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Lady Gaga's egg costume Grammy Awards 2011Photo: Kevin Mazur / WireImage


First there was the meat dress, and now the eggshell version of the sedan chair. What is it about Lady Gaga surrounding herself with edibles, or at least the iconic symbols of the things we eat? Gaga's entrance to the Grammy Awards last night led the editors at TheStir to posit that the Lady has serious food fetishes (or at least a case of serious food-related drama) going on. Read all about it at TheStir.

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]]>grammy awardsLady Gagathe Editors at TheStirMon, 14 Feb 2011 15:00:00 ESTGordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver Accused of Fish Hypocrisyhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/18/gordon-ramsay-and-jamie-oliver-accused-of-fish-hypocrisy/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/18/gordon-ramsay-and-jamie-oliver-accused-of-fish-hypocrisy/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/18/gordon-ramsay-and-jamie-oliver-accused-of-fish-hypocrisy/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay served endangered eelPhotos: BAUER-GRIFFIN.COM; George Pimentel / WireImage.com


Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver talk the talk about sustainable fishing, and even appear on the BBC show "The Big Fish Fight," where they go to the source, and supposedly walk the walk. But, report the editors at TheStir, both chefs have been caught red-handed serving unstainable fish at their restaurants. What were the two star chefs putting on the plate that caused the ruckus? Find out at TheStir.

Watch episodes of BBC's "The Big Fish Fight" online.

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]]>featuredgordon ramsayjamie oliverSustainable fishthe Editors at TheStirTue, 18 Jan 2011 12:00:00 ESTWorst Holiday Food Giftshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/13/worst-holiday-food-gifts/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/13/worst-holiday-food-gifts/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/13/worst-holiday-food-gifts/#commentsFiled under:

canned hamsPhoto: Photocapy, Flickr

Love means never having to say you're sorry (thank you, Love Story), and it also means never giving your beloved a canned ham. Or a fruit basket filled not with exotic cherimoyas or passion fruit but a big pile of bananas and Red Delicious apples. OK, it is the thought that counts. But it shouldn't take a trip to The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus to come up with gift ideas that food lovers in your life can drool over. Of course, maybe a canned ham is just the ticket for that special frenemy. The editors over at TheStir give you the lowdown on gift-giving don'ts.

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]]>food giftsgiftsthe Editors at TheStirMon, 13 Dec 2010 13:00:00 ESTRestaurants + Babies = Ruleshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/11/11/Rules-for-dining-with-babies/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/11/11/Rules-for-dining-with-babies/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/11/11/Rules-for-dining-with-babies/#commentsFiled under: ,

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If dining out with your baby has left you wondering if the kids will be in high school before you can enjoy a peaceful restaurant meal, check out the advice from our friends at TheStir. They've laid down five rules that will help you decide where, when, and how to make an away-from-home meal with kids a lot less stressful. For one, don't decide to try the latest four-star chef's place with your pride and joy in tow. Of course you want to expose your children to great cooking at an early age, but maybe baby doesn't want to sit through a seven-course tasting menu. If he could actually do that it might be a matter for the Guinness Book of Records. Visit TheStir for more great tips.

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]]>eating out with kidsrestaurantsTheStirthe Editors at TheStirThu, 11 Nov 2010 13:00:00 ESTCan Meat Save the Planet?http://www.slashfood.com/2010/10/21/can-meat-save-the-planet/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/10/21/can-meat-save-the-planet/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/10/21/can-meat-save-the-planet/#commentsFiled under: ,

organic meatPhoto: Villain Media, LLC, Flickr

For those of you who love to rant against vegans, you're about to get fuel for your fire. The Stir just posted a story about how Simon Fairlie's new book, Meat, a Benign Extravagance, already has high-profile English vegan activist George Monbiot thinking differently about meat. Monbiot's vegan retraction "I was wrong about veganism" is a delicious read for carnivores.

That doesn't mean you can now scarf down a Big Mac guilt free (environmentally speaking) -- it's all about which meat you eat and how it's raised. Head over to The Stir to read about the 5 ways that meat can be earth friendly...

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]]>earth friendlymeatThe Stirveganismvegansthe Editors at TheStirThu, 21 Oct 2010 13:00:00 ESTChicken Nuggets: The Ugly Truth?http://www.slashfood.com/2010/10/06/chicken-nuggets-the-ugly-truth/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/10/06/chicken-nuggets-the-ugly-truth/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/10/06/chicken-nuggets-the-ugly-truth/#commentsFiled under: ,

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See these innocent-looking chicken nuggets that your kids love? Head over to The Stir to see the goo they evolved from -- it'll absolutely make you think twice about processed food.

It's pink, but it ain't pretty, so consider yourself warned.

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]]>Chicken nuggetsChickenNuggetsthe Editors at TheStirWed, 06 Oct 2010 15:00:00 ESTFrozen Food Lieshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/28/frozen-food-lies/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/28/frozen-food-lies/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/28/frozen-food-lies/#commentsFiled under:

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We all know that fast food never looks the same as it does in advertisements. But what do TV dinners look like compared to the photo on the box? Adriana Velez from The Stir took five popular brand-name frozen dinners and put them to the test. Do Smart Ones lasagna varieties really stack up to be three inches high? Is your frozen dinner as shiny as it looks in the photos?

Head over to The Stir for before and after photos of frozen entrees.

