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Colin Sterling is the food editor at the Huffington Post. He was previously the site's senior blog editor.

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Beers For Thanksgiving: 6 Unique Picks From Beer Table's Justin Philips

(184) Comments | Posted November 22, 2011 | 4:11 PM


We've given you 10 great wine varietals to accompany your Thanksgiving dinner and shared the Thanksgiving wine picks of some top winemakers and experts, along with some recommendations for holiday digestifs, but what...

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Edible Bands Tournament Bracket: Pick The Food Fight Chompion!

(31) Comments | Posted March 9, 2011 | 12:06 AM


Whisking together three of his loves -- music, food, and March Madness (plus a penchant for obnoxious trivia), HuffPost Alum David Weiner put together the ultimate in a battle royale -- with cheese! Feast below on a 64-'team' NCAA-style single-elimination tournament bracket, seeded with the best in food-inspired...

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Grant Achatz's 'Life, On The Line': Alinea Chef Discusses His Memoir, Battling Cancer

(40) Comments | Posted March 8, 2011 | 9:53 AM

*Scroll down for an excerpt from Alinea Chef Grant Achatz's just-released memoir, Life, on the Line*

Float the idea that Grant Achatz's restaurant Alinea, one of the best in the world, isn't somehow a part of the local and seasonal ethos associated with much of the...

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'The Perennial Plate' Food Documentary Series Debuts On HuffPost

(23) Comments | Posted February 3, 2011 | 4:22 PM

Photo by Lars Swanson

After traveling to Minnesota for his 26th birthday to slaughter and cook his own pig, chef-filmmaker Daniel Klein took up residence in the North Star state and started an ambitious project. Klein, who has cooked at the restaurants of Thomas Keller, Heston Blumenthal...

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DiGiorno Rolls Out Frozen Pizzas Packaged With Cookie Dough And 'Wyngz'

(327) Comments | Posted January 25, 2011 | 10:01 AM


It's finally happened. A Reddit user recently spotted a frozen DiGiorno pizza packaged with Nestle cookie dough:

Photo from Reddit, via BoingBoing

Some suspected this might just be a test-marketing initative from DiGiorno, and not an official new product. But it's...

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Food Network Ratings Down

(1263) Comments | Posted January 20, 2011 | 10:16 AM

The Food Network's ratings took a steep hit in the latter part of 2010, the New York Post reports:

In the fourth quarter, Food Network, which helped launch the careers of celebrity chefs Sandra Lee and Rachael Ray, posted a 10.3 percent drop among viewers ages 25...
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David Chang On American Cuisine, Vanishing Seafood, Cooking At Home & Seasoning Properly

(26) Comments | Posted December 13, 2010 | 4:02 PM

I recently sat down with David Chang, founder, chef and owner of the Momofuku restaurants, including Momofuku Noodle Bar, Ssäm Bar, Ko, and Má Pêche for HuffPost's 2011 Creative Mind series to ask him about fine dining, defining New York cuisine, running an empire, culinary schools,...

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Eataly: Batali + Dogfish Head = Rooftop Brewpub Nirvana In NYC?

(3) Comments | Posted September 1, 2010 | 4:02 PM

*UPDATE, 9/1/10: SEE PHOTOS OF THE JUST-OPENED EATALY AND READ ABOUT IT HERE*

Previously:

In a development that can only be described as something like the Traveling Wilburys of restaurants, or more simply, the "Best Idea Ever," Mario Batali (through his B&B Hospitality Group...

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Animal Control Head Resigns Over Employee Who Butchered, Ate Pig 'Fluffy' In Facility's Care (POLL)

(990) Comments | Posted August 20, 2010 | 1:41 PM

Jim Crosby, the director of Bay County Animal Control in Florida, has resigned following an investigation that determined he had "condoned" the actions of employee Ivan Rogers, who, on June 17 took home a pig in the facility's care nicknamed "Fluffy," butchered, cooked, and ate it.

Surprisingly, Ivan Rogers remains...

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VIDEO: 'Pop-Tarts World': Times Square Outpost To Unleash Terrifying Creations On Unsuspecting Public [UPDATED]

(57) Comments | Posted August 9, 2010 | 2:14 PM

UPDATE, 8/10/10: For brand-new video of the just-opened Pop-Tarts World in Times Square, check out this report from the AP:


And check out Eater NY's report for photos of the inside...

