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What Models Eat; The History of Tipping; Olive Garden's Small Plates
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What Models Eat; The History of Tipping; Olive Garden's Small Plates

Food news from around the internet for September 9, 2013
What Is a Snack Stadium, or Snackadium?
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What Is a Snack Stadium, or Snackadium?

Why and how Americans are building stadiums out of snacks like carrots, chips, sandwiches, and guacamole—they're called "snackadiums"
Interview with Serena Williams on Food, Cooking, Family
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Interview with Serena Williams on Food, Cooking, Family

US Open champion Serena Williams talks about her mom's chicken recipe, cooking healthy for her sister Venus, and the carbs she eats before a match
Dominique Ansel's New Creation; A Dating Service for Salad Lovers
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Dominique Ansel's New Creation; A Dating Service for Salad Lovers

A roundup of food news from around the internet from Friday, September 6, 2013
The Bitten Word Is Asking Readers to Cook Our September Issue
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The Bitten Word Is Asking Readers to Cook Our September Issue

An interview with the Bitten Word founders Zach Patton and Clay Dunn about their 2013 Cover to Cover challenge, in which they ask readers to cook Bon Appetit's entire September issue
Cook the Recipes from Our Best New Restaurants in America
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Cook the Recipes from Our Best New Restaurants in America

An invitation to cook the dishes from our best new restaurants in America, photograph the results, and send them in to Bon Appétit
Waiters Are Still Tipped More Often Than Cows
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Waiters Are Still Tipped More Often Than Cows

A roundup of food news for September 5, 2013
Piet Hein Eek Designs a Limited-Edition Ruinart Champagne Case
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Piet Hein Eek Designs a Limited-Edition Ruinart Champagne Case

Why we love the Champagne case that Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek designed for Ruinart
French Fry Vending Machines; the Great Tipping Debate; Moose Chips
How the Pumpkin Spice Latte Was Born; Worst States for Wine Lovers
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How the Pumpkin Spice Latte Was Born; Worst States for Wine Lovers

Food News from around the internet for September 3, 2013
The 10 Best Kids' Songs About Food
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The 10 Best Kids' Songs About Food

Get the kids ready to go back to school by teaching them the lyrics to these 10 food-related songs, from "C Is for Cookie" to "Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts"
What Al Roker Eats for Breakfast
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What Al Roker Eats for Breakfast

The "Today Show" weather anchor starts his day long before you do, with kombucha, a smoothie, and not a drop of caffeine
How Grocery Stores Are Making You Buy More Produce; Ranch Dressing Cookies
The Late Seamus Heaney's Poems About Food
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The Late Seamus Heaney's Poems About Food

The late Irish Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney often wrote about food—here are some excerpts from his tastiest work
How to Make a Cheese Porcupine, from Bon Appétit October 1964
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How to Make a Cheese Porcupine, from Bon Appétit October 1964

Julia Kramer re-creates the Cheese Porcupine from Bon Appétit's October 1964 issue
Japanese Toast Art, Schools Ditching Healthier Lunches, Mexico Ditching Soda
History of the PB&J, from Spa Food to School Lunch
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History of the PB&J, from Spa Food to School Lunch

The history of the PB&J sandwich, from upscale spa food to iconic American brown-bag lunch
Milk Crate Theft, Wetter Water, Drier Vegetables, and Vermont's Wonderbrewer
The 7 Best YouTube Videos of Exploding Food
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The 7 Best YouTube Videos of Exploding Food

From exploding cakes to melting gummy bears to (of course) Gallagher, a roundup of YouTube's best food-go-boom videos
Ketchup Bottle History; The Fast Food Strike; Why to Eat Wild Horse
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Ketchup Bottle History; The Fast Food Strike; Why to Eat Wild Horse

A round-up of food news for August 27, 2013