So Good Readers, Happy New Years Eve!  It’s your friendly neighborhood Junk Food Guy, comin’ at you from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!  That’s right, readers, I am officially on vacation, but I ALWAYS have time to eat some chips and let you know how they were. The end of the year always brings moments of reflection, [...]

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It’s Monday, which means it’s time for another Eating Styles poll. It also happens to be New Year’s Eve – a night of family, friends and champagne. In the spirit of the season, this week we’re posing a question submitted by reader Not-so-famous Dave: do you prefer the ’28 Krug or the ’66 Perignon? Just [...]

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Best of from Food Loves Writing. Top 10 Ice Cream posts from Serious Eats. The top 10 recipes from Kalyns Kitchen. 2012 Food Trends from Yum Sugar. Cocktail trends for the year. Food News Highlights of 2012. The best of Bake or Break. Best brunch bites from The Bitches. Provecho Peru brings out their top [...]

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Fact: Tea is the most popular manufactured drink in the world in terms of consumption, equaling all other manufactured drinks in the world – including coffee, soft drinks, and booze combined. So, since apparently everyone and their dog are making mugs of green, black or chamomile, what better way to distinguish yourself from the pack [...]

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Christmas Eve is a pretty big deal in my house. With all the delicious food around I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to find anything to write about. Suddenly,there it was, staring right at me as I pulled my delicious striped bass from the oven. In the midst of a delicious feast it [...]

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It’s Monday, meaning it’s time for another Eating Styles poll. Last year around Christmas, we asked you about egg nog. This year we’re wondering, do you string popcorn garlands on your tree? As far as Christmas traditions go, popcorn garlands is one that’s always mystified me. It’s never been a tradition around our house, and [...]

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Being a night owl has two negatives: 1) scary noises, and 2) missing breakfast. The former can be countered by turning up the TV volume. The latter, however, is much more troubling, because breakfast is clearly the best meal. Of course, homemade breakfast can be had at any time of the day. There’s nothing stopping [...]

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Why do we like salty foods? Your holiday beer pairing guide, just in time. Flavored Vodka has crossed a line. Be careful of undeclared almonds in your granola. In case you needed a new test for your feats of strength. The best and worst food marketing campaigns for kids. I for one welcome our new mealworm overlords. [...]

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I’m not an easy person to buy Christmas gifts for. During my teen years, I could instantly transform any joy my Mother hoped to receive by watching me open a thoughtfully selected gift, into absolute horror, as I conveyed disgust and contempt for said present  via an array of over the top, disgruntled facial contortions. [...]

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