Slashfoodhttp://www.slashfood.comSlashfoodhttp://www.slashfood.com/media/feedlogo.gifSlashfoodhttp://www.slashfood.comen-usCopyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Delivery Man Publicly Shames Bad Tippers On Bloghttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/05/02/delivery-man-publicly-shames-bad-tippers-on-blog/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/05/02/delivery-man-publicly-shames-bad-tippers-on-blog/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/05/02/delivery-man-publicly-shames-bad-tippers-on-blog/#commentsFiled under: ,

delivery guy in NYCPhoto: Ed Yourdon, Flickr


Perhaps to prove that what's goes around really does come around, a Williamsburg, Brooklyn delivery man has taken to the blogosphere to broadcast all the bad tippers he comes in contact with. His blog, 15%, chronicles the tight purse strings tendencies of certain customers, in an effort to publicly shame their stinginess. Customer addresses have now been removed, due to Tumblr's request, reports Gawker.com.

The mastermind behind the blog is Larry Fox, a 20-year-old designer and developer. He told Gothamist that the reason for starting his blog was that he "just got tired of all these big companies, these TV shows and movie sets giving us two or three dollar tips on a $90 order." Fox is not only broadcasting bad tippers, but also answering readers' questions. Some highlights (also submitted by other delivery men):
  • "Went out into a Level Two Snow Emergency (We are not even supposed to be delivering, but dedication wins out over common sense) And got a whopping 0.50 tip from the guy."
  • "Lorimer St. tipped me one dollar to bring him a sandwich during a hail/rain/thunder storm....I hate you."
  • "Manhattan Ave. greenpoint took you 8 minutes exactly to come downstairs after two phonecalls (14 stairs in a standard american stairwell) because you don't have a functional buzzer like everyone else in brooklyn."
  • "corner of meserole ave. end of delivery zone - about 23 blocks from my restaurant for 4 slices of pie during prime dinnertime. two bucks for well over a mile. thanks for the two bucks to bust my ass because you didn't specify your cross-street as meserole ave from street bro. not on deck. i dropped your food a few times. whoops."

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]]>bad tipper blogSlashfood EditorMon, 02 May 2011 15:30:00 ESTThe 7 Biggest Celebrity Fad Dietshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/27/the-7-biggest-celebrity-fad-diets/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/27/the-7-biggest-celebrity-fad-diets/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/27/the-7-biggest-celebrity-fad-diets/#commentsFiled under: ,

baby foodPhoto: justmakeit, Flickr


We all know the "secret" to losing weight: Eat less and exercise more. But where's the fun in that? Celebs have been trying out zany alternatives to the sensible path to fitness for years, and The Daily Meal has a list of seven of the weirdest ways high-profile stars have tried to drop pounds. The Babyfood Diet is just sort of silly (though eating green-hued unseasoned purées would make anyone lose their appetite) but it was good enough for Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Brooke Shields preferred the Cabbage Soup Diet, while Kim Kardashian opted for the sounds-better-than-it-tastes Cookie Diet.

Want to see if you've tried the same fad diet as a celeb? Check out the full list at The Daily Meal.

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]]>celebrity dietsfad dietsSlashfood EditorWed, 27 Apr 2011 12:00:00 ESTCheeseburger Explosion: How to Make a Fried Egg-Stuffed Burgerhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/cheeseburger-explosion-how-to-make-a-fried-egg-stuffed-burger/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/cheeseburger-explosion-how-to-make-a-fried-egg-stuffed-burger/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/cheeseburger-explosion-how-to-make-a-fried-egg-stuffed-burger/#commentsFiled under:

Photo: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, SeriousEats

You've heard of egg-in-a-hole, also known as egg-in-a-basket (eggs fried in the center of grilled bread). Now there's the Eggsplosion, in both Grilled Cheese and Cheeseburger versions, courtesy of Serious Eats. It's a runny, meaty, eggy, cheesey protein mash-up that's exactly what we want for lunch.

Get the Cheeseburger Eggsplosion how-to and recipe at Serious Eats.

