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Kobayashi in 2007; Credit: saeru/Flickr

Buzzfeed's Profile of Competitive Eater Takeru Kobayashi

You could, if you really wanted to, create a Harper's Index of sorts based just on Takeru Kobayashi's culinary feats: Number of eggs eaten in 1 minute: 32. Number of Twinkies eaten in 1 minute: 14. And, of course, the one that made him famous in 2001: Number of hot......
Coffee at Coffee Commissary in West Hollywood; Credit: T. Nguyen

Opening Soon: Coffee Commissary in Burbank

Tyler King, the owner of Coffee Commissary in West Hollywood, has been busy: Not only is he putting the finishing touches on a Commissary outpost at Siren Studios -- a latte art throwdown will be held there on July 11, if you're into that sort of thing -- but he's......
Cookbooks; Credit: A. Scattergood

The Food Books Flowchart: What to Read on the Beach This Summer

It's officially summer, which means -- in theory, anyway -- vacation and lots and lots of free time. And while you probably plan to use that free time binge watching a television series, maybe you should try to pull yourself away from Battlestar Galactica for a moment and read a......
Barefoot Wine; Credit: T. Nguyen

Wineries in Support of Gay Marriage

While you're waiting for the Supreme Court to issue its ruling on the gay marriage cases -- it'll probably be around the end of June, so plan your cautiously optimistic celebrations accordingly -- there are lots of things you can do. Like, say, pick up a few bottles of wine......
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Now Open: G&B Coffee at Grand Central Market

G&B Coffee officially opened last week at Grand Central Market, a sizable stand that greets you if you enter from the Hill Street side of the market, maybe fresh off a ride down Angels Flight, maybe on your way to a courthouse to fulfill your duties as a juror, or,......
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Sriracha Food Fight: Trader Joe's vs. Huy Fong

Trader Joe's now has its own house brand of Sriracha sauce. Which, if you walked into the store with hummus on your mind and thus were not prepared to see rows and rows of the sauce innocuously lined up next to packages of dried kimchi (also apparently a new item,......