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The Hungry Bride Gets Hitched

by Slashfood Editor, Posted Oct 14th 2009 @ 3:00PM

Photo: Sara Bonisteel

By Josie Swindler

The Hungry Bride has been sated. She was married last Saturday in a simple and beautiful ceremony on the grounds of an estate in Washington D.C., the city in which she and her handsome groom, Jon, fell in love years ago. In addition to being Sarah's co-worker (visit me at ShelterPop.com for home decor ideas!), I was lucky enough to be one of her bridesmaids.

On the day of the long-awaited event, Sarah was as calm, cool and collected as ever and in true food-editor form, she remembered to eat breakfast. The details were thoughtfully chosen and worked together seamlessly. The girls' bouquets even had fragrant herbs like rosemary tucked inside!

After the simple ceremony, guests sipped on lemonade and sangria and waited a bit impatiently for what we knew would be one of the best meals we had had in quite a while. We all knew that baked chicken with droopy carrots and dried-out fondant-covered wedding cake wouldn't be on Sarah's menu. Instead, we were treated to lamb chops, macaroni and cheese, dim sum, s'mores and even cookies and milk.

Click through the gallery of pictures after the jump for pictures of the spread and the beautiful bride.

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Free Oscar Mayer Franks - Get Yer Hot Dog Here!

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by Alex Van Buren, Posted May 20th 2009 @ 6:30PM

The phrase "free hot dogs" is music to some folks' ears any time of year, but particularly with Memorial Day weekend around the bend.

Oscar Mayer has stepped up to start the grillmania: if you hit the site right now (until midnight tonight, EST) you can click your way to a coupon for a free pack of dogs. Unfortunately, you can't waltz right into the store, coupon in hand: It's a wait-for-the-mailman dealio. But it's still a pretty grand deal for those who could eat grilled dogs all summer long.

[Via Newsday]

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Visit the Charleston Food + Wine Festival

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by Max Shrem, Posted Feb 27th 2009 @ 5:00PM

Next week, the Charleston Food + Wine Festival kicks off its fourth annual event enhancing the city's culinary reputation. While tasting the various unique flavors of the South Carolina Lowcountry, guests will enjoy epicurean delights of the country's best chefs, authors and wine makers at more than 50 events throughout the weekend.

On March 6, Bobby Flay will host a Down South Charity Luncheon. Mario Monticelli, winemaker at Trinchero Napa Valley, hosts a seminary on the Napa Valley. There will be several pastry chefs, including François Payard, hosting events as well. In addition, there will be over a dozen chefs from Charleston. The Charleston Food + Wine Festival is a non-profit organization; its proceeds go towards raising charitable donations for the MUSC Children's Hospital and area culinary-related charities.

The festival begins on March 5th and ends on the 8th. Events are quickly being sold out. So, if you're interested, do not hesitate to purchase tickets for events on the festival's website.

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Miller High Life To Air 1-Second Super Bowl Ad

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by Mike Pomranz, Posted Jan 22nd 2009 @ 7:00PM

Part of Miller High Life's 1 second ad campaign.

Can not airing a commercial bring you as much publicity as airing one? Apparently, the advertising brains down at Miller High Life think so.

High Life has garnered a lot of brand recognition positioning recent spokesman Windell Middlebrooks as a beer delivery guy who's extra picky about which establishments "deserve" to stock his precious product. As beer ads go, these rate pretty high: Middlebrooks brings a lot of energy and personality to the table and the image-building is spot on now that High Life spends more time battling with the anti-establishment antics of Pabst Blue Ribbon for marketshare than Bud's mainstream ideology.

Pushing those ideas to the next level, Miller High Life has announced plans to air a 1-second Super Bowl ad instead of paying out the $3 million dollars required for a full 30-second spot. "I don't care how big the game is, who got $3 million?!" emotes their outspoken delivery man in an online commercial. High Life would rather be "delivering more honest beer at a tasty price."

As with most Super Bowl ads, the details are being kept under wraps until the big game, but you can see "outtakes" at 1secondad.com. (They're actually kinda funny.) However, let's just hope for Miller's sake that this big-budget, anti-advertising adverting-stunt doesn't backfire on the them. (It sounds like dangerous territory!)

Tell you what, I feel a bit like a dirty corporate shill just reporting on it. Blech!

[via MSNBC]

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Mixing Bowl Online Cooking Community Launches

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by Eric Diesel, Posted Jan 15th 2009 @ 9:05AM

Do you like the idea of an online community devoted to cooking? You must -- you're reading Slashfood. There's a new site you may want to add to your bookmarks: Mixing Bowl.