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]]>burgersCheesburger Eggsplosionegg in a holeserious eatsSlashfood EditorFri, 22 Apr 2011 16:00:00 ESTGastrocrats: Are the Food Elite Spoiling it For the Rest of Us?http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/21/gastrocrats-are-the-food-elite-spoiling-it-for-the-rest-of-us/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/21/gastrocrats-are-the-food-elite-spoiling-it-for-the-rest-of-us/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/21/gastrocrats-are-the-food-elite-spoiling-it-for-the-rest-of-us/#commentsFiled under:

Photo: alBerto Trevino, Flickr


There's a new breed of food snob that revels in one-upmanship, on getting a reservation at the newest "temple of gastronomy" and then blathering on about it on Twitter; of ordering the most expensive wine on the list, not because it's exquisite but so it can be bragged about. This money-flashing, fast-talking breed is the gastrocrat, says Josh Ozersky, in his recent column for Time, and he's damn sick of it.

Ozersky, former Slashfood writer, and author of The Hamburger, A History, was prompted by a Craigslist offering of a reservation at the new Grant Achatz place, Next, for $3,000. Says Ozersky, "It's clear to me now. It's gotten out of hand."

Read more about Ozersky's blame game against the gastrocrats at Time.com.

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]]>food criticsgastrocratsJoshOzerskySlashfood EditorThu, 21 Apr 2011 17:00:00 ESTCurtis Stone Addresses His Haters, Plans to Open LA Restauranthttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/21/curtis-stone-addresses-his-haters-plans-to-open-la-restaurant/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/21/curtis-stone-addresses-his-haters-plans-to-open-la-restaurant/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/21/curtis-stone-addresses-his-haters-plans-to-open-la-restaurant/#commentsFiled under: ,

Curtis StonePhoto: Casey Rodgers / AP Images for Bravo

YumSugar interviews omnipresent celebrity chef, "Top Chef Masters" host and "America's Next Best Restaurant" judge Curtis Stone and finds him "surprisingly grounded and impressively well-spoken." Stone has recently caught some flack for being more of a pretty face (those eyes!) than, well, a chef. Eater recently asked the question on everyone's mind, "Who the Hell is Curtis Stone Anyway?").

In the YumSugar interview, Stone admits that his detractors almost have a point. "If you're going to say you're a chef, you need to cook somewhere, which is why I'm opening a restaurant. I miss cooking in a restaurant, and that camaraderie, and that art of perfection that I was talking about."

Stone hopes his Los Angeles restaurant will be "a nice little place, where you can still cook for people the way you want to...I want it to be relaxed and special; I think 40 or 50 seats would see me out." Don't worry ladies, the man still has a few tricks up his sleeve (note: he is involved with the actress Lindsay Price). When asked what he wants to be remembered for, the cheeky Stone answered, "A few things spring to mind that I shouldn't say out loud."

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]]>curtis stonecurtis stone restaurantfeaturedtop chef mastersyumsugarSlashfood EditorThu, 21 Apr 2011 12:00:00 ESTSecret Vices of Food World Celebshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/18/secret-vices-of-food-world-celebs/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/18/secret-vices-of-food-world-celebs/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/18/secret-vices-of-food-world-celebs/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Photos: Rob Kim / Getty Images; Rachel Been, AOL


Ever wondered what chefs and food critics eat when they're behind closed doors? Guess what? It ain't foie gras. Our friends over at The Daily Meal asked a slew of tastemakers -- such as Alton Brown and Ruth Reichl, April Bloomfield and Mario Batali -- about their secret food indulgences, and got some surprising answers. GQ's food guru Alan Richman has a soft spot for garlicky sausage, and gets his fix with Katz's Deli's knoblewurst. We won't ask which party he's going to after he loads up on garlic.

And what does the doyenne of Italian food, Lidia Bastianich, snack on when she has a sweet tooth? Nope, not a tiramisù. Lidia joneses for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Frankly, so do we.

Who's the chef who loves to nosh on Popeye's fried chicken?
Discover all the food vices at The Daily Meal.

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]]>alton+brownaltonbrownchefsjunk foodthedailymealvicesSlashfood EditorMon, 18 Apr 2011 13:00:00 ESTGlowing Blue Pork Found in Chinahttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/13/glowing-blue-pork-found-in-china/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/13/glowing-blue-pork-found-in-china/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/13/glowing-blue-pork-found-in-china/#commentsFiled under: ,

glowing blue pig porkPhoto: Getty Images


So this story on ChinaSMACK, which offers English-language translations of odds and ends found on the Chinese internet, caught our attention: "Blue Glowing Pork Meat Found in Shanghai."

For one, the story itself is sort of priceless: Apparently, one "Miss Chen" gets up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and notices a faint blue light coming from her kitchen, only to discover that the source of this ghostly glow is none other than the slab of pork that she'd purchased the day before and left on the table (left on the table!?).