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]]>featuredfrozen foodFrozenFoodthe Editors at TheStirTue, 28 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST10 Creepiest Fast Food Mascotshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/14/10-creepiest-fast-food-mascots/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/14/10-creepiest-fast-food-mascots/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/14/10-creepiest-fast-food-mascots/#commentsFiled under:

Ronald McDonald statuePhoto: Moroch Partners, Flickr

Does it seem like fast-food mascots are getting creepier and creepier? Brittny Drye over at The Stir noticed this disturbing trend, and decided to round up the 10 Creepiest Fast Food Mascots, ranging from weird lips to rats (yes, you read that right...rats.) Counting backwards, from ten:

10. Ronald McDonald
9. Old-School Ronald McDonald
8. Hamburglar
7. Arby's oven mitt
6. Little Caesar's naked guy

Head over to The Stir for the rest of the creepy-mascot list...

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]]>fast foodfast food mascotsfeaturedronald mcdonaldthe Editors at TheStirTue, 14 Sep 2010 11:30:00 ESTSkinny Celebrities Pushing Fatty Foodhttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/02/skinny-celebrities-pushing-fatty-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/02/skinny-celebrities-pushing-fatty-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/09/02/skinny-celebrities-pushing-fatty-food/#commentsFiled under:

Photo: Carl's Jr.

The thing with endorsements is that the featured celebrities are actually supposed to use the products -- that's what makes the public flock to buy it. Slashfood couldn't agree more with the editors over at The Stir, who said "I have a really hard time believing that these super-skinny celebrities chow down on the greasy fast food.....makes me want to scream false advertising."

Head over to The Stir to find out which seven celebrities set off the BS alarm, and watch their endorsements.

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]]>the Editors at TheStirThu, 02 Sep 2010 17:00:00 ESTTaco Bell Adds 'Authentic' Street Food Tacoshttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/08/04/taco-bell-adds-authentic-street-food-tacos/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/08/04/taco-bell-adds-authentic-street-food-tacos/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/08/04/taco-bell-adds-authentic-street-food-tacos/#comments

Photo: Taco Bell

How can we be sure the street food trend is out of control? Let's put it this way: Taco Bell is capitalizing on it.

The fast food taco chain has introduced three new "Cantina Tacos" -- including fire-grilled chicken, beef carne asada, and pork carnitas -- each served on two corn tortillas with onion, cilantro, and a lime wedge.

Sounds good, right? But even better than the new taco line is the spin campaign the company is using to market it ...

Head over to The Stir to read the rest.

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]]>the Editors at TheStirWed, 04 Aug 2010 14:30:00 EST5 Fast-Food Smoothies That Will Destroy Your Diethttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/07/28/5-fast-food-smoothies-that-will-destroy-your-diet/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/07/28/5-fast-food-smoothies-that-will-destroy-your-diet/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/07/28/5-fast-food-smoothies-that-will-destroy-your-diet/#commentsFiled under: ,

pina colada and strawberry cherry smoothiesPhoto: Ollie Crafoord, Flickr

According to a recent blog post on The Stir, many of the smoothies that fast-food chains are selling these days are anything but healthy.

"Even the new McDonald's Wild Berry Smoothie and comparable Jamba Juice Berry Yumberry Smoothie are just okay -- they are relatively low-cal (210 and 230 respectively) but still pack mega grams of sugar."

Head over to The Stir to see the five worst offenders and find out which smoothie comes in with a whopping 960 calories and 23 grams of fat.

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]]>featuredjamba juicemcdonaldssmoothiesthe stirthe Editors at TheStirWed, 28 Jul 2010 13:00:00 ESTTest Tube Meat: Would You Eat It?http://www.slashfood.com/2010/07/09/test-tube-meat-would-you-eat-it/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/07/09/test-tube-meat-would-you-eat-it/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/07/09/test-tube-meat-would-you-eat-it/#comments

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Technology already exists to create meat synthetically or in-vitro using cultured animal cells. Forget farm-to-table. Welcome to test tube-to-table.

Before you start wondering what the origins of the meat on your plate are, don't panic: Synthetic meat is still too costly to actually sell.

According to a post on the blog, The Stir, some environmentalists are pro synthetic meat because it creates less greenhouse gas, while critics bemoan the fact that man-made meat will take us further from farm.

If we told you it tasted just as good as conventional meat, would you want to try it?

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]]>the Editors at TheStirFri, 09 Jul 2010 15:30:00 ESTCelebrities Who Write Cookbooks ... But Maybe Shouldn'thttp://www.slashfood.com/2010/04/13/celebrities-who-write-cookbooks-but-maybe-shouldnt/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/04/13/celebrities-who-write-cookbooks-but-maybe-shouldnt/http://www.slashfood.com/2010/04/13/celebrities-who-write-cookbooks-but-maybe-shouldnt/#commentsFiled under: ,

skinny italianPhoto: Amazon.com

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is coming out with a cookbook called Skinny Italian on May 4 -- which just goes to show that all you need to be considered an authority on cooking these days is apparently to flip over tables when angry and talk about "bubbies."

But Giudice isn't the only celebrity who has authored a cookbook. Check out these odd celebrity cookbooks and cook from them -- if you dare!

1. Dolly Parton

Love, love Dolly. But would I ever buy Dolly's Dixie Fixin's: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food from My Tennesse Kitchen? Not a chance. Dolly should be singing country -- not telling us how to eat country.

Continuing reading after the jump.

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