maybe Save the World

How Dan Barber is leading the way to the veg-and-grain-heavy dinner plate of the future.
A Caviar-Topped History of Dinner at the Oscars
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A Caviar-Topped History of Dinner at the Oscars

From broiled chicken on toast to vegan, gluten-free, and small plates—food at the Oscars has changed a lot since 1929.
Kids Taste-Test New Ben & Jerry’s Vegan Ice Cream
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Kids Taste-Test New Ben & Jerry’s Vegan Ice Cream

Find out if these professional ice cream eaters (um, children) could tell the difference between the dairy-free Chunky Monkey versus its creamy counterpart,
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We Go to Music Festivals for the Food

We'd rather wait in line for gallons of queso than wait in line to see Elvis... almost.
Dude, These Gummies Taste Amaaaazing
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Dude, These Gummies Taste Amaaaazing

Laugh all you want, but for a lot of people, buying pot-laced edibles has become as pedestrian as picking up a bottle of vino.
“Fusion” Isn’t a Dirty Word Anymore
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“Fusion” Isn’t a Dirty Word Anymore

Call it fusion. Or whatever else you want. But even Donald Trump would endorse a dish this delicious.
That Time When Action Bronson Taught a Vogue Editor How to Cook
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That Time When Action Bronson Taught a Vogue Editor How to Cook

Chef-turned-rapper Action Bronson stopped by the Bon Appétit test kitchen to cook… what else? Lamb kefte and homemade hummus.
Meet Siggi of Siggi's Dairy (He's a Real Person!)
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Meet Siggi of Siggi's Dairy (He's a Real Person!)

You know Siggi's yogurt. Now get to know Siggi, the man behind the brand.
11 Indie Food 'Zines Worth Adding to Your Coffee Table
Chrissy Teigen Refuses to be One of Those "Dead-Inside Laughing-with-a-Salad Chicks"
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Chrissy Teigen Refuses to be One of Those "Dead-Inside Laughing-with-a-Salad Chicks"

Read the introduction to Teigen's new cookbook, Cravings. And if you have some kind of prejudice against supermodels who love Taco Bell, there's nothing we can do to help you.
The Best American Fruit You've Never Eaten
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The Best American Fruit You've Never Eaten

The pawpaw has been growing wild for generations. Now chefs are finding creative ways to introduce it to diners.