Second, there's a tone of eager, earnest amazement that runs throughout the article which makes it feel less like a digitized dispatch from a teeming megatropolis on the other side of the globe and more like something you'd find in the dusty archives of, say, the Walnut Grove Gazette. To wit, "In order to be sure she wasn't seeing things, Miss Chen woke up her family to look at this piece of strange meat together. The pork glowed in the dark but returned to 'normal' in the morning. Both astonished and afraid, Miss Chen's family did not dare to eat from this piece of pork again. Yesterday afternoon, this reporter rushed to Miss Chen's home and saw this piece of glowing pork."

Continue reading Glowing Blue Pork Found in China

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]]>blue porkGlowing porkpork in ChinaJason BestWed, 13 Apr 2011 13:00:00 ESTWhat Food Trend Do You Want to See Die?http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/12/what-food-trend-do-you-want-to-see-die/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/12/what-food-trend-do-you-want-to-see-die/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/12/what-food-trend-do-you-want-to-see-die/#commentsFiled under: ,

bacon cupcakesPhoto: wtfclem, Flickr

C'mon, admit it. We all love food, but sometimes a fad hits critical mass and you wish it would just disappear. Maybe it's the bacon craze, or the precious (and overpriced) cupcake hoopla that has you rolling your eyes. The editors over at Serious Eats have sparked a lively discussion about what trends they'd like to see go away forever. What's your pick?

Read the full story at Serious Eats.

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]]>food fadsfood trendsSlashfood EditorTue, 12 Apr 2011 11:00:00 ESTThe 6 Most Outrageous Beverage Lawsuitshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/the-6-most-outrageous-beverage-lawsuits/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/the-6-most-outrageous-beverage-lawsuits/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/the-6-most-outrageous-beverage-lawsuits/#commentsFiled under: ,

Muscle MilkPhoto: eviloars, Flickr

We told you about the stomach-turning lawsuit filed by a man who claims he found a mouse in his can of Monster Energy Drink. The company says the can was left unattended, which is how the mouse got there. (Our money's actually on this version -- wouldn't a mouse have deteriorated in all that acidic soda?) Either way, the "Case of the Mouse in a Can" is just one of many wacky lawsuits filed against beverage companies. The Daily Meal has a list of the top six -- anyone remember the guy who tried to sue Bud Light because his beer didn't produce hot babes like the commercials promised?

Read the whole list at The Daily Meal.

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]]>beverage lawsuitsBeverageLawsuitsBudweisermonster energy drinkMonsterEnergyDrinkSlashfood EditorFri, 08 Apr 2011 11:00:00 ESTTake A Cadbury Creme Egg Quizhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/07/take-a-cadbury-creme-egg-quiz/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/07/take-a-cadbury-creme-egg-quiz/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/07/take-a-cadbury-creme-egg-quiz/#commentsFiled under: ,

Cadbury Creme Eggs for EasterPhoto: sea turtle, Flickr

What is it about Cadbury Creme Eggs that inspires such devotion? Sure, the chocolate's good, and the vanilla creme inside has the weird-egg-yolk-novelty thing going for it, but is it really any better than say, a Snickers bar? If you're a fan, you're not alone -- the company makes over 300 million of them each year. Surprised? YumSugar's got a fun quiz that reveals even more creme egg trivia.

Take the quiz at YumSugar.com.

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]]>cadbury creme eggscadbury eggscreme eggsCremeEggsSlashfood EditorThu, 07 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST5 Great Springtime Foods -- And How to Cook Themhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/06/5-great-springtime-foods-and-how-to-cook-them/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/06/5-great-springtime-foods-and-how-to-cook-them/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/06/5-great-springtime-foods-and-how-to-cook-them/#commentsFiled under: ,

Strawberry ice cream frozen yogurt recipesPhoto: Ellie W., Flickr

It's been a brutal winter across much of the country, but spring is finally peeking its head out from under those snow drifts. Want to celebrate? YumSugar has tips on cooking up five of springtime's most iconic foods. We all love those first sweet strawberries, but this year, instead of shortcake, why not use them to make a rich ice cream bursting with fruit flavor? More of a rhubarb fan? Harness its captivating sweet-tart flavor in a delicate salad. They've given you the ideas, now it's up to you. So hit up your local farmer's market and get cooking -- these recipes will make any meal just a little bit brighter.

Get the full list -- and the recipes -- at YumSugar.com.

