“I don’t feel like cooking tonight.” “Me neither.”

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Today, the NY Times wrote an article about blowback from bloggers against ConAgra foods and George Duran, the chef who hosts the “Ultimate Cake Off” on TLC. They were invited to take part at a dinner in an underground restaurant in the West Village that was supposedly going to be prepared by Chef Duran. He made [...]

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The food competition for the Texas State Fair awarded a prize for the “most creative” food. This year’s winner? Fried bubble gum. Photo via: Fort Worth Star Telegram The creation, made by Justin Martinez, is actually marshmallow infused with pink bubble gum extract, which is battered, then fried.

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It’s Wednesday, which means it’s Would You Rather time. Today, it’s a war of citrus. Option #1: You can never eat lemons again. Option #2: You can never eat limes again. This obviously includes lemons & limes in ANY form, including their juice. No lemonade or limeade, no sodas or drinks with lemon or lime, no more [...]

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That’s the idea behind this video from two students at Miami Ad School Europe. They’re pitching the idea of an “Olympic Whopper” which would be cooked over “real Olympic fire.” How exactly that would work is a little unclear, but it’s an interesting gimmick and attention grabber. And it DOES fit with the general Burger [...]

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Domino’s Pizza to open on the moon? Is Mexican Coke better? Eatocracy discusses some big, bad burgers. Ben’s half-smokes coming to Fed-Ex Field. Texas State Fair will have deep-fried bubble gum. GrubGrade reviews KFC popcorn chicken. Is Brooklyn becoming like Portland, OR?

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In these dog days of summer, I will do anything to beat the heat.  Well, almost anything. That important caveat is a direct result of a trip I took last weekend.  Driving back to town from a nearby swimming hole, with the sun scorching everything in its path, I pulled over at a convenience store [...]

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Sweetening food and drinks with stuff other than sugar seems to be all the rage these days. Whether it be coffee, cookies, cereal or what-have-you, people everywhere are looking to satisfy their sweet tooth without packing on the calories. The four main sweeteners are Equal (made with aspartame), Splenda (made with sucralose), Sweet’n Low (made [...]

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