<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Slashfood</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com</link><description>Slashfood</description><image><url>http://www.slashfood.com/media/feedlogo.gif</url><title>Slashfood</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>This Omelet Recipe Is Written On the Egg Itself</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/29/this-omelet-recipe-is-written-on-the-egg-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/29/this-omelet-recipe-is-written-on-the-egg-itself/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/29/this-omelet-recipe-is-written-on-the-egg-itself/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/food-news/" rel="tag">Food News</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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		<img alt="recipe written on an eggshell" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2011/04/egg-recipe-345.jpg" /><span>Photo: <a href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:8125" target="_blank">dnewman, Thingiverse.com</a></span></p>
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Yes, it's a gimmick. But it's a pretty cool one. Who wouldn't like an omelet recipe printed right on their egg? (Never mind that almost everyone knows how to make an omelet.) What's cool here is that artist Dnewman came up with a clever use for the <a href="http://store.makerbot.com/evil-mad-scientist-egg-bot.html">Egg-Bot</a>, a 3D printer that can "draw on spherical or egg-shaped objects from the size of a ping pong ball to that of a small grapefruit." But as one commenter over at <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2011/04/29/omelet-recipe-printe.html" target="_blank">Boing Boing</a> points out: "Why print the recipe for two servings on one egg?"<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/29/this-omelet-recipe-is-written-on-the-egg-itself/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19927808/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/29/this-omelet-recipe-is-written-on-the-egg-itself/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>egg bot</category><category>featured</category><category>omelet recipe on egg</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Burger King's New Campaign Targets Kids</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/26/burger-kings-new-campaign-targets-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/26/burger-kings-new-campaign-targets-kids/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/26/burger-kings-new-campaign-targets-kids/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/chain-stores-restaurants/" rel="tag">Chain Stores / Restaurants</a></p><div class="photo">
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TV commercials are so last century -- burger chains are now heading online in an effort to get kids (and their parents) more engaged with their brands. <a href="http://www.bk.com/en/us/index.html" target="_blank">Burger King</a> is the latest to join the trend with its upcoming "<a href="http://thor.marvel.com/" target="_blank">Thor</a>" marketing push, reports <a href="http://nrn.com/article/bk-targets-kids-multimedia-campaign" target="_blank"><em>Nation's Restaurant News</em></a>.<br />
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With the purchase of a Kids' Meal at the restaurant, kids get small toys related to the <a href="http://marvel.com/" target="_blank">Marvel</a> comic in addition to codes that entitle them to exclusive digital-comics chapters at its kids' website, <a href="http://www.clubbk.com/" title="www.ClubBK.com">www.ClubBK.com</a>. The four comic strips are a prequel to the movie, which opens May 6.<br />
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And the chain isn't alone in its digital push. As we <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/04/ronald-mcdonald-returns-to-commercials/" target="_blank">reported earlier</a>, McDonald's is getting in the web game with its <a href="http://mcworld.com/en_US/" target="_blank">McWorld.com</a> site ("Ronaldgrams," anyone?), and later in May, Wendy's plans to host "Wendy's Family Week" on "<a href="http://www.wheeloffortune.com/" target="_blank">Wheel of Fortune</a>" to encourage customers to enter an online sweepstakes.<p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/26/burger-kings-new-campaign-targets-kids/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Burger King's New Campaign Targets Kids</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/26/burger-kings-new-campaign-targets-kids/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19924003/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/26/burger-kings-new-campaign-targets-kids/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>burger king</category><category>mcdonalds</category><category>restaurants online</category><category>RestaurantsOnline</category><category>wendys</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Easter Egg Celebrities</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/easter-egg-celebrities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/easter-egg-celebrities/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/easter-egg-celebrities/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo-wide">
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		<img alt="The Egg Man art sculpture of Prince William and Kate Middleton Wedding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2011/04/egg-celebs-art-wills-and-kate-sg-590.jpg" /><span>Photo: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Lamouranne/100000109720721?sk=wall" target="_blank">John Lamouranne, The Egg Man</a></span></p>
