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Anna Brones is a part-time foodie and full-time marketing manager at EcoSalon.com. Her previous experience includes co-founding digital marketing agency Under Solen Media and leading the digital way at Wend Magazine. Having lived in Sweden, France, Guadeloupe and the Pacific Northwest, she is a firm believer in the value of travel. Track her down at EcoSalon, on her blog, or on Twitter.

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The Secret Diary Of A Foodie: Part Two

(0) Comments | Posted June 1, 2012 | 3:23 PM

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

Whatever happened to the foodie that was in search of love and a good greens blog? We snagged her journal for a follow-up.

Wednesday April 4, 2012, 7:33...

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Cooking With Paula Deen: A Look at the Difference Between Food Magazines

(16) Comments | Posted May 9, 2012 | 4:12 PM

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This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

This weekend I received my first issue of Cooking with Paula Deen.

Yes, you read that correctly. Paula Deen.

I subscribed on a combination of a whim and a dare. "I could get it and...

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10 Ways to Pretend You're a Foodie

(87) Comments | Posted April 25, 2012 | 3:40 PM

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

The scene is starting to feel familiar. You're eating a dessert out of a mason jar and you have spent the last fifteen minutes listening to...

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Can Fast Food Be 'Real' Food? An Interview With Burger King

(4) Comments | Posted March 15, 2012 | 10:58 AM

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

The food coverage approach at EcoSalon can be summed up as: "Good food, from good places, with good people." That can be broadly interpreted, but as the Foodie Underground columnist I get the chance to take a look...

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15 Foodie Pick-Up Lines

(6) Comments | Posted February 13, 2012 | 2:49 PM

Pink cupcakes and heart shaped pancakes.

Cringe.

What is it about Valentine's Day that makes people think it's appropriate to put jewelry inside of baked goods colored with Red #40? As much I was trying to boycott writing a Valentine's Day related Foodie Underground, when chain...

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5 Reasons To Love Cardamom

(13) Comments | Posted February 9, 2012 | 9:42 AM

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This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

High end ramen, breakfast for dinner, sparkling water: We spend a lot of time discovering and discussing food trends on Foodie Underground. It's a dichotomous pursuit. There are the evenings...

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Bone Luge: A Food Trend Gone Wrong?

(0) Comments | Posted January 31, 2012 | 2:44 PM

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

"Why is bone luging a thing?"

It was 3:30 on a Monday afternoon and this had to be the oddest text of the day.

"I did not know if this was a new foodie thing to do," my friend...

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Foodies Turn To Internet Dating

(1) Comments | Posted January 27, 2012 | 10:00 AM

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

It was the usual, Friday afternoon internet surf: half an hour spent scouring blogs, trying to track down some new recipes. As I scrolled down the Eater page a banner ad on the right side caught my attention --...

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5 Ways to Embrace the Breakfast for Dinner Food Trend

(6) Comments | Posted January 17, 2012 | 10:53 AM

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

Any foodie-wise restaurant knows to wrap hors d'oeuvres, entrees and even the table rolls in bacon, but lately, eggs have been showing up to the dinner table at...

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Why Travel Teaches Us To Appreciate Good Food

(0) Comments | Posted January 10, 2012 | 9:46 AM

This is the latest installment of Foodie Underground.

Only one day into a trip to Baja, Mexico, and my friend Megan and I had come up with our official "Taco Challenge." (Because when you travel, you should always have a challenge.) This one involved eating at least one...

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6 Ways To Survive The Sparkling Water Trend

(28) Comments | Posted January 6, 2012 | 11:31 AM

This is the latest installment from Foodie Underground.

A new year, a new chance for greatness. You're a couple of days into your resolutions by now, if you've made them. You open the refrigerator and glare at the reserve bottle of rosé. But no, you will not...

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The 10 Types Of Foodies

(97) Comments | Posted December 27, 2011 | 1:00 PM

This is the latest installment from Foodie Underground.

When your friends start texting you photos of what they made for dinner and include only a list of ingredients, you know you have a food problem: You've turned into that person. If you're lucky, things will hold at...

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Formulating the Foolproof Foodie Menu

(1) Comments | Posted December 13, 2011 | 1:24 PM


This is the latest installment from Foodie Underground.

The signs are clear.

You can name the five local artisan cheeses served at your neighborhood wine bar, and you have come to accept the fact...

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The Magic of Swedish Gingerbread Cookies

(1) Comments | Posted December 9, 2011 | 8:52 AM

Swedish Advent coffee gatherings and the must-have baked good of the season.

The season of Advent is upon us. In Sweden, Advent is holy, not just because it represents a religious tradition, but more practically it celebrates...
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Stunning Time-Lapse From Oregon

(1) Comments | Posted December 1, 2011 | 8:42 PM

Finding Oregon from Uncage the Soul Productions on Vimeo.

An exclusive interview with Uncage the Soul photographer Ben Canales on his new timelapse, Finding...

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The Music-Cooking Connection

(4) Comments | Posted November 17, 2011 | 7:29 AM

The latest from Foodie Underground:
In my world, there's nothing better than a night in the kitchen, a glass of wine in hand and St. Germain playing at full blast. Music is to cooking like coffee is to a Monday morning; it injects a level of...

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Eat What You Want, Pay What You Can

(2) Comments | Posted November 4, 2011 | 11:42 AM

When you go to a museum and there's a donation box, but no set entrance fee, how much do you put in? Don't worry, I won't force you to answer that question publicly - personally it depends on my mood - but the "pay what you can afford" model is...

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8 Best Recipes to Celebrate Fall

(2) Comments | Posted October 20, 2011 | 12:59 PM

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September 23rd marks the autumn equinox this year, and what better way to kick off the season than with fall inspired recipes? Farmers markets are full of the autumn harvest, and colder days means a return to inherently cozy foods.

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Dr. Marion Nestle Weighs in on MyPlate vs. Harvard Healthy Eating Plate

(1) Comments | Posted September 20, 2011 | 4:36 PM


This is the latest installment from my weekly column, Foodie Underground.

Doritos, gooey butter cake, and deep fried twinkies -- even though we all know that we should be eating plenty of fruits and vegetables...

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Bacon Cups: Delicious and Easy Breakfast Recipe

(7) Comments | Posted September 18, 2011 | 9:30 PM

Easy and delicious brunch recipe? Bacon cups it is.

It's Saturday morning. On Friday a coworker handed off a carton of eggs from her own chickens, and later that day you broke down and...

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