That’s the speculation over at WalletPop. Why? Well unbenknowst to me: “Wheat has topped $10 a bushel due to dry weather in Argentina bringing concerns about a global shortage; it’s already doubled this year and seems to be climbing a steep price curve.” Well whadda know? Wheat prices have doubled? Global shortage? Meh. Hadn’t noticed. [...]

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Serious Eats writes about the brisket-on-potato latke sandwich sold at Junior’s in Brooklyn, NY. Both they and Menu Pages Philadelphia were speculating about using leftover latkes as “bread” for a creative sandwich, and shared with their readers the version sold at Junior’s, which Serious Eats dubbed, the “Jewish Monte Cristo.” Look good? Then take your [...]

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Spotted this picture on one of my favorite political blogs, Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish. As a bonus, Andrew lives in my neighborhood, and I see him from time to time on weekends at the Diner in my neighborhood. Plus he’s dead on with his political favorites this year – go Obama and Ron Paul! The [...]

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Endless Simmer wonders what’s the deal with small mozzarella stick portion sizes? They also express excitement that 78 new Dunkin Donuts will be opening in the DC area. Carl’s Jr. has a new Mexican breakfast burrito. The Leftover Queen writes about her trip to my neck of the woods – Vermont. The Word of Mouth [...]

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Sandwich art? Pretty cool idea. Head over to Crooked Brains to see all 10 examples.

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Check out this old, old clip of Bill Belichick appearing on an uber-lame cooking segment for the local news in Cleveland. It appears that Belichick’s specialty is a PB & J sandwich on Sun-Maid raisin bread. Fun. And yes, this was back when Mr. 13-0 was still the head coach of the hapless Cleveland Browns. [...]

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Yep, you read that title right.  Exactly one year ago today, a columnist at the ultra-far-right website WorldNetDaily wrote an article explaining why high consumption of soy products is “making kids gay.” And no, the column was not intended to be a joke.

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Chocolate & Zucchini urges food bloggers and readers to participate in the 4th annual Menu for Hope campaign. Ever wanted to take hot sauce into space? Iron Chef Cat Cora will be doing a live chat on Zagat.com today at 2 PM. Leafygreen.info encourages readers to make their own soda with the Soda Club. Why [...]

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Hat tip to Cruft.

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Yep, that’s right, they’ve released a Top Chef Mobile Game. Does anyone think that maybe Gail Simmons is getting bitter that she never appears in any of the promotional materials? I mean, I know Padma is the host, and Tom the head judge, but Gail is the third judge, and there for everything else.  Where’s [...]

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