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Farmers markets around the country have started using Twitter to let shoppers know what's filling their stalls.

Is the casualization of American restaurants (and the blue jean revolution) killing fine dining?

Each Wednesday, we'll post links to noteworthy reviews from critics across the country. This week, Pulino's Bar & Pizzeria in N.Y.C., R2L in Philly, and more.

What's better than sharing your deepest feelings on paper? Mixing it with food, of course.

What edible souvenirs you can (and can't) bring through airport customs.

In our new series, "Win a Cookbook," we'll give you a preview of a cookbook we love, then let you vote for the recipe you most want us a reveal. By voting, you enter to win a free copy of the cookbook. This week: Cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery

Who says recipe cards are passe? Florida-based stationery company Rifle Paper Co. certainly doesn't think so.

Each Wednesday, we'll post links to noteworthy reviews from critics across the country. This week, Hatfield's in L.A., ABC Kitchen in N.Y.C., and more.

Sam Sifton of the New York Times and Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle aren't the only restaurant critics food lovers should be reading on a weekly basis. Each Wednesday, we'll post links to noteworthy reviews from critics across the country. This week, Kith & Kin in Chicago, Torrisi in N.Y.C., and more.

The rumors are true: There is a cat who loves to cuddle with a hot bowl of curry.

This week's restaurant reviews you need to read.

Dirty salt and pepper shakers, stinky soap, and other things you don't like about restaurants.

This is the debut episode of 3-year-old Zaylee Jean's "Yippity Yo Cooking Show," in which she bakes "Grandma Wendy's Chocolate Chip Cookies."

Sam Sifton of the New York Times and Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle aren't the only restaurant critics food lovers should be reading on a weekly basis. Each Wednesday, we'll post links to noteworthy reviews from critics across the country. This week, Bastide in L.A., Beaker and Flask in Portland, and more.

You soon may be able to buy everything from food to tabletop products to kitchenware on your favorite brands' Facebook pages thanks to tech companies that want to turn Facebook into a one-stop shopping mall.

At the dinner table, hands often trump utensils--no matter what etiquette experts say.

Sam Sifton of the New York Times and Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle aren't the only restaurant critics food lovers should be reading on a weekly basis. Each Wednesday, we'll post links to noteworthy reviews from critics across the country. This week, Gather in Berkeley, Faustina in N.Y.C., and more.

Dear BA Foodist: I love going out to eat, but I'm puzzled by the odd practices that even some of the best restaurants seem to follow. No salt on the table is one of my biggest pet peeves. What are yours?

Dear BA Foodist: I like to order a restaurant's daily specials with the obvious assumption that the ingredients in those dishes are the freshest. But it occurs to me that the kitchen may just be trying to move old product. Which is true?

Sam Sifton of the New York Times and Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle aren't the only restaurant critics food lovers should be reading on a weekly basis. Each Wednesday, we'll post links to noteworthy reviews from critics across the country. This week, Pies 'n' Thighs in Brooklyn, Ris in D.C., and more.

I was looking for the perfect pad on which to jot strawberry shortcake tasting notes, and the Japanese company, Nuts, really came through.

Sam Sifton of the New York Times and Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle aren't the only restaurant critics food lovers should be reading on a weekly basis. Each Wednesday, we'll post links to noteworthy reviews from critics across the country. This week, Colicchio & Sons in N.Y.C., Dutch Monkey Doughnuts in Atlanta, and more.

What's your favorite donut spot?