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]]>asparagusrhubarbspring producestrawberriesSlashfood EditorWed, 06 Apr 2011 11:00:00 ESTThe 6 Best Cookie Jar Cookieshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/01/the-6-best-cookie-jar-cookies/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/01/the-6-best-cookie-jar-cookies/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/01/the-6-best-cookie-jar-cookies/#commentsFiled under: ,

Dark Chocolate Cookies recipePhoto: Big Girls Small Kitchen

The weekend's coming, and there's no better time for baking. The brains behind "Big Girls, Small Kitchen" at The Huffington Post have six great recipes to fill up your cookie jar. But beware: If you aren't careful, these cookies -- from espresso biscotti to double ginger snaps -- might not make it past the baking tray. (Yes, they're that good.)

Read The 6 Best Cookie Jar Cookies at The Huffington Post.

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]]>biscottichocolate cookiescookiesgingersnapsSlashfood EditorFri, 01 Apr 2011 15:00:00 ESTThe Best Ethnic Food Neighborhoods in Americahttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/22/the-best-ethnic-food-neighborhoods-in-america/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/22/the-best-ethnic-food-neighborhoods-in-america/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/22/the-best-ethnic-food-neighborhoods-in-america/#commentsFiled under: ,

Photo: Photo: Mike_fleming, Flickr


Of course you can trek to San Francisco's Chinatown for outrageously good dim sum, and New York's Little Italy is a no-brainer when it comes to pasta. But Allison Beck of The Daily Meal has a list of six lesser-known neighborhoods where you can find amazing ethnic specialties. If you're a foodie, you haven't lived until you've sampled a babka in Brooklyn's Little Poland or kimchee in Annandale, Virginia.

Read the full list of neighborhoods at The Daily Meal.

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]]>chinatownethnic foodfood neighborhoodslittle polandSlashfood EditorTue, 22 Mar 2011 14:00:00 ESTThe 10 Most Unnecessary Food and Drink Inventionshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/16/the-10-stupidest-food-and-drink-inventions/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/16/the-10-stupidest-food-and-drink-inventions/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/16/the-10-stupidest-food-and-drink-inventions/#commentsFiled under: ,

Spork kitchen toolPhoto: orangebrompton, Flickr

If you've ever been tempted to buy a kitchen product from a late-night pitchman -- a set of Ginsu knives, a food dehydrator or maybe even that ubiquitous "set it and forget it" rotisserie -- you're not alone. Americans love silly food gadgets, so on the heels of their list of the 50 most important innovations in food and drink, the Daily Meal has compiled the 10 most unnecessary food and drink inventions ever. 'Fess up: Have you owned a quesadilla maker or used a spork? They're on the list, along with 8 other laughable inventions.

Read the full list of The 10 Food and Drink Inventions We Didn't Need on The Daily Meal.

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]]>daily mealfood inventionsSlashfood EditorWed, 16 Mar 2011 16:00:00 ESTThe Five-Second Rule: Fact or Fiction?http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/11/the-five-second-rule-fact-or-fiction/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/11/the-five-second-rule-fact-or-fiction/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/11/the-five-second-rule-fact-or-fiction/#commentsFiled under:

dropped food on the floorPhoto: Alamy

Everyone's done it: A coveted cookie or piece of sandwich falls to the ground and you quickly grab it up off the floor, brush if off and shrug -- "five-second rule." The idea that no germs accumulate before five seconds might sound plausible (anything to get that cookie back, after all) but the folks at YumSugar wanted to know: Is it true?

Find out whether the five-second rule is fact or fiction at YumSugar.com.

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]]>featuredfive second ruleSlashfood EditorFri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 ESTA Dining Table on Speed (and Nitrous Oxide)http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/10/a-dining-table-on-speed-and-nitrous-oxide/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/10/a-dining-table-on-speed-and-nitrous-oxide/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/10/a-dining-table-on-speed-and-nitrous-oxide/#commentsFiled under: ,

World's fastest furniture, dining room tablePhoto: YouTube

Move over, NASCAR, unless Dale Earnhardt, Jr., has a plan for a fuel-injected sofa. The Guinness Book record for the world's fastest furniture (yes, there really is such a speed record, previously set by a 92-m.p.h. couch) was recently set with a nitrous-oxide-spewing dining table that can travel at 130 miles an hour around a race track, reports Popular Science.