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He <em>is</em> the Egg Man -- New Orleans artist <a href="http://www.iamjohntheeggman.com/index.htm" target="_blank">John Lamouranne</a> has been making egg sculptures for more than 30 years. (And yes, he made one of the Beatles.) Starting with hollowed goose eggs and adding bits of modeling glue and other crafty materials, Lamouranne creates little people (mostly little famous people) that range from <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/videos-partner/which-royal-tiara-will-kate-middleton-wear-on-her-wedding-517049664-298" target="_blank">Kate Middleton</a> and <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/videos-partner/look-back-at-prince-william-and-kate-middletons-10-year-romance-517004624-242" target="_blank">Prince William</a> (above) to a bobble-head Elvis, a grinning <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/09/ellen-degeneres-cooks-with-giada-de-laurentiis/" target="_blank">Ellen DeGeneres</a>, and a whole cast of Alice in Wonderland characters. And you thought dipping a hard-boiled egg in food coloring was hard.<br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkpicturegalleries/8466509/Egg-art-celebrities-by-John-Lamouranne.html?image=1" target="_blank">See a slideshow of Lamouranne's eggs at The Telegraph.</a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/easter-egg-celebrities/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19921067/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/22/easter-egg-celebrities/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>easter eggs</category><category>Egg Man</category><category>john lamouranne</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Vegan Magazine Apologizes for Meat Photos</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/vegan-magazine-apologizes-for-meat-photos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/vegan-magazine-apologizes-for-meat-photos/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/vegan-magazine-apologizes-for-meat-photos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/magazines/" rel="tag">Magazines</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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		<img alt="VegNews apology" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2011/04/veg-news-apology-345.jpg" /><span>Photo: <a href="http://vegnews.com/" target="_blank">VegNews</a></span></p>
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"We screwed up." So begins the <a href="http://vegnews.com/web/uploads/asset/3183/file/AnApologyfromVegNews.pdf" target="_blank">letter of apology</a> (its second) from vegan-lifestyle magazine <em>VegNews</em> to its readers after the mag was found to be <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/14/vegan-magazines-faux-meat-recipe-photos-actually-real-meat/" target="_blank">using photos of actual meat </a>in its spreads.<br />
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Yes, it was "symbolic imagery," according to the letter from publisher Joseph Connelly and his management team.<em> </em>But from now on, the letter assures readers, it will "never again use non-vegan photographs" in the magazine. The staff outlines the following additional claims:<br />
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			All stock images used in the magazine and website will be vegan. We will make sure so that you can be sure.</li>
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Based on <a href="http://vegnews.com/web/articles/page.do?pageId=3180&amp;catId=8" target="_hplink">the comments</a>, the readers have largely accepted the apology and the world of vegan photography will now be forever changed for the better.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/vegan-magazine-apologizes-for-meat-photos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19919056/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/vegan-magazine-apologizes-for-meat-photos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>vegan</category><category>VegNews</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Roadkill Safe to Eat?</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/is-roadkill-safe-to-eat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/is-roadkill-safe-to-eat/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/is-roadkill-safe-to-eat/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/health-medical/" rel="tag">Health &amp; Medical</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo-wide">
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Several news sources have recently pondered, is roadkill safe to eat?<br />
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The answer? Well, sort of.<br />
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<strong>On the pro-roadkill eating side:</strong><br />
If an animal was recently killed but otherwise healthy, the meat is actually much fresher than what you might find in a grocery store, explained <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-rinella/cooking-raccoon-roadkill-the-wild-within_b_821038.html" target="_blank">Steve Rinella of the Travel Channel's "The Wild Within"</a> on HuffPost Food recently (see his video of finding and preparing raccoon roadkill, after the jump). Daniel Klein of "The Perennial Palate" has a similar philosophy in <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/03/the-perennial-plate-daniel-klein_n_817874.html" target="_blank">this video</a>, in which he prepares venison tartare from a deer collected from the side of the road that was "still steaming."<br />
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Even <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/04/roadkill-and-food-safety" target="_blank">PETA </a>basically agrees with both men. The animal-rights group advises, "If people must eat animal carcasses, roadkill is a superior option to the neatly shrink-wrapped plastic packages of meat in the supermarket."<br />
