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Filed under: East Coast, Business, Vegetables, Newspapers, America, in sixty seconds, Summer Eric Asimov discusses the new breed of lighter, subtler Napa Valley Cabernets. Applebee's moves beyond the riblet in an effort to save itself from Bennigan's fate. The Hamptons get real Mexican-style tacos. Yay? The Minimalist makes tomato jam. ...

Filed under: Teas, Whisky, Recipes, Fruit, America, Spirits, Ingredient Spotlight, Guilty Pleasures, Summer Over the past few summers, cherry-based cocktails have become something of a signature for me, to the point whereupon being proposed to in mid-July a few years back, I immediately began pulping and freezing cherries for use in our wedding ...

Filed under: Teas, America, SummerAre you a writer who also enjoys tea? There's a contest going on over at Felicitea that offers an opportunity to showcase your writing talents for free tea and other prizes. There's only about a week left, so don't waste any time if you read about the contest and want to participate! Here's the overview, straight ...

Filed under: Teas, Dessert, Recipes, Leftovers , America, Comfort Food, Non-alcoholic, Guilty Pleasures, SummerKind little rituals seem to go a long way toward making marriage work, so almost every weekend, I make my husband some sweet tea. He's a Southern boy by birth (Brooklynian by marriage), and having a big ol' pitcher easily grabbable in the ...

Filed under: Barbecuing, Grilling, America, Celebrities, SummerDo you make amazing grilled lamb chops with gremolada? Out-of-this-world ribs with tamarind-Jack Daniels sauce? Burgers so good your friends say you should open a concession at the football stadium? Submit your grilling recipe with a short video demonstration (three minutes max) to ...

Filed under: America, Summer Well, the Fourth of July has come and gone once more, and that means so has one more Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. According to Sports Illustrated online, the whole thing was quite a spectacle, and lots of fun. The contest this year was won by American Joey Chestnut (not pictured). A crowd of 35,000 watched and ...

Filed under: Beef, Poultry, Recipes, Pork, Barbecuing, Lists, Grilling, America, Meat, Holidays, Summer The Grand Rapids Press has a list of several dozen beef, chicken vegetable and fish tips for your Independence Day bash. Try wrapping fish in prosciutto or bacon to prevent drying. And cook snapper and other delicate fish in foil or on a plank ...

Filed under: East Coast, Beef, Books, Grilling, America, Festivals, Holidays, Guilty Pleasures, SummerPhiladelphia Magazine writer Jason Fagone spent one year profiling some of the most divinely outsized personalities in the world of competitive eating. While Akron house painter Coondog O'Karma makes a midlife grab at glory via rapid-fire pizza ...

Filed under: Beer, Cocktails, Slashfood Ate, America, Spirits, Non-alcoholic, Holidays, Summer It's only July 3rd and my foodie forefathers have already dished out plenty of Independence Day eats in such posts as American Flag Cakes and Delicious Foods for July 4th. But let's be honest: There is no food or cake that can rival the great American ...

Filed under: Hors D'oeuvres, East Coast, Steaming, Leftovers , America, Shellfish, Summer I always thought that a muscle car was a hot rod from the late 60's- early 70's until I was driving around my old haunts of Rockland, Maine yesterday researching and shooting an article and saw this impressive Mussel Car. That looks like it was the remains ...