Perry Watkins, a Brit inventor of the lowest, smallest street-legal cars, combined a dinner table table (complete with chairs, dishware, cutlery, and even fake food for six) with a two-seat Reliant Scimitar Sabre V8 convertible to create the speed demon he dubbed Fast Food. It's complete with teakettles powered by propane, teaspoons that conduct sparks, and a fake roasting chicken that serves to release the nitrous oxide from the contraption's injection system. "A six-foot plume of white smoke comes out of the chicken's backside," Watkins tells Pop Sci.

No one said fast had to be tasteful. And p.s., don't try this at home with the Toyota and the Wedgwood.

Click here to read the whole Pop Sci story, and watch a video of Fast Food in action.

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]]>dining table carNanette MaximThu, 10 Mar 2011 13:00:00 ESTWendy's Breakfast Menu and an In-N-Out Secret Menu Survival Guidehttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/05/wendys-breakfast-menu-and-an-in-n-out-secret-menu-survival-guid/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/05/wendys-breakfast-menu-and-an-in-n-out-secret-menu-survival-guid/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/05/wendys-breakfast-menu-and-an-in-n-out-secret-menu-survival-guid/#commentsFiled under:

Wendy's breakfast sandwichPhoto: Maggie Hoffman and Carey Jones, Serious Eats


Did you know that Wendy's makes breakfast? On his way to work last week, Serious Eats writer John M. Edwards saw a sign that read "Breakfast" in New York's Penn Station. He took this opportunity to order their Classic Breakfast Sandwich, Egg and Cheese Biscuits, Biscuits and Gravy and the Grande Burrito. Find out how they rated here.

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]]>in and outserious eatswendysthe Editors at Serious EatsSat, 05 Mar 2011 10:00:00 ESTHow to Interpret Your Food Dreamshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/02/how-to-interpret-your-food-dreams/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/02/how-to-interpret-your-food-dreams/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/02/how-to-interpret-your-food-dreams/#commentsFiled under:

man dreaming about buttery waffles and pancakesPhotos: Getty Images


We all know that dreams are your mind's way of telling you something -- and food-related dreams are no exception. Arthur Bovino at The Daily Meal has unveiled a fascinating new guide to interpreting what, exactly, it means when your brain conjures up food while you're catching some z's. Dreaming of golden pats of butter? You're searching for gratification. A bottle of whiskey? That symbolizes alertness and carefulness. Tasting a sour lemon? Something's bothering you that needs cleansing or healing. Knowledge is power, right? So maybe with a little self-awareness, you can turn that lemon into lemonade.

Check out the full food dreams guide at The Daily Meal.

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]]>food dreamsSlashfood EditorWed, 02 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST19 Amazing Breakfast Sandwiches from Serious Eatshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/28/19-amazing-breakfast-sandwiches-from-serious-eats/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/28/19-amazing-breakfast-sandwiches-from-serious-eats/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/28/19-amazing-breakfast-sandwiches-from-serious-eats/#commentsFiled under:

Courtesy of SeriousEats

Forget Egg McMuffins. The Serious Eats team recently scoured the country looking for the Best Breakfast Sandwiches in America, and what they found blows away limp fast-food offerings.

The team hit both coasts and cities in between, eating from high-end restaurants and street carts, to find the most delicious sandwiches. And they came up with some mouthwatering finds: Country ham cradled between fluffy homemade biscuits. Scrambled eggs with house-made sausage and gruyere topped with a freshly baked bun. A chorizo-egg torta.


As Serious Eats put it, "These 19 are pretty flawless. They're the kind we'd set our alarm clocks early for."

Go to Serious Eats for the full list and mouth-watering photos.

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]]>breakfastbreakfast sandwichesBreakfastSandwichesserious eatsSeriousEatsthe Editors at Serious EatsMon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:00 ESTDo You Know Your Celebrity Chef Tweets? Take this Quizhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/do-you-know-your-celebrity-chef-tweets-take-this-quiz/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/do-you-know-your-celebrity-chef-tweets-take-this-quiz/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/do-you-know-your-celebrity-chef-tweets-take-this-quiz/#commentsFiled under: ,

Giada de LaurentiisPhoto: Dr. Billy Ingram / WireImage

Forget recipes: These days, celebrity chefs are using Twitter to post everything from music picks to their political opinons. See if you can figure out who's obsessed with chocolate, who's dissing Taco Bell, and which chef loves "Meet the Press" by taking this quiz from our friends over at YumSugar.

Take YumSugar's Celebrity Chef Twitter Quiz.

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]]>chef tweetschefs on twittertwitterSlashfood EditorFri, 25 Feb 2011 11:30:00 EST