Mayor Bloomberg

WATCH: Hollywood Celebrates Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day

by Tina Nguyen

Food Revolution game: for every celebrity you recognize in this video, eat a baby carrot.

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Justin Warner Live From GoogaMooga: Don't Just Instagram His Foie Gras Jelly Doughnut, EAT IT

by Mariella Mosthof

We managed to chat with Googa vet Justin Warner, whose Bed-Stuy eatery Do or Dine is back at the festival for its second year, serving up its infamous foie gras jelly doughnut. Check out our Q&A with him below to find out how this year's festival is measuring up to last year's notorious shitshow.

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This Is Cool: An Infographic Cookbook

by Laura Norkin

After a long day at the office stringing words together in varying degrees of coherence, the last thing we want to do is keep communicating in complete sentences. Replacing the grunts and gestures we rely on to get dinner on the table, is Picture Cook, a tome that turns the traditional cookbook on its head; it offers illustrated recipes rather than wordy instructions.

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WATCH: David Chang Tests Space Food With Astronaut Chris Hadfield And Mythbusters

by Tina Nguyen

Watch below, because honestly, this is the most exciting collection of people that we've ever seen. Nothing will top this moment. Nothing.

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Food In Politics

Rocco DiSpirito Thinks The Soda Ban Is ‘An Extreme Reaction To An Extreme Problem’

by Mariella Mosthof 10:03 am, October 10th

Along with sneaking black beans into his brownie recipe, and performing a whole wheat overhaul on his pasta repertoire as part of his Now Eat This healthy Italian cuisine empire, Rocco DiSpirito is vehemently anti-soda (except for the kind he sells — shocker).
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Last Call

Last Call: President Obama Is Somehow Involved With MasterChef, We Weep For Politics

by Mariella Mosthof 6:15 pm, August 20th

Plus: food critic Gael Greene sweetly recalls her recently deceased partner, Liz Taylor’s (thankfully) out-of-print diet book, and the spoof-tastic video of the day.
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Last Call

Last Call: Mayor Bloomberg Is Coming For Your Booze

by Julia Emmanuele 6:05 pm, July 25th

Plus: the Portland food scene goes meta, the most expensive hot dog in the world, and Kermit gets violent.
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Deaths

Sylvia Woods, Queen of Soul Food, Dies at 86

by Julia Emmanuele 10:32 am, July 20th

Sylvia Woods, the owner of the famous Sylvia’s Restaurant, died yesterday at the age of 86, only a few hours before she was set to recieve an award from Mayor Bloomberg celebrating the 50th anniversary of the restaurant.
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Last Call

Last Call: Wylie Dufresne Is A Cartoon Mad Scientist

by Julia Emmanuele 6:03 pm, July 11th

Plus: hipster nursery rhymes, McDonald’s might have some competition, and free Slurpees until 7pm today, go get one while you still can!
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The Art Of Celebrity

Mayor Bloomberg On His Hot Dog Contest Speech: ‘Who Wrote This Sh*t?’

by Julia Emmanuele 12:28 pm, July 6th

When it comes to puns, there’s a point where they stop being funny, and start becoming groan-worthy. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg knows that point, and he makes sure everyone else knows it too.
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