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All My Children Replaced by Something New to Chew On
After more than forty years on the air, ABC’s All My Children series ended its run last week. The classic soap opera has been replaced in the afternoon time slot by, what else, another ...
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Conservative Moms’ Group Calls for Boycott of Ben & Jerry’s ‘Schweddy Balls’
The newest ice cream flavor from Ben & Jerry’s—“Schweddy Balls”—is not going over well at all with the national conservative group known as One Million Moms.
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New Beer Targets Chicks
Beer has, forever it seems, been man’s domain. Marketed to and consumed by manly men. Guys who, if you go by the ads, watch football, travel in packs, and try to pick up chicks ...
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Creating Your Own Custom-Made Liqueur
A company in the UK has now made it possible for consumers to create liqueurs blended to suit their own personal tastes. The firm, Alchemist Dreams, believes it is the first in the world to ...
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Slow Food Issues $5 Value Meal Challenge
Slow Food USA has laid down a challenge to Americans: Create a “slow food” meal for 5 bucks or less. A slow food meal, for those not familiar with the movement, is one that’s ...
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Wine Aged in the Depths of the Sea
Piero Lugano is an Italian artist-turned-wine-merchant who’s discovered an unusual way to let a fine wine mature—he sinks the bottles deep into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Lab-Grown Meat May Be on the Table Soon
Scientists in Europe appear to be on the verge of growing artificial meat in laboratories, which could eventually eliminate the need for animal slaughter. One expert predicts a stem cell sausage grown in the lab ...
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L.A. Pizza Joint Sells Pies Cold and a Day Old
It's a college student's dream deal. Downtown LA-based Pizzanista! is selling multi-slice packages of last night’s leftover pizza for a dollar. Three chilled slices are sealed in plastic wrap the same way ...
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Food & Music Pairings by Turntable Kitchen
Lots of people enjoy listening to music when they eat, whether dining at a fancy restaurant while a pianist tickles the ivories in-person, or at home with the iPod ear buds plugged in. But what ...
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The Most Expensive Places to Eat in America
Got lots of money burning a hole in your pocket? Want to spend a few hundred on a memorable meal at one of the finest restaurants in America? We have the itinerary for you. Bundle ...
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New Natural Preservative Could Keep Food Fresh for Years
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have discovered a natural preservative that appears to prevent foods from going bad. Sell-by dates for some foods may soon be listed in the distant future, or they may ...
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Fine Dining in NYC: Strip Steaks and Strippers
Fine dining and strip clubs are words you don’t normally find in the same sentence. Anyone who’s ever claimed they frequented a strip joint for the fine quality of its strip steaks would ...
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Sea-to-Table Initiative Gets Fresh Fish to Chefs, Minus the Middleman
Trace and Trust is the name of a new boat-to-table program that gets fish to Rhode Island-area chefs within hours of catch, and without the need for a seafood wholesaler.
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Jiggly Gelatin Trendy Again?
Remember JELLO salads and gelatin desserts made with lemon JELLO and sliced bananas, peaches, or berries? These humble culinary creations were a staple of pot luck suppers, especially in the summertime back in the 50s ...