Mixing Bowl has just been launched by Meredith, the same corporation that owns Better Homes and Gardens. Mixing Bowl is a community hub devoted to cooking. All skill levels, interests and needs are welcomed and seem to be encouraged. Cruising the site, I noted heavy populations of "dinner in a hurry" working folk, healthy eaters and those who are trying to be, and baking enthusiasts bent on destroying the efforts of the healthy eaters (the most active group when I was on the site was "I Only Eat Sweets," which won my heart instantly). Cooks are organized into groups, which once you log in (free, and your Better Homes and Gardens log-in doesn't work, or at least mine didn't) you can join. Two categories I liked were cooking for beginners and cooking for two; both areas that can be underserved for individuals looking for that content.

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Grilling Hall of Fame - Contest Alert!

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by Marisa McClellan, Posted Dec 13th 2008 @ 6:31PM

Have you ever dreamed of having a perfect backyard? One with gorgeous stone paths, an elegant seating area and of course, an envy-worthy grilling station? Well, Crisco is sponsoring a contest in which they're inviting home grillmasters to share their favorite recipe for a chance to win a backyard makeover. The winner will also be one of the first inductees into the new Grilling Hall of Fame.

The deadline for this contest is rapidly approaching - all recipes must be submitted no later than December 15, 2008 (sorry about the late notice, we only just learned of the contest). You can submit your recipe, image of recipe and a 250 (or less) word essay, explaining why your recipe is a winner here.

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New York Vintage Dinner Series

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by Sarah Christine, Posted Dec 4th 2008 @ 1:04PM

In a press conference this morning, Tim Zagat announced The Vintage Dinner Series, a gathering New York City's finest Chefs that will create menus inspired by 19th century banquets. Many of the dishes the chef's will be serving have mostly disappeared from the restaurant and even the home scene over the past hundred years. Recreating period-appropriate ambiance and meals will create an unforgettable dining experience.

Chefs from restaurants such as Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Chanterelle, Del Posto, Gramercy Tavern, Le Bernardin, Per Se and many more are very excited to be taking part in such a historic dining event. Tim Zagat says: "This is the greatest group of chefs since Escoffier ate home alone!" These prix fixe dinners will be priced on par with each restaurant's standard menu, but will include drinks, tax and tip. Each restaurant will also donate a portion of the evening's proceeds to a charity of their choice.

Interested? Don't hesitate to make reservations immediately! Seating is extremely limited and expected to sell out possibly by the end of the day. For a complete list of restaurants, menus and charities, please go to ZagatPresents.com.

Filed under: Site Announcements, Food News, Chefs & Restaurants, Restaurants

Tis the season for Holidash

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by Marisa McClellan, Posted Nov 10th 2008 @ 1:31PM

Are you one of those people who lives for the holiday season? Have you planned and re-planned your Thanksgiving menu? Do you set the table a week in advance, just to make sure all your china is perfect and smudge-free? Do you spend ever free moment during the month of December making cookies, candies and sweet breads for family and friends?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then have we got a new blog for you! Holidash is the newest member of the Weblogs, Inc. family and is certain to become your go-to spot for holiday suggestions, tips and inspiration. Right now, Slashfood readers might be interested in learning more about how turkey could be an aphrodisiac, midday snacks that won't spoil your appetite and easy holiday breakfasts.

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We have winners in the 'I Like You' giveaway

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by Marisa McClellan, Posted Oct 31st 2008 @ 4:59PM

Big thanks to everyone who took the time to enter the Amy Sedaris I Like You giveaway this week. The contest closed yesterday afternoon and we used the Randomizer to selected three winners from the pool of submissions. We've been in contact with our winners and their books will be shipping out tomorrow morning. We're hoping to do more giveaways like this soon, so keep your eyes peeled!

Filed under: Site Announcements, Books

Slashfood + YumSugar = BFF

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by Marisa McClellan, Posted Sep 24th 2008 @ 5:03PM

With so much good food content popping up on the interwebs every other minute, it's sometimes hard to know which sites to turn to for the best in recipes, polls, product reviews and other food-related goodness. We know you love Slashfood, but what's a foodie to do on those occasions when you've devoured everything Slashfood's got and there's still half an hour of the work day still to kill?

How about checking out our buddies over at YumSugar? They consistently offer high quality content covering all things tasty. We like them so much that starting tomorrow, we'll be offering up a weekly round-up of some of our favorite YumSugar posts from that week. They think we're pretty nifty too, and so will be doing a round-up of our stuff on Thursdays as well. Hooray for food blog buddies!

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