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Most recently, <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/04/roadkill-and-food-safety" target="_blank"><em>Food Safety News</em></a> interviewed several roadkill-eating enthusiasts and gathered that there are a few good general rules of thumb to follow, such as the fact that eating roadkill in the winter may be safer since the animal is essentially refrigerated upon its death. Rinella adds that for raccoons, when the blood has not yet coagulated and the hair is not oily, those are both good signs that the animal was recently killed and therefore okay to eat.<p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/is-roadkill-safe-to-eat/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Is Roadkill Safe to Eat?</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/is-roadkill-safe-to-eat/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19917962/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/is-roadkill-safe-to-eat/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>animal rights</category><category>roadkill</category><category>Roadkill Cooking</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>10 Hidden Restaurant Calorie Traps</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/11/10-hidden-restaurant-calorie-traps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/11/10-hidden-restaurant-calorie-traps/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/11/10-hidden-restaurant-calorie-traps/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/restaurants/" rel="tag">Restaurants</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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You already know to order the salad dressing on the side if you want to cut calories, but fat-laden sauces aren't the only calorie bombs lurking in restaurant dishes. The Daily Meal's got a list of 10 restaurant saboteurs to avoid if you're trying to squeeze into a pair of skinny jeans. Heavy cream hides in sauces you wouldn't expect (bolognese, for example) and certain sandwich spreads can contain almost as many calories as the rest of the sandwich. And -- yuck -- did you know some eateries slip poultry skin into turkey burgers to keep them moist?<br />
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<a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/10-hidden-restaurant-saboteurs" target="_blank">Read the full list of restaurant saboteurs</a> at The Daily Meal.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/11/10-hidden-restaurant-calorie-traps/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19909033/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/11/10-hidden-restaurant-calorie-traps/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>restaurant calories</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>OpenTable Names the 10 Hottest Restaurants in the U.S.</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/opentable-names-the-10-hottest-restaurants-in-the-u-s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/opentable-names-the-10-hottest-restaurants-in-the-u-s/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/opentable-names-the-10-hottest-restaurants-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/restaurants/" rel="tag">Restaurants</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo-wide">
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<a href="http://www.opentable.com/" target="_blank">OpenTable</a> users aren't just logging on to the site to make reservations anymore -- they're coming back to tell others what they think. What are diners loving this year? The website's Diners' Choice awards tell all.<br />
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The company's list of 50 "<a href="http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?pid=515" target="_blank">2011 Hot Spot Winners</a>" was fun to read, but many of the picks are perennial favorites. We were most interested in what's new on the scene. Lucky, the site delivered -- after compiling 7 million reviews, OpenTable has come up with a list of the 10 hottest restaurants to open in the past year.<br />
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<strong>Get the full list after the jump.</strong><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/opentable-names-the-10-hottest-restaurants-in-the-u-s/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>OpenTable Names the 10 Hottest Restaurants in the U.S.</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/opentable-names-the-10-hottest-restaurants-in-the-u-s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19907442/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/08/opentable-names-the-10-hottest-restaurants-in-the-u-s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>new restaurants</category><category>open table</category><category>OpenTable</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Twitter's 15 Most Followed Chefs</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/29/twitters-15-most-followed-chefs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/29/twitters-15-most-followed-chefs/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/29/twitters-15-most-followed-chefs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/chefs/" rel="tag">Chefs</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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It hardly seems fair to judge chefs by their tweets -- after all, it's what happens in their kitchens that really matters. Still, aren't you curious who's mastered the Twitter-verse? <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Meal</a> has a roundup of the <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/15-most-followed-chefs-twitter" target="_blank">15 most followed chefs on Twitter</a>. Does his penchant for all things raunchy help Anthony Bourdain beat out Bobby Flay? Or is Paula Dean the pied piper of the 140 character set? And where does Mr. Food Revolution himself, Jamie Oliver, fit in? <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/15-most-followed-chefs-twitter" target="_blank">Find out</a>.<br />
