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"Sorapot is a simple modern teapot designed to brew heat-sensitive green and white teas."
My friends Kim and Adam are getting married, and in perfect geek fashion their wedding toppers are their Miis.
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Great list from New York Magazine.
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If It Says McDonald's, Then It Must Be Good
"Some food tastes better to children if they think it came from McDonald's, a small study suggests."
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"So I decided that next week I will only eat /drink things that correspond to that day's color. only red things on Monday, only orange things on Tuesday, etc. I will document this whole thing and will have a little photography project at the end."
In Small Packages, Fewer Calories and More Profit
"In three years, sales of 100-calorie snack packs have passed the $20-million-a-year mark, as consumers don’t seem to mind paying more for less."
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A Rat With a Whisk and a Dream
All about the culinary realism in Pixar's Ratatouille.
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"What's on family dinner tables in fifteen different homes around the globe? Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet""
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New York Times on how checks get split.
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A public service video from the Organic people. Love Obi-Wan Canole.
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The WNYC's Amy Sedaris Craft Challenge Pool
It's food . . . with googly eyes!!!!
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Finally, the history of General Tso's Chicken.
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"Make your Valentine’s day STEAMY! Take your Valentine to White Castle on Wednesday, February 14 between 5 and 8 p.m. and enjoy hostess seating, candlelit dining and your own server."
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"People have been calling them “guerilla farms� or “green graffiti,� I guess because it is done without permission. But I believe it is a victimless crime, if a crime at all."
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"Homaro Cantu's odd brand of humor, technology, shock value, and flavor has turned the fine-dining experience on its head. Now this 29-year-old reformed pyromaniac is trying to redefine the nature of food--and, oh yeah, end world hunger."
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Burger King Sells 2 Million Game Copies in 4 Weeks
"Burger King 'announced that its trio of games for the Xbox and Xbox 360 had broken the 2 million mark in just four weeks'"
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Breakfast Is Late, So Business Is Good
"For the late-rising professions, the networking site of choice is a cafe with a Continental vibe."
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"But, because of the nature of non-digital reality, taking up label space with a notice that the meat is cloned would itself be metadata indicating that the government thinks such information is worth noting. Metadata in the physical world is a zero sum g
Burritos Freed From Sandwich Shackles
A Massachusetts denied an attempted injunction by a sandwich shop to stop a burrito shop from opening on its turf, in turn officially setting the record straight that a burrito is not a sandwich.
"Ok, so even this simplest commercial message is coded and symbolically purposeful."
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A blog dedicated to the best food in the entire world.
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The art of the doggy bag.
Supposedly it's at Dean & Deluca and the Food Emporium at Union Square.
A "menu engineer" based in Palm Springs, Calif., Rapp works with restaurants across the country and around the world to transform innocent lists of meals into profitable, user-friendly sales tools.
Maxim rates the top 20 chains in America . . . Taco Bell comes in at number one.
Canton chain's new owners hope for 15,000 locations by 2020, with multiple formats and new menu offerings
Frank Bruni chronicles his cross-country fast food voyage.
"Rain or shine, Damian Mogavero's Slingshot brings left-brain discipline to a right-brain world."
"New Zealand reinvented its fuzzy national fruit and rebuilt a franchise."
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The Long-Distance Journey of a Fast-Food Order
McDonald's has begun to outsource drive-through order taking.
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Best Mexican Food in San Francisco
I love Mexican food and I'm going to San Francisco. Looks like a winning combination.
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New York Times' critic Frank Bruni reviews the Burger Joint at the Parker Meridien Hotel.
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Frank Bruni's new New York Times food blog.
The sharpest knives in the drawer
And that's just the beginning. Here's how Oxo tools became the gold standard for serious cooks.
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"86 Recipes is a city-specific collection of authentic recipes straight from professional kitchens to your home."
If Poets Named Breakfast Cereals.
McSweeney's: "Bran and Plump Raisins, Pregnant With Earthy Promise"
New York Magazine rates the top 101 restaurants in New York as well as giving lists for great buys, best Italian and best in Brooklyn.
Seth Godin writes about the pickle bar at Harold's.
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"For those of you who have expressed confusion over the many forms of diet and sugar free cokes now available to you, I offer an explanation, because I was confused so I did the research"
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Pizza Flyers: The Height of Good Graphic Design?
"The fact is, pizza flyers set up precisely the right expectations about the product and the service: cheap, cheerful and quick."
The Secret Life of a Restaurant Critic
"Sure, it's a fun job. But when an owner threatens to get a gun because of my review, that's not so fun."
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Comparing two of New York's best burgers
Why do Americans love it so much?
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Over 100 Quick and Easy Healthy Foods
"The World’s Healthiest Foods has an excellent list of healthy foods which need less than 30 minutes of preparation and cooking times. "
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How foie gras became the new fur.
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The inspiration for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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An answer to how many calories are there in that California roll.
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Can woman live on Mickey D’s alone?
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Fruity Juice Brand Attacks Union Square!
No one informed Snapple that even the largest popsicle ever melts in the sun
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"With help from experts and product manufacturers, Real Simple has compiled a guide to expiration dates. These dates are offered as a rough guideline."
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The rise and fall of Krispy Kreme is a cautionary tale of ambition, greed, and inexperience.
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No house on Fire Island or even a fire escape where you can do the 'cue? At these bars, weekends can still be about grilling and chilling.
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It's All in How the Dog Is Served
Everything you ever needed or wanted to know about hot dogs in the Tri-State Area.
