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How to Judge a Gingerbread House Competition
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How to Judge a Gingerbread House Competition

Inside a gingerbread-house contest, where it's Rem Koolhaas (with marshmallows) versus a Sandy-ravaged graham cracker home
Where to Dine Out for New Year's Eve, All Across America
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Where to Dine Out for New Year's Eve, All Across America

From Atlanta to Los Angeles, here are 12 great restaurants (Spanish, Southern, Sichuan) serving up serious New Year's Eve specials
Stollen, a German Christmas Bread Recipe From Hot Bread Kitchen
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Stollen, a German Christmas Bread Recipe From Hot Bread Kitchen

Hot Bread Kitchen brings the booze with this festive German Christmas bread
A Chinatown Christmas Feast With LuckyRice Founder Danielle Chang
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A Chinatown Christmas Feast With LuckyRice Founder Danielle Chang

December 25 is a day for gathering, and what could be more communal than an Asian hot pot feast? One stylish Chinatown expert shows how it's done
Blueberry and Cream Cookies
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Blueberry and Cream Cookies

These blueberry and cream cookies will take you back to a time when the sun was high and the air was warm
5 Mayan Foods You Should Eat Before the World Comes to an End
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5 Mayan Foods You Should Eat Before the World Comes to an End

And I feel like chayote. On the eve of the apocalypse, a primer on Mayan foods
All the Food in Quentin Tarantino's Movies, From Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained
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All the Food in Quentin Tarantino's Movies, From Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained

A nearly exhaustive catalog of all the food in Quentin Tarantino's movies, from "Reservoir Dogs" to "Django Unchained"
Denny's Hobbit Menu Reviewed; Apocalypse Food; How NOT to Hit on Bartenders
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Denny's Hobbit Menu Reviewed; Apocalypse Food; How NOT to Hit on Bartenders

Please, don't hit on bartenders. Plus, Downton Abbey in gingerbread, Denny's Hobbit menu reviewed, and more in our daily roundup of food news
Crunch Bars
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Crunch Bars

Quick, what are you going to put on these gooey chocolate treats? Whatever's at hand, from toasted nuts to cookie crumbs
The 5 Weirdest Food "Trucks" You've Ever Seen
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The 5 Weirdest Food "Trucks" You've Ever Seen

A rolling pig, a moveable cupcake, and a bicycle cafe are just a few of the strangest mobile food vendors around
Eric Ripert, Danny Bowien Pose for Playboy; Grapefruit Can Kill
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Eric Ripert, Danny Bowien Pose for Playboy; Grapefruit Can Kill

Eric Ripert, Danny Bowien, and other chefs are in Playboy, grapefruit can kill, and more in our daily roundup of food news
Anchor Brewing Company's Christmas Ale
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Anchor Brewing Company's Christmas Ale

A magnum of Anchor Brewing Company's rich, dark Christmas Ale is the Foodist's pick for the holiday table
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Sparkly Chewy Ginger Cookies

Or, you know, ginger cookies
5 Easy DIY Food Gifts from Chefs Anita Lo, Viet Pham, Aimee Olexy, Jenn Louis, and Tony Maws
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5 Easy DIY Food Gifts from Chefs Anita Lo, Viet Pham, Aimee Olexy, Jenn Louis, and Tony Maws

Easy DIY food gifts (scones, granola, Sriracha) from five of our favorite restaurant cooks
Welcome to the World of Black Market Beer
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Welcome to the World of Black Market Beer

To score some of the world's best craft brews, you have to go underground. Welcome to beer's thriving black market
The Strangest Products to Get EU Protections
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The Strangest Products to Get EU Protections

The EU controls the names of some unusual foods, from Spanish tigernuts to Chinese white asparagus to Yorkshire forced rhubarb
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The Year in Bacon; Eat Roquefort, Live Longer; A Baby Hippo's First Meal

Roquefort, to be specific. Plus, a baby hippo's first meal, drinks that make you explode, the year in bacon, and more in our daily roundup of food news
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Butterscotch Blondie Bars with Peanut-Pretzel Caramel

A topping of pretzels, peanuts, and caramel might be too much for the average cookie. But our blondie is no mere cookie
Bon Appetit's "The Grilling Book" Now Available for Pre-Order
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Bon Appetit's "The Grilling Book" Now Available for Pre-Order

Bon Appetit's bible on charcoal (or gas, whatever) fired cooking is here--or at least ready for preorder