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Erin Zimmer thinks that Whoppie Pies are the new cupcakes. Serious Eats reviews this week’s episode of Top Chef. Grub Street has an interview with booted chef Erik Hopfinger. Slate has a history of the hangover. A Georgia bar gives patrons their own personal beer taps. Red Bull is introducing a new cola. What do [...]

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McDonald’s has introduced an internal blog for its employees to use to discuss burger related issues. A new interview with Padma Lakshmi. The Sixth annual Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest winner: Crunchy Chinese Fortune Cookie Sandwich. The Seattle Cheese Festival has a contest for the best grilled cheese. Kentucky Grilled Chicken? Do food stamps [...]

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The 10 geekiest cocktails ever. Good Magazine looks at America’s tastiest streets. Endless Simmer notes tonight’s premiere of Top Chef Season 4, and points us to a Washington Post chat with Gail Simmons and Hung. SlashFood reports on a frozen pizza taste test. The Delicious Life opines on McDonald’s hash browns. Chez Pim praises the [...]

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My favorite DC falafel joint, Amsterdam Falafel, is now accepting Euros. Eva Longoria has opened her own restaurant. Heat, Eat, Review tries Honey Crunchy Chicken Corn Dogs. Candy Addict reviews a Reese’s Peanut Butter Egg. Portland now has a vegan strip club. A long interview with Tom Colicchio & Padma Lakshmi from Top Chef. The [...]

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I just discovered a great new site called College Drinker, who writes that Vermont is considering lowering the drinking age to 18. Adam from Serious Eats, reviews delivery pizza for Yahoo Food. Burger King is going to start serving Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Top Chef Season 3 winner Hung has been named Executive Chef of [...]

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Tabloid Baby follows up on So Good’s coverage of who actually invented the cream cheese filled bagel. Eater reports on the AV Club taste test of the Cheeseburger in a can. Washington Post looks at late-night food options in DC. AdAge thinks Starbucks closing for 3 1/2 hours the other day was a “brilliant marketing [...]

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Bobby Flay has yet another new TV show. Grub Street interviews Padma Lakshmi from Top Chef, who pretty much confirms that she loves smoking pot. I’m still single Padma…. Slashfood reports that a recent taste test determined Los Angeles has the best tap water. 158 fast food meals for 500 calories or less. Red Meat [...]

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Chocolate & Zucchini offer up picks for the Best of 2007. Coming Soon: Top Chef, the cookbook. I’m a year late on this one, but turns out Top Chef judge Padma Lakshmi is quite the fan of smoking pot. Awesome. Extreme Mortman reports on the Culinary Union’s endorsement of Obama, and their comparison of Nevada [...]

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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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