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Read The Daily Meal's <a href="http://www.thedailymeal.com/15-most-followed-chefs-twitter" target="_blank">list of the 15 most followed chefs on Twitter</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/29/twitters-15-most-followed-chefs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19895894/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/29/twitters-15-most-followed-chefs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>chefs on twitter</category><category>tweets</category><category>twitter</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Facebook Group Advocates X-Rated Supermarket Game</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/facebook-group-advocates-x-rated-supermarket-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/facebook-group-advocates-x-rated-supermarket-game/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/facebook-group-advocates-x-rated-supermarket-game/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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<a href="http://jezebel.com/#%215784743/how-to-put-some-boob-on-your-%20supermarket-shelf" target="_blank">Jezebel</a> reports that a Facebook group called <a href="http://%20http://www.facebook.com/group.php?%20gid=111906708846476&amp;v=photos" target="_blank">Supermarket Scrabble</a>, which advocates re-arranging products on grocery shelves to spell out dirty words, is calling for an all-out Spell-In on April Fool's Day. What products, you ask, lend themselves to this brand of merry pranksterism? Well, let's just say that a certain spice label -- one whose individual offerings display a big initial letter on each jar -- makes it especially easy to participate in this X-rated spelling bee.<br />
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But before you decide to have some fun down at the A&amp;Pee (oops, A&amp;P), you might want to think about the poor staff who will have to re-arrange all of the lewd lettering. Is it fair that the joke is on them?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/facebook-group-advocates-x-rated-supermarket-game/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19890580/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/facebook-group-advocates-x-rated-supermarket-game/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>facebook</category><category>supermarket Scrabble</category><category>supermarkets</category><dc:creator>Bill Sertl</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ruth Bourdain's James Beard Nom Has Foodies Flustered</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/ruth-bourdains-james-beard-nom-has-foodies-flustered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/ruth-bourdains-james-beard-nom-has-foodies-flustered/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/ruth-bourdains-james-beard-nom-has-foodies-flustered/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/food-news/" rel="tag">Food News</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo-slim">
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Ruth Bourdain, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ruthbourdain" target="_blank">the Twitter sage </a>we've all come to love for lines like "You haven't truly celebrated St. Patrick's Day until you've sous-vided a whole leprechaun" has entered the big leagues with a James Beard award nomination in this year's new humor category.<br />
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The hilarious persona is a mash-up of Ruth Reichl and Anthony Bourdain who quickly gained attention by reworking Reichl's zen 140-character tweets into raunchy Bourdain-like missives. But before this nomination, the persona was little more than a lark. Now Ruth Bourdain shares the same James Beard ballot as L.A. food critic Jonathan Gold and renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The nomination is shaking up food circles, with <a href="http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/03/food_writers_fret_about_james.php" target="_blank">some foodies saying it undermines serious food journalism</a>, while others, like <em>Saveur</em>'s Gabriella Gershenson, think it's all in good fun. (She <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/gabiwrites/status/49910367601688576" target="_blank">gave the nod a "Bravo! (Brava?)" on her twitter account.</a>)<p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/ruth-bourdains-james-beard-nom-has-foodies-flustered/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ruth Bourdain's James Beard Nom Has Foodies Flustered</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/ruth-bourdains-james-beard-nom-has-foodies-flustered/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19890838/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/24/ruth-bourdains-james-beard-nom-has-foodies-flustered/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Anthony Bourdain</category><category>James Beard Awards</category><category>Ruth Bourdain</category><category>Ruth Reichl</category><dc:creator>Jessie Cacciola</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jinx! Kraft Mac &amp; Cheese Promo Hits Twitter</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/09/jinx-kraft-mac-and-cheese-promo-hits-twitter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/09/jinx-kraft-mac-and-cheese-promo-hits-twitter/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/09/jinx-kraft-mac-and-cheese-promo-hits-twitter/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/giveaways/" rel="tag">Giveaways</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo-slim">
