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Food Dye Gets a Lifesaver

To be filed under: Well, That Was Quick — as reported here last week, a super special expert panel of…
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Portrait of a Moonshiner

Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton was an Appalachian moonshiner. He learned the craft from his father, Vader, growing up in the Smoky…
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Presenting, Sir Keller

For flaunting Francophilia in the kitchen, Thomas Keller will join Alice Waters and Julia Child as the only Americans to…
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Twin Chefs: The “Toddlers & Tiaras” of the Food Show World?

In case the New York Times’ “Cooking with Dexter” column isn’t twee enough for you, we now have “Twin Chefs.”…
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A Chef’s Diary, Part 3

Editor’s Note: Nine months ago, Larry Frazer left his executive catering chef position at Princeton University to become Culinary Arts…
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Rector’s: The Elaine’s of 1899

New York has an old tradition of nurturing see-and-be-seen restaurants. A mysterious recipe of timing, personality, hucksterism, atmosphere and location…
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