Everything You Thought You Knew About Grilling Is Wrong
Five easy tips for being a better grillmaster.
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The Guardian explores New York City with the help of blogs
Three Items at the Supermarket I See in a New Way, Now That I've Read Some Books on Literary Theory.
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: "Post Raisin Bran"
The great American beer crisis.
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Greg Brenneman, the endearing CEO
Excerpts from an interview with Burger King’s CEO, Greg Brenneman.
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French mobilize to save cheeses under threat of extinction
"In 30 years, more than 50 have been struck off the menus as the proportion of industrial cheeses continues to grow while cheeses made from unpasteurised milk only represent seven percent of our consumption," said Veronique Richez-Lerouge.
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From fleur de sel to kosher, which salt is best?
Learning to eat everything.
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Stonyfield Farm's Blog Culture
The yogurt-maker's CEO Gary Hirshberg and Chief Blogger Christine Halverson on how the Web journals connect them to customers
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Some easy to remember ways to figure out just how much food your eating/should be eating.
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Damn . . . these are some badass pizza cutters.
Mix snail porridge, sardine sorbet and you have a Fat Duck
Guardian article with a list of the top 50 restaurants in the world
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Cookie Monster Advocating Eating Healthy
AP: " "Even Cookie Monster is learning to control his cookie cravings," Frist told me by e-mail. "His sage advice opened our eyes to the simple joys of a tasty cookie and now reminds us that moderation is the key to healthy living.""
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Photography from a Japanese supermarket
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What do we know about tipping?
10 interesting facts about tipping
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Buy one 6" sub, get one free (good until June)
Online Shopping Makes New York a Cardboard Jungle
NYTimes: "After two years and two million deliveries (and $600,000 in parking tickets), FreshDirect has become the online grocery service that many New Yorkers have embraced"
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Quench your thirst for knowledge
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How do I get a Sainsbury's-style cookie outside London?
Trying to find the answers to my lifelong quest
Best Restaurants in New York City
A list of great NYC restaurants
What must I see/do in NYC? | Ask MetaFilter
Got some interesting recommendations of things to do/see/eat in New York
A Guide to Ethnic Fried Doughs Around the World
Most likely everything you ever wanted to know about fried dough
Specialty Foods Stores Will Go Head-to-Head at Union Square
Trader Joe's is coming to Union Square . . . with a wine store. Sweet!
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Here's a Switch: Tips From the Delivery Guys
Some tips from New York City delivery guys
Thank you Christo!
In New York, the World Is Brought to Your Door
The New York Times on food delivery in New York City
Here's the recipe you've always wanted
New York Bars with Free Pub Grub
You can get free pub grub with your happy hour if you know who's serving it. Twelve bars where the calories come complimentary.
New York Times article on Chipotle
Is this the next Burger King viral campaign?
These are true works of art
The Waiter You Stiffed Has Not Forgotten
New York Times article about waiters venting online. Includes the quote, "Last year a server at a Sizzler steakhouse in Norco, Calif., was arrested after a fight with Atkins-dieting customers over whether vegetables could be substituted for potatoes."
Crystal Pepsi: Fan-Page for the Clear Alternative to Cola
Everything you ever wanted to know about Crystal Pepsi
Where to buy the best gourmet chocolate online.
100 places to dine for under $10
Aint no better bagel in the world
Limited Edition East African Wenge Wood Box
Ever dream of a $350 box of chocolates?
Who puts Necco Wafers above Nerds?
Business Blog Case Study: Stonyfield Farm
Some questions for Stonyfield Farm on their blogs
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Limited edition Kronenburg cans and bottles
Who knew you could have a best wines of the year list?
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Revealed: The Secrets of the Le Parker Meridian
Secret burger place in Midtown
All-cereal restaurant opens in Philly
BuzzMetrics Adds Nutrition Panel
Word-of-mouth research company BuzzMetrics has developed a panel of 400 nutrition opinion leaders
Health-conscious rapper 50 cent and vitaminwater join forces to create "formula 50"
Vitaminwater execs have resisted the urge to rename the company v-unit
It takes hours of hard work  and plenty of clever tricks  to make a fast-food burger look good enough to eat
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Best flavor ever?
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New York Times on grocery lists
Your chance to get some good, old fashioned conservative ice cream and knock those dirty hippies Ben and Jerry out of the market!
The rules every fried chicken restaurant must follow
Wikipedia entry for vegemite
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Anheuser-Buschs B to E Takes Beer to a New Level
Adds Caffeine
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Fresh Mex: Not Always Healthy Mex
Chipotle gets busted
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The finished product is disgusting
Cleaning pennies with taco sauce
Getting to the bottom of an age old question
Big Macs across the earth are hanging their collective head in shame
'Fat Darrell' hailed as best sandwich in the country
History of the Greek-themed New York coffee cup
America's Hottest Chain Restaurants
Fuddruckers made the list
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winesby.com | the best wines to drink now
New kebab dubbed most dangerous U.K. food
1000 calories and 46 grams of fat
Who Was General Tso And Why Are We Eating His Chicken?
Favorite Cheap Meals of the Rich and Famous
Counting Carb: Questions on high fat diets
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America's struggle with weight
Washington Post's great article on people's struggle with food
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Eating a diet of bacon and cheese is not healthy, bread or not
Study reveals how medieval friars tucked in - World - www.smh.com.au
Cheap Stingy Bastard: Free Meal on Your Birthday
I imagine you could get pretty fat on your birthday if you were so inclined
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Someone saying something sensible in the diet debate for once
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