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Used to be, when two people said something at the same time, you'd blurt out, "Jinx, buy me a Coke." But forget soda: Kraft's decided to substitute boxed mac &amp; cheese for their new "Mac &amp; Jinx" Twitter campaign. According to <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/03/08/kraft-twitter-jinx/" target="_blank">Mashable</a>, Kraft has developed a new game to get the phrase "mac &amp; cheese" trending on the social networking site. It works like this: Any time two people use "mac &amp; cheese" in a tweet, they each get a link to Mac &amp; Jinx. The first one to click the link gets five free boxes of Kraft's mac &amp; cheese, plus a T shirt. The promo is from the hyper-creative ad firm of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, the agency behind Burger King's Facebook campaign (delete 10 friends and get a free Whopper) and Microsoft's Laptop ("I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person.") spots. So if you're feeling cheesy -- tweet about it.<br />
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		"Golden Voiced" Ted Williams' first job was a voiceover for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. <a href="http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/10/ted-williams-first-job-includes-mac-and-cheese-voiceover/" target="_blank">Read about it at AOL News</a>.</li>
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Does the planned expansion of <a href="http://www.foodieregistry.com/" target="_blank">FoodieRegistry.com</a> spell doom for the electric waffle cone maker?<br />
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FoodieRegistry.com is the result of a genius idea by husband-and-wife team Ben and Jennifer Reid. Basically, the whole concept was to give betrothed couples an alternative to registering for more <em>stuff</em> by allowing them to register for gift certificates to high-end restaurants.<br />
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The couple <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2010/04/14/say-congratulations-with-a-restaurant-registry/" target="_blank">launched their site</a> a year ago in their hometown of Chicago. They now have 65 participating eateries in the Windy City, and last week, they began offering gift certificates to restaurants in San Francisco. There are plans afoot to expand to five other cities as well: New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami and Las Vegas.<br />
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So what does all that have to do with electric waffle cone makers? Well, as anyone who's ever killed time wandering around a Williams-Sonoma knows, there's a whole bevy of miscellaneous kitchen gadgetry whose only conceivable market must be the modern engaged couple. Think about it: you've got to register-there are a hundred-odd people on your guest list, and if you don't give them some guidance, that's a hundred-odd chances for you to end up with, say, a hundred matching his-and-her Snuggies.<p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/08/foodieregistry-com-expands-to-new-cities/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>FoodieRegistry.com Expands to New Cities</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/08/foodieregistry-com-expands-to-new-cities/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19872675/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/08/foodieregistry-com-expands-to-new-cities/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>foodieregistry</category><category>wedding registry</category><dc:creator>Jason Best</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Food Communities and Social Media Event, NYC</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/10/food-communities-and-social-media-event-nyc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/10/food-communities-and-social-media-event-nyc/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/10/food-communities-and-social-media-event-nyc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/events/" rel="tag">Events</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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Is there any more social subject than food? Just ask the Chowhounds, Slashfooders, and all the other onlie foodies who will tell you that social networking has its ideal platform in what we cook, what we crave, where we eat, and why we obsess about all things edible. As part of Social Media Week, our very own Sarah De Heer, Community Manager of AOL's KitchenDaily and Slashfood, invites you to join her and a panel of online food's movers and shakers on <strong>Friday, February 10, from 9-10 a.m. for "Almost Good Enough to Eat: Food Communities and Social Media,"</strong> an exploration of the social nature of food and how online food communities prosper. The free event will be held at the Art &amp; Culture Hub at Manhattan's Hearst Building.<br />
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Joining Sarah will be Rebecca P. Bauer, Executive Digital Editor from <em><a href="http://www.foodandwine.com" target="_blank">Food &amp; Wine</a></em> magazine; Colin Sterling from <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/food/" target="_blank">The Huffington Post's Food section</a>; and Andrea Cutright, CEO of mega recipe search engine <a href="http://www.foodily.com" target="_blank">Foodily</a>.<br />
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For more information, and to register for the event, visit <a href="http://www.amiando.com/aolfood.html" target="_blank">www.amiando.com/aolfood.html</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/10/food-communities-and-social-media-event-nyc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19837442/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/10/food-communities-and-social-media-event-nyc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>food events</category><category>social media</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Liquor.com Takes over Facebook and Twitter Today</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/09/liquor-com-takes-over-facebook-and-twitter-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/09/liquor-com-takes-over-facebook-and-twitter-today/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/09/liquor-com-takes-over-facebook-and-twitter-today/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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Next up on our Social Media "Takeovers" Week (<a href="http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/">i am baker</a> took over our Twitter on Monday), the folks behind<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://liquor.com/">Liquor.com</a> -- experts in all things cocktails and spirits -- take over both Slashfood's Facebook and <a href="http://twitter.com/slashfood">Twitter</a> accounts today.<br />
