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Hot 10 Dishes, Cooked By You
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Hot 10 Dishes, Cooked By You

See how our Restaurant Issue recipes turned out in bloggers' kitchens
What Was the First Animal to Taste Like Chicken?
Lifestyle

What Was the First Animal to Taste Like Chicken?

It might go back way further than just "the first chicken," by a couple hundred million years
How (But Not Why) to Make an Exhaust-Pipe Burger
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How (But Not Why) to Make an Exhaust-Pipe Burger

Why tailgate when you can tailpipe?
Andrew Knowlton Approved Candies
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Andrew Knowlton Approved Candies

Foodist-approved candies
"Fifty Shades of Chicken"
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"Fifty Shades of Chicken"

Food porn and badly-written fan-fic porn, together at last
Colorado Man Wins $7 Million in "Microwave Popcorn Lung" Case
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Colorado Man Wins $7 Million in "Microwave Popcorn Lung" Case

This guy got a respiratory disease from eating too much popcorn. More like Orville KILLYOUBACHER, amirite?
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How Booze Built America (on the Discovery Channel)

Mike Rowe (from 'Dirty Jobs') has a new show that traces our nation's potable past
Kitchen Decor Tips from Design Team Roman and Williams
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Kitchen Decor Tips from Design Team Roman and Williams

Tips and spendy treats from design duo Roman and Williams
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Watch Nick Offerman's Slam Poem to Bacon (with Bongos)

The bacon, and me. The bacon, in I.
Choose the Next Big Hipster Import Beer Based on the Coolness of Their Labels
Black Jet Baking's Jelly Roll
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Black Jet Baking's Jelly Roll

Think great pastry--minus that bummed out "I got the blues" feeling
Is Restaurant Service Getting Worse?
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Is Restaurant Service Getting Worse?

Service with a smile, ladies?
Getting Kids Hooked on Snack Food with Smartphone Games
Lifestyle

Getting Kids Hooked on Snack Food with Smartphone Games

Advertising to kids with video games isn't exactly new, but the WSJ finds it's working far better than it ever has before
X-Gamer Ken Block Eats Two Breakfasts, Six Meals a Day
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X-Gamer Ken Block Eats Two Breakfasts, Six Meals a Day

When you're a rally car driver and your trainer is a Muay Thai kickboxing fighter, you've gotta consume mad protein
Our Production Director Branded Himself with an All-Clad Pan
You Used to Be Able to Sleep in a Giant Bag of Marshmallows
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The Popinator

This little guy takes half the human error out of tossing popcorn into someone's mouth. Progress!
Sustainable Fish Hit the Plate in Maine
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Sustainable Fish Hit the Plate in Maine

A Maine program promotes a different, underused fish every month
The Great Brioche Burger Bun Debate
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The Great Brioche Burger Bun Debate

And the tweet that launched it
Eating Badly Might Lead to Alzheimer's
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Eating Badly Might Lead to Alzheimer's

A raft of new scientific research has linked dementia with insulin resistance, the condition that often leads to Type 2 diabetes, and is heavily linked to what you eat
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Watch Harrison Ford Tell a Joke About Broccoli

The actor shows how joke-telling is done on Late Night with David Letterman
Party Like It's 5773
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Party Like It's 5773

Ring in the New Year with our Rosh Hashanah Guide
S'mores, In Pie Form
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S'mores, In Pie Form

Kind of a win-win dessert, right?
Is Bon Appetit "Classy" Enough for Grey Poupon?
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Is Bon Appetit "Classy" Enough for Grey Poupon?

We see how the mustard's Facebook app judges our interns
What Actor Michael Kenneth Williams Eats for Breakfast
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What Actor Michael Kenneth Williams Eats for Breakfast

The actor talked to us about his morning routine
Top Ten Food Myths Plus One Bizarre Food Truth
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Top Ten Food Myths Plus One Bizarre Food Truth

Does searing a steak really seal in its juices?
Bloomberg Soda Ban Approved By Health Board
Lifestyle

Bloomberg Soda Ban Approved By Health Board

Theory: He's in the pocket of the seltzer lobby!
Nip-Napped! Airport Workers Stole 100,000 Mini Liquor Bottles
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Nip-Napped! Airport Workers Stole 100,000 Mini Liquor Bottles

Authorities say that airplane cocktail service will continue uninterrupted, thank God
You Can See the M*A*S*H TV Show Still at the Smithsonian Museum
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You Can See the M*A*S*H TV Show Still at the Smithsonian Museum

The show's prop moonshine still is in the Smithsonian