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In The Kitchen: Chef Michael Paley's Bison Carpaccio (VIDEO)

(7) Comments | Posted June 8, 2010 | 1:21 PM

HuffPost Food recently joined Chef Michael Paley at the De Gustibus cooking school in New York to watch him prepare a signature dish from his restaurant, Proof on Main, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Chef Paley and Proof specialize in bison, which they raise themselves 45 minutes...

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Rick Bayless Twitter Binge: After State Dinner, White House Guest Chef Tweets Again

(63) Comments | Posted May 19, 2010 | 11:38 AM

UPDATE, 5/20, 3:55pm:

Rick Bayless, the White House's guest chef for last night's Mexico state dinner, took a break from tweeting early yesterday morning before his final day of state dinner preparations, after a Twitter controversy of sorts. Read all about that in the original story, immediately below.

In...

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Mike Tyson, VEGAN: Ploy For PETA's Sake?

(113) Comments | Posted May 13, 2010 | 1:01 PM

The boxing legend who once took a bite out of an opponent's ear says he's going vegan, giving up animal products entirely.

Non-coincidentally, it was reported recently that Tyson is stepping into the ring of reality television with an upcoming show on Animal Planet:

The...
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Rick Bayless To Guest Chef White House's Mexico State Dinner: DETAILS

(116) Comments | Posted May 12, 2010 | 12:29 PM

Chicago chef, Mexican cuisine guru, and longtime hometown favorite of the Obamas, Rick Bayless, will be a guest chef for the White House's upcoming state dinner honoring Mexico and its president Felipe Calderón on May 19. This is the White House's second state dinner, and their second celebrity...

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RuthBourdain Starts 'Ask RuBo' Advice Column

(42) Comments | Posted April 21, 2010 | 1:32 PM

Mashed-up Twitter sensation RuthBourdain has launched her/his own advice column, "Ask RuBo." Essentially, Florence Fabricant's "Dear FloFab" with RuthBourdain's answers.

As described by RuthBourdain directly:

In the New York Times, Florence Fabricant gives advice on the fine points of entertaining at home and eating...
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Ruth Reichl Memoir Title Changed From 'Not Becoming My Mother' To 'For You, Mom. Finally' (COVER PHOTOS)

(4) Comments | Posted April 21, 2010 | 12:59 PM

The paperback edition of Ruth Reichl's 2009 memoir, "Not Becoming My Mother," has been adjusted to "more effectively reach the intended audience of mothers and daughters." It will now be called, "For You, Mom. Finally."

The reason for the change? With Mother's Day around...

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Food Truck Revolution: Kogi BBQ's Roy Choi On His Fast-Food Vision And Food Truck Secrets (VIDEO)

(17) Comments | Posted April 14, 2010 | 3:54 PM

We grabbed a few seconds last week with Roy Choi of the highly-regarded LA food truck empire Kogi BBQ, moments after he was named one of this year's Food & Wine magazine's Best New Chefs -- a first ever for a chef without a stationary restaurant.

To see what...

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Michael Pollan On Jonathan Safran Foer, Food Trucks, Nose-To-Tail, Salt, Sugar, His Last Three Meals, And More In Exclusive Interview (PHOTOS)

(321) Comments | Posted April 12, 2010 | 3:36 AM

We chatted extensively with Michael Pollan the other day, covering:

  • Criticism from Jonathan Safran Foer -- and others -- for not being anti-meat enough, and not "grappling" with meat
  • The animal-rights community
  • How middle- and low-income meat eaters can stop eating feedlot meat
  • Nose-to-tail eating and "rock star" butchers
  • Food...
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Italian Food TV Host Under Fire For "Succulent" Cat Stew Recommendation (VIDEO)

(399) Comments | Posted February 17, 2010 | 2:22 PM

Leading Italian food expert, writer and TV host Beppe Bigazzi has been suspended indefinitely from his TV program for curiously recommending a cat stew to viewers, and explaining a rough method of preparation. Bigazzi's spectacle occurred on a recent episode of his midday show, La Prova del Cuoco...

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Sink the Bismarck!: Brewery Releases World's Strongest Beer At 41% ABV

(159) Comments | Posted February 16, 2010 | 11:20 AM

The flamboyantly competitive Scottish brewery BrewDog has released Sink the Bismarck!, a "quadruple IPA" that they say is the most alcoholic in the world at 41%. BrewDog had previously earned similar attention last year with their then-record-setting 32% ABV beer, Tactical Nuclear Penguin, but...

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