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The Portland chef is a man on a mission. On a fish. With a cleaver.

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The Guns n' Roses frontman may have as large an appetite world-changing historical events as he does for easily portable food.

Watch the local ad for Zhannah's, the restaurant that accepts people of all ethnicities except the one you can't even see.

You worked wonders with our glossy, delicately-striped sweets.

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We consider it our privilege--nay, our duty--to keep you informed about what the stars of the world put in their mouths.

Because the right one can lend a bit of style to the saddest of cubicles

We couldn't help but wonder...are we getting cupcakes, or just older?

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Author and food guy Josh Ozersky has written a panegyric to the joys of Waffle House, inspired by our very own Foodist.

Epicurious has a long, interesting interview with Jean-Georges up on their site

How to keep the liquid side of your life interesting without the alcohol

The meltable pizza decals will keep you smiling and slowly recoiling until you have eaten every last bite of the WWE logo.

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The author and Daily Show expert also dismisses the idea of Spam's possible unpopularity.

The Husk chef kept Hoovervillean traditions alive last week in the parking lot of his Charleston, SC restaurant Husk.

Ack! We left out a key temperature in the recipe for our January issue's cover star.

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The Canal House Cooks tout their New Year's broth regimen

Check out his interview with Food Republic, and check out his new show on the Cooking Channel on Sunday (cheap bites are valuable weapons in any anti-hangover arsenal).

Local restaurants in Portland, ME are offering prices tied to nutritional value for the first work lunch day of the new year.

Vote between two of New York Times writers Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs's favorite food bloggers.

Also, who knew that 911 was the emergency number in Canada? Next you'll tell us they use "dollars" for their freaky metric transactions!

Courtesy of chef Yotam Ottolenghi

Get lucky (no, not that way) with these traditions from around the world

Or if you prefer fungus for your haute fast food experience, you can shell out for some truffles (assuming you're in Japan)

Get prepared. Read this.