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What Your First Date Dinner Order Says About You, Ladies
Lifestyle

What Your First Date Dinner Order Says About You, Ladies

Turns out: DO NOT ORDER SALMON
BBC Says Master Chef Escoffier Stole Over $3 Million in Kickbacks
Lifestyle

BBC Says Master Chef Escoffier Stole Over $3 Million in Kickbacks

Who knew that cooking food also made you good at cooking the books?
In Defense of the New Gringo Taco
Culture

In Defense of the New Gringo Taco

Also: Flour tortillas don't suck
Lifestyle

China's State TV Station Has Discovered How Much People Love Watching Shows About Food

It helps that "A Bite of China" is a beautifully done documentary series
Taste Test
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Taste Test

Like. a. boss.
Culture

Watch the Birth of an Ice Ball

One dude, one knife, and a big chunk of fancy ice
Why Egg White Cocktails Can Be Gross (and How to Make Them Good Every Time)
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Why Egg White Cocktails Can Be Gross (and How to Make Them Good Every Time)

Fort Defiance's St. John Frizell has some tips
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Watch the Inventor of PR Explain How Bacon and Eggs Became an All-American Breakfast

Edward L. Bernays changed the way we eat back in the first half of the 20th century
In-Season Strawberries
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In-Season Strawberries

Give them the attention they deserve with these three bare-bones recipes
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Home on the Grange

They even have chickens!
The Unspoken Rules of Napa Valley Wine Tasting
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The Unspoken Rules of Napa Valley Wine Tasting

Or, "What I Learned Too Late to Enjoy My Free Trip to Napa"
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Your Daily Zone Out

Food gets squished in this brief and beautiful experimental film from the Netherlands
Coffee Wars! Oliver Strand Takes a Stand On Ice Brew vs. Cold Brew
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Coffee Wars! Oliver Strand Takes a Stand On Ice Brew vs. Cold Brew

Someone really needs to come up with some better names for these things
Taco Party Menu
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Taco Party Menu

All the sizzling fillings, vibrant salsas, and bold toppings a (freshly made) tortilla could ever want.
Bittermens' Amere Sauvage Will Fk You Up Like a Baby Tasting Its First Lemon
Behind the Borscht Belt: 'Welcome to Kutsher's'
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Behind the Borscht Belt: 'Welcome to Kutsher's'

It's about a lot more than just borscht, don't worry
Watch a Funny Marmite Commercial Starring One of the Queen's Corgis (or at Least an Impersonator)
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Watch a Funny Marmite Commercial Starring One of the Queen's Corgis (or at Least an Impersonator)

One of the yeasty spread's taglines is: "you either love it, or you hate it." This corgi certainly has some strong opinions
Junk Food Makeover
Lifestyle

Junk Food Makeover

In our column, Junk Food Makeover, we challenge culinary nutritionist Tricia Williams to recreate iconic snacks with more wholesome, better-for-you recipes
Listen to Philadelphia Chef Marc Vetri Rock Out with Some Acoustic Soul
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Listen to Philadelphia Chef Marc Vetri Rock Out with Some Acoustic Soul

This is one of the first tracks to be released in advance of Snacky Tunes Live Volume 2, the second album to come out of the food-centric radio show
America Ate 100 Million Taco Bell Tacos with Shells Made of Doritos in 10 Weeks
Lifestyle

America Ate 100 Million Taco Bell Tacos with Shells Made of Doritos in 10 Weeks

That is a lot of tacos with shells made of Doritos
Culture

Rick Ross on the Cover of Bon Appetit? It Could Happen...

Everybody knows that Ro$$ is the new Gwyneth
Pregnant Maggie Gyllenhaal Craves Burgers, Limits Coffee
Culture

Pregnant Maggie Gyllenhaal Craves Burgers, Limits Coffee

The "Hysteria" star talked to us about her morning routine
Culture

Creep While You Crawl

As Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliot says, "What's your name? 'Cause I'm impressed"
How I Fell in Love with Quinoa
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How I Fell in Love with Quinoa

And other whole grains
The Mystery of Mystery Dum Dums, Solved
Lifestyle

The Mystery of Mystery Dum Dums, Solved

You will never again have to wonder what that flavor is for those five seconds before you chomp the thing in half
Best of Red Hook Restaurant Aesthetic
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Best of Red Hook Restaurant Aesthetic

Over the weekend we spotted a running theme in this Brooklyn neighborhood's resto decor
Lifestyle

Listen to the Late Richard Dawson's 1967 Psychedelic Song, "Apples and Oranges"

Survey says: The late TV host had some spaced-out things to say about apples and oranges back in the day
Another Crazy Thing About Chef Andy Ricker
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Another Crazy Thing About Chef Andy Ricker

Trailblazer for authentic Thai cuisine, James Beard Award winner, and now, victim of unfortunate photo placement
Weekend Project
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Weekend Project

No really! But you have to add a few nice smelly things to it, of course