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American Cuisine

Are Hot Dogs THE American Food?

Heritage Radio Network | Posted 02.26.2013 | Taste
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Heritage Radio Network

Hot dogs represent both individualism and community. There is a paradox that exists between the national nostalgia attached to hot dogs, and the quest to constantly update the cuisine and integrate other culture's flavors into the quintessential American food.

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10 Things We Love About Portland, Oregon (PHOTOS)

George Hobica | Posted 06.08.2012 | Travel
Read More: Coffee Culture, US Destinations, Slidepollajax, Portland Oregon, Travel, Coffee, Portland, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Drinking, American Cuisine, Portlandia, Travel News
George Hobica

You want to know what's even more fun than watching Fred Armisen make jokes about Portland, Oregon on your television? Tuning into the actual city itself!

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How Mushrooms Became As American As Apple Pie

Time | Posted 06.11.2011 | Home
Read More: Mushrooms, Josh Ozersky, Hen of the Woods, Cooking, Wild Mushrooms, Morels, Foraging, American Cuisine, Home News

Fungus that grows on rot might not, at first, seem the perfect image of our culinary ideals. And yet, if there is one food that can most perfectly sym...

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Craig's -- The Hottest New Restaurant in LA. Here's Why

Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Gary Winnick, New York Times, Craig Susser, Dan Tana's, LA Restaurants, Craig's, Comfort Food, American Cuisine, Los Angeles News
Jay Weston

I can understand why Craig's has become an instant hit... lots of celebrities every evening, and a smart, savvy proprietor who is constantly striving to improve what is already working beautifully.

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State Dinner Menus of Eras Past: Aspic, Hot Dogs, and Boiled Mutton

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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Lesley M. M. Blume

The Kennedys tout the virtues of aspic, the Franklin Roosevelts scandalized the polite world with an entrée, and George Washington gave new meaning to the phrase "no frills."

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The Patriot Cooks

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: American Food, Home Cooking, American Cuisine, American Food Culture, Cooking, Green News
Isabel Cowles

The belief that we can have it all, with no reverence for the natural restraint of seasons and regions, has created a food culture that's destructive for our bodies, our society and our land.

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