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How Much Should You Buy If You Work From a Coffee Shop?
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How Much Should You Buy If You Work From a Coffee Shop?

And are your baristas mean if you don't buy enough?
Only Four Days 'til Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino Unveils His "Couture" Lollipop
Win a Full Set of Coralie Bickford-Smith's Penguin Great Food Series
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Win a Full Set of Coralie Bickford-Smith's Penguin Great Food Series

The redesigned Penguin "Great Food" series arrives stateside October 18th, and they're beautiful enough to convince us that we need yet another copy of M.F.K. Fisher's Love in a Dish.
China closes Walmarts for calling pork organic; Milwaukee's great sausage races
October 2011 Table of Contents
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Drinks Everyone Should Know How to Make

Watch and learn. Drink and forget.
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Food Pics of the Well Known

The Chew's resident expert on eating well whips up a mean salad, but her last bite on earth would be German chocolate cake.
Ice Cream Activism! Ben & Jerry's Publicly Supports Occupy Wall Street
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Ice Cream Activism! Ben & Jerry's Publicly Supports Occupy Wall Street

The affable ice cream company laid down some real talk on their website over the weekend expressing their support for the Occupy movements sweeping the country.
25 Dinner Party Do's and Don'ts for a Host or Hostess
Lifestyle

The Hidden Art of Making Food Look Good on TV

The New York Times takes a look at "tabletop directors" and the complicated business of filming food.
Winemaking in Fine Cement; Shark's Fin Soup Banned in California
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Winemaking in Fine Cement; Shark's Fin Soup Banned in California

Today's recommended links from BA editors...
Beer-opoly
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Beer-opoly

Is a combined BudMiller in the cards?
Siegfried & Roy Brutally Maul Birthday Cake
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Siegfried & Roy Brutally Maul Birthday Cake

We consider it our privilege--nay, our duty--to keep you up to date on what the stars of the world are putting in their mouths.
Shrimp and Grits
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Shrimp and Grits

See how this recipe turned out in other cooks' kitchens.
The Marijuana-Infused "Open Secrets" of California Wine Country
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The Marijuana-Infused "Open Secrets" of California Wine Country

Check out Gourmet Live's great piece on the crossover between medical marijuana and American food and wine.
The Secret Life of an Heirloom Seed Geek (Who Works Next Door)
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The Secret Life of an Heirloom Seed Geek (Who Works Next Door)

Our Deputy Editor wrote the book on heirlooms. Really.
New Trend in School Lunches Has Nothing to Do with Food
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New Trend in School Lunches Has Nothing to Do with Food

An apple, a juicebox, and a PB+J in a Ziploc is no longer enough--inspirational notes are becoming standard for some school lunches.
food52's Best Root Vegetable Side Dish
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food52's Best Root Vegetable Side Dish

Who have New York Times food writers Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs chosen as their finalists this time around?
America's Best Charcuterie, from Virginia Speck to Oregon Chorizo
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America's Best Charcuterie, from Virginia Speck to Oregon Chorizo

The best cured meats in America, from Iowa prosciutto spread to Utah mocetta, and how to serve them to your guests
The Race to Grow the One-Ton Pumpkin; DIY Cannabis Flour
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The Race to Grow the One-Ton Pumpkin; DIY Cannabis Flour

Today's recommended links from BA editors...
E-Julia
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E-Julia

And the NY Times has a good piece on how hard it was to wrangle that big 'ol book into a digi-friendly format.
Junk Food Makeover
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Junk Food Makeover

We challenged nutritionist Tricia Williams to healthy-up the king of packaged cupcakes
The Kids are Asleep! Bring on the Grown-Up Dinner Party
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The Kids are Asleep! Bring on the Grown-Up Dinner Party

The kids are ready for bed, the cocktails are chilled, and SpongeBob conversation can wait until tomorrow
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Food Advertisers Now Speaking Directly to Canine Consumers

An Austrian TV ad includes sounds for dog ears only, which are known to make dogs either want to buy a particular brand of dog food or just run around in circles and drool on stuff