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You can test their knowledge all day long. Quiz them about your favorite rums, vodkas and gins -- or get recommendations for spirits you haven't yet tried. They'll even give you great cocktail recipes if you ask nicely. (We want to know how to make a great blood-orange mojito.)<br />
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<strong>Thirsty? Head over to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/slashfood">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/slashfood">Twitter</a> now.</strong><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/09/liquor-com-takes-over-facebook-and-twitter-today/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19835417/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/09/liquor-com-takes-over-facebook-and-twitter-today/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>cocktails</category><category>liquor.com</category><category>social media week</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'I Am Baker' Takes Over Slashfood's Twitter Account for the Day</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/07/i-am-baker-takes-over-slashfood-for-the-day-on-twitter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/07/i-am-baker-takes-over-slashfood-for-the-day-on-twitter/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/07/i-am-baker-takes-over-slashfood-for-the-day-on-twitter/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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Today kicks of <a href="http://socialmediaweek.org/">Social Media Week</a> here in New York, as well as numerous cities around the globe. In our efforts to bring together the food community, we're inviting our favorite food and drink blogs to take over our <a href="http://twitter.com/slashfood">Slashfood Twitter</a> account for the day.<br />
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First up, one of our favorite baking blogs, <a href="http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/">i am baker</a>. Amanda will be on Twitter all day long to answer all of your baking questions, as well as share some of her to-die-for cakes, cookies and other creative sweets.<br />
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Pop on over to <a href="http://twitter.com/slashfood">Slashfood's Twitter page</a> and say "hello."<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/07/i-am-baker-takes-over-slashfood-for-the-day-on-twitter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19831779/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/07/i-am-baker-takes-over-slashfood-for-the-day-on-twitter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>i am baker</category><category>social media week</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New Foodily Site Lets Foodies Be Friends</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/02/new-foodily-site-lets-foodies-be-friends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/02/new-foodily-site-lets-foodies-be-friends/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/02/new-foodily-site-lets-foodies-be-friends/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/food-news/" rel="tag">Food News</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo-wide">
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Planning a meal online usually goes something like this: Scan for something appealing on Google 'till you realize that's a losing game, then head to your favorite online food magazines and blogs. Then you bookmark, copy URLs -- and maybe even email friends for a consensus. It's a quicker process than searching through cookbooks, but a group of former Yahoo execs saw an easier path: a recipe search engine synced up with Facebook.<p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/02/new-foodily-site-lets-foodies-be-friends/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>New Foodily Site Lets Foodies Be Friends</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/02/new-foodily-site-lets-foodies-be-friends/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19825368/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/02/new-foodily-site-lets-foodies-be-friends/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Facebook</category><category>featured</category><category>Food Blogs</category><category>Foodily</category><category>Foodily site</category><dc:creator>Jessie Cacciola</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Martha Stewart Book Giveaway on "Mondays with Marlo"</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/28/martha-stewart-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/28/martha-stewart-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/28/martha-stewart-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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Actor, comedienne, and activist <a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/">Marlo Thomas</a>'s online series "<a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/category/mondays-with-marlo/">Mondays with Marlo</a>", right here on Aol, brings special guests (such as <a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/2010/12/27/mondays-with-marlo-family-traditions-dr-atkins/">Dr. Dale Atkins</a> and <a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/2011/01/03/mondays-with-marlo-dr-oz-sex/">Dr. Oz</a>) together with viewers every week for a fantastic half-hour of frank, fun, and informative talk on subjects from sexual health to advice on nutrition, diet, and cooking meals you (and your family) will love. The best part of this live show is, viewers get to ask the experts their own questions, which makes it personal, provocative... and spontaneous!<br />
