Culture
Culture is Bon Appétit's content covering pop culture, travel, and trends in the world of food.

Culture
Speculoos Shortbread Cookies Are a Dutch Christmas Specialty
Christmas in the Netherlands can be weird (uh, blackface elves?), but they definitely do one thing right: speculoos shortbread cookies


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Coffee Prevents Mouth Cancer; Guy Fieri Appears in Broadway Play
It's true: Fieri was on Broadway last night. Plus, coffee vs. cancer, Americans vs. breakfast, and more in our daily roundup of food news

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How to Avoid a Hangover with Mercy, Bytox, and Blowfish
Last night's BA holiday party rocked--and no one rocked harder than Amiel Stanek, who was putting various hangover remedies to the test

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A Menu for the Seventh Night of Hanukkah
This quick cake is the finale of the penultimate night of Hanukkah


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Dorie Greenspan's Earl Grey Madeleines
But these tasty little Earl Grey madeleines are from Dorie Greenspan, so we're willing to give them a pass

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What Hobbits Like to Eat
Tolkien's halflings love mid-century British comfort food. Don't scoff! Those mince pies and seed cakes can be tasty for humans, too

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"The Hobbit" Bar Is Now Real, and Nick Offerman Smells Like Bacon
I.e., very manly. Plus, the bar in "The Hobbit" is now real, Julia Child's favorite taco stand is still packed, and more in our daily roundup of food news

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What to Leave Out for Santa, From Bourbon to Cheese Knives
Cookies and milk? Really? Some Santas prefer an Old-Fashioned, deconstructed cake, or a good cigar. Some snack ideas for your chimney-diver
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What to Leave Out for All Different Kinds of Santas
Cookies and milk? Really? Some Santas prefer an Old-Fashioned, deconstructed cake, or a good cigar. Some snack ideas for your chimney-diver

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Pastry of the Week
Bang Bang Pie Shop is going to make mincemeat out of you, says Charlotte Druckman, and it's going to be good

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All Day Thursday, HSN Is Having a Sale on BA-Branded Cookware
Yeah, the BA-branded blades are part of a special one-day HSN sale, but they look sharp, affordable, and giftworthy. And that's not all!
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Chocolate Macarons With Orange Ganache and Gold Dust
These chocolate macarons with orange ganache and gold dust are a sparkly homemade gift

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A Menu for the Sixth Night of Hanukkah
We're talking killer brisket with prunes (and merlot) and a pink grapefruit salad for the sixth night of the Festival of Lights

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A Bloody Mary Garnished with a Burger; Celebrity Kids' Weird Food Names
Plus celebrities naming their kids after food, a call for a gender-neutral Easy Bake Oven, and more in our daily roundup of food news

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A Menu for the Fifth Night of Hanukkah
Just a little chicken and potatoes, maybe an orange-and-honey sorbet, and you've got a menu for the fifth night of Hanukkah (oh, and some latkes of course)

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10 Extreme Gingerbread Houses
From an edible White House to a life-size kids' playhouse, these gingerbread masterpieces put our DIY attempts to shame

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A Southern Ambrosia Salad, Twisted Into a Macaroon
It's a classic ambrosia salad of oranges and coconut, but in cookie form--at last!

Lifestyle
Why Is the Dozen So Important in Food?
On 12/12/12, we ask: Why is the dozen so important in the food world?

Lifestyle
What the Google Zeitgeist Says About Food Trends in 2012
A sampling of Google's top food-related trends for 2012, from Twinkie panic to iPhone mind control

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Russian Standard Original Vodka
The Foodist doesn't always drink whiskey. Sometimes he wants a Bloody Mary. So what vodka should he buy?

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Roast Beef Christmas Dinner for a Crowd
How to throw a party for 10 (or 20, or 30) of your closest friends
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Kevin Bacon Is Made of Bacon, Beer May Cure Colds, and the Math Behind Slice-Folding
Beer may cure the common cold, Kevin Bacon (made of bacon), the science of pizza folding, and more in our daily roundup of food news
