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PHOTOS: This Month In Food Mags

Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Food Magazines Round-Up, Food News, Monthly Food Magazines, Food Magazine, Slidepollajax, June Food Magazines, Photo Galleries, Food News

The excitement for summer is palpable in June's food magazines. Everyone is talking about burgers, tacos and cooling salads. The surprise star of June...

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Meat Man Michael Symon Does Meatless Monday (Really!)

Peggy Neu | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Vegetarian, Aspen Food and Wine Classic, Michael Symon, Meatless Monday, Recipes, Iron Chef, Food News, The Chew, Food News
Peggy Neu

He's a star on The Chew, a beloved Iron Chef and one of the most passionate carnivorous chefs out there. Chef Symon fills us in on how he's embracing his inner veggie and shares two favorite Meatless Monday recipes -- Swiss Chard Ravioli and Eggplant Dip with Homemade Flatbread.

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Finally, BBQ Pitmasters Gets It Right

Meathead | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Smoking, Barbecue, Myron Mixon, Tuffy Stone, Kingsford, Smoker, Grill, Recipes, Cooking, Party, Bbq, AmazingRibs.Com, Food, Goldwyn, Grilling, Destination America, Food News, Meathead, Tupelo, Recipe, Barbeque, BBQ Pitmasters, Food News
Meathead

After three seasons of practice, BBQ Pitmasters, a reality cooking competition that is decidedly not Top Chef, has finally found the recipe.

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Man Plows Truck Into Taco Bell Over Missing Taco

Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Food News, Ohio Crime, Weird News, Crime, Missing Taco, Taco Bell, Drive Thru Accident, Drive Thru, Angry Taco Bell Customer, Angry Customers, Taco, Food News

A missing taco inspired enough rage for a Huber Heights, OH man to ram his truck into a Taco Bell window. Thankfully, no one inside the Taco Bell was ...

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Hazan Family Favorites: A Cookbook Review

Jamie Schler | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Food News, Cookbook Reviews, Recipes, Cookbooks, Food, Eating, Veal, Giuliano Hazan, Italian Food, Italian Cuisine, Marcella Hazan, Uccellini Scappati, Prosciutto, KitchenDaily News
Jamie Schler

A great cookbook is like a good friend: it is ever-present, reliable and trustworthy, offering unequivocal pleasures, comfort when comfort is needed, joy in the everyday.

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The One Thing Politicians Can Agree on

Michael Zacka | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Healthy Living News, Cell Phones, Food News, Motherhood, Children, Texting, Emotional Wellness, Parenting, Screen Time, Health, Work Life Balance, Parents-Parent-Coach, Impact News, United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development, Parent Coach, Computers, International Day of Families, Elections 2012 . Global Motherhood, Family Dinners, Unplugging, Parents News, Politics News
Michael Zacka

The magic that happens over shared meals can help preserve the American family, strengthen all of its members and enrich their lives. I'm sure America's Republicans and Democrats both agree that more families should be sitting together at dinner.

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When One Man's Pet Is Another Man's Dinner

Jamie Schler | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Food News, Food Traditions, Eating, Food Culture, President Obama, Culture, Dog Meat, Obama Dog Meat, Obama Dog, Horse Meat, Food News
Jamie Schler

The recent to-do about President Obama dining on dog meat when a child in Indonesia, as if he had been gobbling down Fido the neighbor's pet, struck me as unenlightened and ludicrous.

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9 Nasty Truths About Your Favorite Foods

Martha Rosenberg | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Food News, Processed Food, Book News, Food Facts, Food Book, Food, Food Science, Food Science Book, Bad Food, Slidepollajax, Nasty Food, Unhealthy Food, Books News
Martha Rosenberg

Many farmers and agricultural professionals are miffed that the days of "it's-none-of-your-business" farming are over. Once upon a time, consumers cared only about the price and wholesomeness of food and didn't worry about -- or videotape -- its origins and "disassembly."

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PHOTOS: The Best Thing You Ate In April 2012

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Food News, Best Dishes, Food Photos, Restaurants, Photo Galleries, Food Photography, Favorite Dish, Best Thing You Ate, Food News

The average person eats about 90 meals per month. That means 90 different opportunities to taste something amazing, try a new flavor or perfect your s...

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Preserve Spring: Pickle Ramps And Other Onions

Meathead | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Culinary, Condiments, Pickles, Chicago, Onions, Pickled Onions, Snack, Tom Colichio . Rick Gresh, Recipes, Cooking, Party, Food, AmazingRibs.Com, Goldwyn, Eating, Primehouse, Snacks, Snacking, Food News, Meathead, David Burke, Recipe, Dinner, KitchenDaily News
Meathead

Ramps, like other onions, are an underground bulb with long, tall green grasslike stalks. Ramps are much smaller than leeks, more like scallions, but the leaves are flatter.

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The King of Fried Pizza

Rozanne Gold | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Italy, Pizza, Fried, Arthur Schwartz, Montanara, Food Reviews, Food News, Naples, Pizza Fritta, Best Pizza New York, Fried Pizza, Best Pizza, New York Pizza, Fried Pizza New York, Food News
Rozanne Gold

The fried dough puffs into an amazingly soufflé-light disc and topped with an intense tomato sauce and imported smoked mozzarella di bufala known as provola, and then popped briefly into a volcanically hot oven.

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Reinvent Date Night

Heidi Brod | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Food News, Fearless, Fashion, Women, News, Romance, Chefs, Friendship, International-Culinary-Center, Female Chef, Inspiration, Culinary School, Slidepollajax, Date Night, Becoming-Fearless, Women News
Heidi Brod

When the salesperson arrives, Lisa promptly asks if the dress comes in the size "women who eat." Horrified, I lead the way out the door.