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On Monday, January 31, at 12:30 p.m. ET, Marlo chats with entertaining guru and multimedia star <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com">Martha Stewart</a>.<p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/28/martha-stewart-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Martha Stewart Book Giveaway on "Mondays with Marlo"</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/28/martha-stewart-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19816332/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/28/martha-stewart-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>marlo thomas</category><category>martha stewart</category><category>Martha stewart recipe</category><category>mondays with marlo</category><category>power foods</category><dc:creator>Nichol Nelson</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Rachael Ray's Secrets to Job Success</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/27/rachael-rays-secrets-to-job-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/27/rachael-rays-secrets-to-job-success/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/27/rachael-rays-secrets-to-job-success/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo">
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Would you have guessed that the Emmy-award-winning Rachael Ray considers her success as a multimedia personality "a combination of luck and very weird circumstances?" And wouldn't you like to know exactly what those circumstances were? After all, she went from working in her own family's restaurants to being one of the most recognized faces in the food world.<br />
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<a href="http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/01/26/rachael-ray-career-success/" target="_blank">Rachael dishes up the recipe for her rise to stardom</a> as part of <a href="http://jobs.aol.com/hub/employing-america/" target="_blank">AOL's Jobs Week</a>. AOL Jobs has teamed up with AOL.com to bring you a full week devoted to providing everything you need to find a job in this tough economy: expert advice, ultimate job search guides, inspiring personal stories (from <a href="http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/01/24/celebrity-tips-for-success/" target="_blank">celebrity coaches </a>such as Rachael, Donald Trump, finance guru Suze Orman and economist Austan Goolsbee), in-depth looks into the top companies and industries hiring in 2011 and much more.<br />
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And when it comes to advice, Rachael's got it. One of her mantras: Trust your gut.<br />
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Actor, comedienne, and activist <a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/">Marlo Thomas</a>'s online series "<a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/category/mondays-with-marlo/">Mondays with Marlo</a>", right here on Aol, brings special guests (such as <a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/2010/12/27/mondays-with-marlo-family-traditions-dr-atkins/">Dr. Dale Atkins</a> and <a href="http://marlothomas.aol.com/2011/01/03/mondays-with-marlo-dr-oz-sex/">Dr. Oz</a>) together with viewers every week for a fantastic half hour of frank, fun, and informative talk on subjects from sexual health to advice on nutrition, diet, and cooking meals you (and your family) will love. The best part of this live show is, viewers get to ask the experts their own questions, which makes it personal, provocative... and spontaneous!<br />
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On Monday, January 24, at 12:30 p.m. ET, Marlo chats with Food Network star and bestselling cookbook author <a href="http://www.barefootcontessa.com/">Ina Garten</a> -- better known as The Barefoot Contessa.<br />
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Ina isn't your typical chef. In fact, she started her career as a nuclear energy scientist working for the U. S. government. But in 1978, she walked out of the White House and into The Barefoot Contessa, a specialty food store in Westhampton Beach, New York. She grew the business into an empire, eventually moving on to a successful run as a Food Network host. Ina's also written seven cookbooks, and her most recent project, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=ina+garten+how+easy+is+that&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;index=stripbooks&amp;hvadid=5339709317&amp;ref=pd_sl_89jpu8v8l4_b">Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?</a></em>, brings together a collection of foolproof recipes aimed at saving you time.<p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/21/ina-garten-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ina Garten Book Giveaway on "Mondays with Marlo"</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/21/ina-garten-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/forward/19808286/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/2011/01/21/ina-garten-book-giveaway-on-mondays-with-marlo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>featured</category><category>ina garten</category><category>marlo thomas</category><category>Webcast</category><dc:creator>Slashfood Editor</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Check out Slashfood on Pulse Today</title><link>http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/31/check-out-slashfood-on-pulse-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/31/check-out-slashfood-on-pulse-today/</guid><comments>http://www.slashfood.com/2010/12/31/check-out-slashfood-on-pulse-today/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.slashfood.com/category/online/" rel="tag">Online</a></p><div class="photo-wide">
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