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Perhaps more properly entitled Eats of California's Central Coast With a Couple L.A. Eats Thrown In. When we last left our engorged hero, he was wandering the Land of the Retroactive Turn Signal, and had eaten his way through pot roast in Long Beach, Read More...
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OK, the rising cost of food is inconvenient. No, it bites. But no matter how outrageous you think your weekly grocery bill is at the local Acme or A&P supermarket, at least you're not shelling out nearly $1,000 for a single bunch of grapes. That's right: Read More...
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There will be no chow at chow time. Out of respect for Western dining mores, man's best friend will not be offered at Olympic-connected restaurants, and Chinese officials are trying strongly to convince other eateries to follow suit. If a patron requests Read More...
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Farm Bill FUBAR? Want another reason to disparage goings-on inside the Beltway? The Farm Bill's caught up on what can only be described as an embarrassingly mismanaged attempt to cut costs by skimping on "fancy" paper. It ain't just peanuts: A Long Island Read More...
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I was browsing the redesigned, reinvigorated, and reborn travel site Concierge.com (another CondeNet property) when I noticed a food article by former Epicurious editor J.J. Goode. In it he claims to have pinpointed the "World's Best Street Food." Some Read More...
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As if any evidence were necessary, here is photographic proof of what five to seven men living together for a little over a week will choose to subsist on, if left to fend for themselves. Above, the first "fancy" meal, on what was Day 4: beef steaks, Read More...
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Camping, hiking, cross-country skiing and all that outdoorsy crap can be tremendous fun, but if you do it the way I was taught (and probably most people do it), it involves such fare as burnt, grainy coffee; pork and beans; ramen noodles; powdered eggs; Read More...
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What's with this guy? You know exactly what I'm talking about--that rotund, presumably Italian chef in a toque and kerchief who's somehow become a universal symbol for unpretentious, (allegedly) tasty, filling food. Personally, I probably first met the Read More...
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Have you heard of the $100 melon? I saw them at auction and in a high end department store in Tokyo. And no, they didn't actually cost $100 but rather the bargain price of $143 for two melons. Here in Japan, where gift giving is something of an art form, Read More...
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If you're like a lot of people, what you remember most about your travels is the food you've eaten. That's why it's a lot of fun to look through the adventures of Packmonkey Matt Klein, the former film editor for the NYTimes.com. He left his cushy gig Read More...
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Food blogs aren't all foie gras and truffle posts. The lazy days of Summer are when food bloggers check out just what's frying at the State Fair. Here are my picks for food blogger State Fair reports, heartburn not included.... Read More...
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