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Mr. Almanza: You Missed Some Key Facts

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Food News, Usda, Food Safety Inspection Service, Food Politics, Food Health, Food Inspection, Chicken, Fsis, Chicken Inspection, Chicken Inspection Policy, Poultry Inspection, Food News
Wenonah Hauter

Food & Water Watch is not a "Johnny-come-lately" to the food safety program at the USDA. We are opposed to the proposed poultry inspection rule for several reasons.

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Flip or Flambé?

Heidi Brod | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Food News, Amazing, Cooking Class, Chefs, International-Culinary-Center, Inspiring, Female Chef, Hot, Culinary School, Fearlessness, Flambe, Flip Pan, Becoming-Fearless, Women News
Heidi Brod

I realize it's not my age that leaves me feeling uninspired; It's my attitude. At what point did the fear of failure, overwhelm the prospect of success?

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PHOTOS: 7 Foods You'll Be Eating In The Future

Josh Schonwald | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Food News, Book News, Fish Farming, Fish Farm, Future Food, Future of Food, Food of the Future, Food Book, Genetic Food, Genetic Engineering Food, Slidepollajax, Genetic Engineering, Books News
Josh Schonwald

It took me some time to warm to the idea of unveiling my own forecast. But after a couple of years on the food frontier, I can confidently say you'll see more of these seven foods in 2042.

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The Girl & the Fig

Rozanne Gold | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Sonoma, Sondra Bernstein, Food, The Girl & the Fig, Food News, Estate, Recipe, California, Food News
Rozanne Gold

Sondra Bernstein is not an overnight sensation. But a sensation she is, as the proprietor of three of northern California's dining gems; overseer of a farm that grows biodynamic fruits and vegetables, creator of a "branded" line of food products, and "Mamma Cass" to 200 families in the area.

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Brewing New York's History

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Great American Beer Festival, Heartland Brewery, Brooklyn Brewery, Microbreweries, Food News, Craft Breweries, Craft Beer, New York Beer, New York Historical Society, New York Breweries, Beer, NY Around Town, New York News
Louise Mirrer

Beer has been integral to the city's history since the earliest days of European settlement, when it was generally safer to drink than the water.

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How To Make DC Mumbo Sauce (Or Is It Really Chicago Mumbo Sauce?)

Meathead | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Culinary, Barbecue Sauce, Barbecue, Fried Chicken, Chinese Food, Grill, Recipes, Party, Cooking, Bbq, AmazingRibs.Com, Mambo Sauce, Food, Grilling, Goldwyn, Eating, Cookout, Food News, Meathead, Recipe, Mumbo Sauce, Barbeque, Dinner, KitchenDaily News
Meathead

There aren't many indigenous local D.C. dishes, but there is one concoction the locals proudly claim as their own: Mumbo Sauce.

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No Longer a Rookie Cookie

Rozanne Gold | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Baking, Cookies, Food Gifts, Thomas Keller, Jamie Cantor, Food News, Platine Cookies, Jamie Cantor Platine Cookies, Food News
Rozanne Gold

Many people have fantasies about food and opening food businesses. Some succeed; but most of them fail, with dashed bank accounts and broken dreams as the payoff.

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In Defense Of Cookbook Ghostwriting

Andrew_Friedman | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Food News, Jamie Oliver, Cookbook Collaborating, Andrew Friedman, Julia Moskin, New York Times, Ghostwriting, Gwyneth Paltrow, Toqueland, Rachael Ray, Food News
Andrew_Friedman

Having collaborated on more than 20 celebrity chef book projects, I could probably spend an entire day examining and commenting on all the questions raised by this unique and fascinating situation.

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You Are What You Eat: A Food Blogger's Dilemma

Jamie Schler | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Baking, Food News, Junk Food, Healthy Lifestyle, Health, Cooking, Food Blogging, Food News
Jamie Schler

I have been rather stunned, confused and dismayed by the deluge of junk food posing as the homebaked and homecooked on so many American food blogs, and I am not alone.

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Waiting for Godello: The New Wines of Spain

Rozanne Gold | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: DespañA, Gerry Dawes, Wine News, Wine, Expert, Food News, Spain, Galicia, Godello, Rozanne Gold, Spanish Wines, Spanish Wine, Food News
Rozanne Gold

Wine should taste like where it came from, and shouldn't be manipulated into big alcoholic bruisers crammed with "jammy" fruit. Wine expert Gerry Dawes is a fan of old-fashioned wines made the old fashioned way: "Great wine is made in the vineyard, not in the winery."

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Pear & Raspberry, Endive & Cress, Goat Cheese Salad

Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Pears, Food News, Endive, Salads, Raspberry Vinegar, Raspberries, Walnut Oil, Bosc Pears, Food News
Marilinda Hodgdon

When you add the ensemble to a combination of satiny acerbic endive and velvety piquant watercress you have perfect balance in flavor, color and texture. The Honey Raspberry Vinaigrette finishes the mating in a harmonious blend.

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The Pickle Guys

Marilinda Hodgdon | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Food News, Snacks, Entertainment, Pickles, Pickle Guys New York, Pickle Guys, Food News
Marilinda Hodgdon

If you like pickles you will really enjoy the fantastic assortment of hand made pickles from The Pickle Guys.

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The Ramifications Of Giving A Burger Joint One Star

Andrew_Friedman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Frank Bruni, Food News, Pete Wells, Restaurant Reviews, Ruth Reichl, Star System, Food News
Andrew_Friedman

A great many chefs have long been troubled and angered, by the star system. It's a square-peg-round-hole situation. Yet nationwide, newspapers continue to insist that their critics employ the star system as though nothing's changed the past few generations.

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