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3 Kentucky Products That Should be Smuggled Instead of KFC

As recently reported in The Washington Post, al-Yamama, a Palestinian delivery company, has been sneaking Kentucky Fried Chicken into the Gaza Strip from Egypt: a three-hour journey and an extra $20-30 for cold chicken, which admittedly can be good. Of course, if Colonel Sanders knew that the red-a ... More >>

Nora Ephron, Writer of 'Sleepless in Seattle,' Dead at 71

Hollywood filmmaker Nora Ephron, who wrote When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail, died today at the age of 71, the Washington Post and New York Times report. After a day of rumors about her health that included denials from her agent and publisher, the two outlets said late this afternoon that t ... More >>

The New York Times Announces Meat-Ethics Essay Contest Winners

Last month, The New York Times' Ariel Kaminer announced an essay contest in the paper's op-ed section: Carnivorous readers must defend, in 600 words or less, why it is ethical to eat meat. Entries were judged by some of the foremost authorities of modern food practices including Peter Singer, Michae ... More >>

Read This Now: Amanda Hesser On Becoming A Food Writer

Okay, step away from Wordpress for a minute. Put down your camera and your fork and read something instead. Specifically Amanda Hesser's "Advice for Future Food Writers," which she posted this morning on Food52, the foodcentric website Hesser runs with Merrill Stubbs. In the piece Hesser, also an aw ... More >>

Meet Your Food Blogger: Adam Roberts of The Amateur Gourmet

Adam Roberts is one of those food blogger-turned-published authors whose success makes the rest of us drool. He created his blog, "The Amateur Gourmet," in 2004 while studying law at Emory University. "I'd come home from a long day of law school, my brain would be fried, and the only thing I could ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Reviews a Beefsteak at Vibiana

Read This Now: The New Yorker's New Food Issue

​The New Yorker's latest food issue (November 21, 2011) hits the stands, just in time for Thanksgiving. Add good food writing to the long list of what to be thankful for this year. In this issue? Calvin Trillin -- who is a thank-you-god category all to himself -- on what to eat in Nova Scoti ... More >>

Top 5 Cookbook Trends We Wish Would End (Starting With Cookbook Trends)

rachelray.comWe're Confused, Too​Much as we keep hearing how the publishing industry is struggling, cookbooks keep showing up on our desk by the dozens. Yes, we're delighted when those books involve Odd Bits, but not so much when they are yet another perky self-help book (Your going to feel gr ... More >>

Just in Time for Thanksgiving: The New Yorker's Food Issue

​If you haven't checked your mailbox for the most recent New Yorker, you might want to. The November 22nd issue is the magazine's food issue, conveniently in time for Thanksgiving, the one day when most of us are even more obsessed with food than usual. Something to read while you're waiting f ... More >>

Top Chef Canada Coming Soon

​ If you were one of the countless people who went to Vancouver for the Olympics and stayed for the poutine, you're in luck. Top Chef Canada will be coming to a screen near you (well, if you're still in B.C.) next year. NBC Universal and Canwest have reached an agreement bring the hit reality ... More >>

Mac's Headroom

We have seen the future of macaroni 'n' cheese, and its name is Mac & Cheeza

Butter Tart Bakery Won't Open: A Second Oinkster In The Works Instead

Butter Tart, the Glassell Park bakery that has been in the works for many months now, will not open. Andre Guerrero (Marché, Oinkster, BoHo) says that the decision came after six months of negotiating with the seller and the landlord of the property, which was a bakery also called Butter Tart befor ... More >>

Meet Your Food Blogger: Pat Saperstein of EatingLA

Pat Saperstein is senior editor at Variety and the grand dame food blogging in Los Angeles. Her blog, EatingLA, is playful and pithy, offering up restaurant reviews, Top Chef updates and local food news. Squid Ink caught up with Saperstein to ask about Peter Bart's foodie side, her take on comped me ... More >>

The Parisian Room: Alain Giraud's Anisette Brasserie

A glass of Sancerre, a half-dozen oysters, and a French chef who's found home

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