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- By omitting the beef drippings from traditional Yorkshire pudding, Mark Bittman makes pillowy popovers.
- The Green Fairy takes a bite out of the Empire State: Cheryl Lins is the first distiller of absinthe in New York.
- The Southern Italian salami, 'nduja, has been dubbed "the spreadable Italian love child of pepperoni and French rillettes," and the "Lady Gaga of pork products."
- Restaurants are using different fonts, type sizes, colors and page placements to up-sell diners on their menu choices.



