How much gingerbread would you need to make a full sized house? How far would you drive for a meal? The FDA is failing all of us. Maybe give Santa one of these beers with your cookies. I think I need to buy some Glenfiddich. The 5 worst, or best food related gifts this year. Fatburger is finally coming to NYC. [...]

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My last egg tasting was a pretty serious miss. While I have vowed to try to them again in case I got a bad batch, I have not been able to bring myself to do it. The biggest feedback I got was that century eggs should be chopped up and eaten in things and while [...]

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Starbucks launches it’s new $7 cup of coffee. The Original Nathans Famous has a long road to recovery. Everybody panic, Pappy Van Winkle is in short supply. Jimmy Buffet is selling off Cheeseburger in Paradise. Because we all need more Sake in our lives. How Chia seeds went form a gimmick to the table. The [...]

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Not all canned food is a bad thing. Canned tuna may not be high end cuisine but properly handled, I love a tuna sandwich. The only thing that I, and most other people don’t like about opening a can of tuna, is opening a can a tuna. Over the years many devices have been created [...]

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This was a target of opportunity for me this week. Eick mentioned this years back and its mysterious appearance on the shelf of one of my favorite beer stores was a bit of kismet. I decided to go with the regular Budweiser option rather than the lite. I am a recent arrival into the world of cheladas. I had my first one ever a couple [...]

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I don’t know what Zombies and beers have in common but I like it. What the heck is Beaujolais Nouveau anyway? Your energy drink might be dangerous. Guy Fieri says the big mean New Yorkers are just picking on him. Never enough meaty snacks available. Yumm Eggnog seltzer. To eat or not to eat, that [...]

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Seems that I have found myself in a disaster preparedness theme. This week I received three modern MRE’s from Wise Food Storage for my continued culinary adventures. My options were cheesy lasagna, noodles and beef in mushroom sauce and pasta alfredo with chicken. I knew that trying all three of them would result in a lot [...]

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The election night munchies happened before the vote was called. California’s food labeling proposal loses badly. How much is a smidgen anyway? So Sirrachup is a thing. Eliminating the need for mixing at home. Americans are rediscovering hard cider. Shaken or Stirred can make a very big difference in your drink. Everything you needed to know about GMO’s [...]

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When I left you last week I was making this face. With such a delightful selection of food in front of me I bet you can’t imagine which one might have caused such an adverse reaction. Perhaps it was the  Vienna sausage. Not just any old Vienna sausage but hot Vienna sausage. It looked as bad as it [...]

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White Castle brings the heat with some new menu items. Proof that dishawasher poached salmon is really a thing. Labels on the front of packaging are coming. Ernest Hemingway may not have been the raging drunk we thought he was. How did rotisserie chicken become so popular? What is your Hurricane comfort food? Food trucks mobilize to help in [...]

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