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Now that "handcrafted" cocktails have become about as commonplace as craft beer, bartenders and bloggers are looking for new ways to impress. You might think molecular mixology is gimmicky, but you gotta admit that these eight cocktail spheres look pretty amazing.

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Guinness -- it ain't just for drinking! This St. Patrick's Day, Endless Simmer has not only 100 ways to cook with Guinness, but we've also created three delectable desserts, each of which incorporates the holy Irish trinity: Guinness, Jameson and Bailey's.

Classic cocktails can be fun, but at Endless Simmer we can never resist the urge to mix things up a bit. That means we can't pass up an alcoholic drink with something new thrown in the mix. Be it ice cream or avocado... if you can eat it, we'll turn...

You want sandwiches? We got sandwiches. Last year, Endless Simmer's post on America's Top 10 New Sandwiches was our most-read story of 2011, and even helped turn The New Luther into a bit of a sell-out phenomenon. But America's sandwich artisans haven't stopped innovating,...

Another year gone by, another chance to look back fondly at the thousands of things we stuffed our faces with in 2011. After much internal debate, we've narrowed it down to just 10 -- the very best new things we shoved in our mouths in 2011.

There's nothing better than chocolate, right? Or is there? Foodies have figured out that everyone's favorite candy gets even better when combined with some surprising ingredients. Here are our top 10 favorite crazy chocolate recipes.

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Philadelphia may be best know for history, but it's also home to an increasingly modern food scene. So the Endless Simmer team embarked on a different kind of trip to the city of brotherly love -- no learning, just eating.

Halloween parties don't have to be all about store-bought candy and bowls of "worms." Here are 10 new ideas for spooky treats that will please gourmands too.

Being a native Philadelphian, I wouldn't dare say that we got bored with cheesesteaks (not possible), but we're always looking for ways to make good things better -- and easier to eat in a social setting with a fork. These seven insane creations mean you can spend a weekend in...

With football season kicking into high gear, it's about time for some serious snack talk. But you know we aren't gonna just crack open some Tostitos spicy cheese dip and call it a day. These 8 new recipes are taking nachos to a whole 'nother level.

It's America's favorite meal - the state fair! Every year, the fairs across this great land compete with each other to invent bigger, badder, greasier fair food. But after Texas stepped up its game last year with deep fried beer, this thing hit a whole 'nother level. The...

Ah, s'mores. That simple-but-perfect campfire treat that ranks as one of America's greatest food inventions. Gooey, crispy and chocolatey, they just couldn't get any better. Or could they?

We got pretty excited when we saw frozen s'mores on a stick at the Iowa State Fair and...

Chocolate or vanilla? Are you kidding me? Milkshakes are the latest classic comfort fare to get a foodie-fied makeover, and we're liking what we see. From bacon and bourbon to sweet potatoes and cereal, these creative innovations from chefs and bloggers around the country would make your grandmother's milkshakes blush.

Some days, a gin and tonic just won't cut it. With the temperature pushing 100 around the country, these new takes on classic cocktails are ready to cool you down.

Click below the photos for recipes, or find all these drinks in Endless Cocktails.

Remember the team of activist food bloggers who took our list of America's Top 10 New Sandwiches and made vegan versions of each sandwich? Well, they're at it again. This time, they're giving one of America's biggest bakery chains a GF makeover. Namely Marly writes:

I...

What are the two tastiest things about this time of year? Almost definitely summer cocktails and juicy popsicles. Now you can have both in one lick. We turned seven classic cocktails into seven delicious pop-tails.

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According to just about everyone in the food world, cupcakes are dead. Overdone. So 2010. The only thing more tired than bacon.

To that we say - not possible. Cupcakes will never die.

Sorry, food world, but we never liked cupcakes because they're cute or trendy. We like them...

Strawberry season comes but once a year, and before you know it, you've spent way too much at the farmers' market buying an entire flat of them, only to panic when you remember they go bad faster than bananas. So what to do with all those juicy little...

With Memorial Day just around the corner, it's time to fire up that BBQ. But why stick to just burgers and dogs when cooking outside? Here are our five favorite foods that turn out surprisingly fantastic when cooked over coals.

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