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Watch-like Device Tracks How Much You Eat by Wrist-Rolls, Is Easily Duped
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Watch-like Device Tracks How Much You Eat by Wrist-Rolls, Is Easily Duped

The Bite Counter helps you track how much you eat, kinda, maybe. Not at all.
Baby's palate shaped before birth; Americans pro peanut bans
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Baby's palate shaped before birth; Americans pro peanut bans

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Friday Happy Hour
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Friday Happy Hour

'Cause they're good for more than just pies
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Applebees Food Truck the Death Knell of Once-Fun Trend

Eatin' Good no longer confined to a given neighborhood.
Grilled Chicken with Za'atar
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Grilled Chicken with Za'atar

Some bloggers turned out impressive shots of this recipe from our July issue. Check them out.
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The Feral Swagger of the Bodega Cat

A "nature documentary" on our feline friends who keep rodents out of NYC's ubiquitous bodegas
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Bluefin tuna breeding's first success; cookie-baking robot bakes cookies

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Diddy, Will You Make Me an Omelette?
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Diddy, Will You Make Me an Omelette?

We consider it our privilege--nay, our duty--to keep you up to date on what the stars of the world put in their mouths.
A Beer That's Hoppy, Crisp, and...Baseball Batty?
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A Beer That's Hoppy, Crisp, and...Baseball Batty?

Seattle Mariners pitcher Chris Ray gets hands-on with a baseball bat-infused beer for a local brewery.
Scientists Discover New "Lantibiotic" That Could Fight Salmonella, E. Coli
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Scientists Discover New "Lantibiotic" That Could Fight Salmonella, E. Coli

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found a new food-safe antibiotic (and just in time!).
food52's Best Chili Pepper Recipe
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food52's Best Chili Pepper Recipe

We're sharing the best home cook-submitted recipes from food52's latest contest. This week, the theme is "Your Best Chili Pepper Recipe."
You're Gonna Need a Pitcher for Those Drinks
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You're Gonna Need a Pitcher for Those Drinks

See our eight favorites, so good-looking we're convinced they make our drinks taste better.
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A Tour of Galco's Soda Pop Stop, 500-Bottle Wonderland of Rare Sodas

Rose petal sodas, double colas, and something called "Mr. Q Cumber"
Starbucks wants loitering laptop users out; food giant Kraft splits into two companies
Please Don't Serve This at Your Wedding
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Please Don't Serve This at Your Wedding

Our list of wedding food cliches
Weekly Roundup
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Weekly Roundup

Noteworthy restaurant reviews from food sections across the country: Seattle's Skillet, New York's Boulud Sud, Atlanta's One Eared Stag, and more.
Lifestyle

An Interactive Map of the World Food Crisis (and How You Can Help)

The new interactive map sheds light on where in the world food instability leads to big problems
A guide to big-city BBQ; urban hydroponics for fresher produce
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A guide to big-city BBQ; urban hydroponics for fresher produce

Today's recommended links from BA editors...
Science Says Diets Are Hard to Stick to Because They Might Make Your Brain Eat Itself
An Illustrated Guide to Writers' Favorite Foods
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An Illustrated Guide to Writers' Favorite Foods

Wendy MacNaughton took a look at the favorite snacks of famous writers (and we added a bonus illustration!).
Cook the Cover
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Cook the Cover

The best thing about a great pie is sharing it with your favorite people. Make our August cover dish and share the results with us!
Lifestyle

Walls of Colorado Home Ooze Honey

Denver local news and the Bee Guru investigate
Our 5 Favorite Cutting Boards
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Our 5 Favorite Cutting Boards

As pretty as they are functional
Wait, Who Is that Guy on the Cover of SF Mag?
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Wait, Who Is that Guy on the Cover of SF Mag?

Ladies and gentlemen, meet our new wine columnist.
Food on a plate shouldn't move; reconsidering boxed wine
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Food on a plate shouldn't move; reconsidering boxed wine

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Ask the Foodist
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Ask the Foodist

It's a shame diners don't realize how many people it takes to run a standout restaurant.
Alice Waters Back of The Napkin
RIP Pork Belly Futures; Long Live the Phrase "Belly Pit"
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RIP Pork Belly Futures; Long Live the Phrase "Belly Pit"

As the futures market for pork belly trading closes in Chicago, the New York Times takes a look back at the culture of the "belly pit."
Q&A with Nigel Slater, Urban Gardener, Champion of Beetroot
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Q&A with Nigel Slater, Urban Gardener, Champion of Beetroot

We get the dirt on his favorite kicks and gardening tools, and whether it's more fun to grow fruits or vegetables
Lifestyle

Farmstead Meatsmith Wants to Teach You How to Kill Animals

Enterprising Washingtonians are trying to get an instructional butchery video series off the ground, and we are inspired.