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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• Taste tested: Taco Bell's gargantuan XXL Chalupa.
• Bravo's working on a series about the intersection of food and hip-hop chef culture.
• Masaharu Morimoto, Ming Tsai, and Anne Burrell battle it out — at the karaoke bar.
• Weighing in on the figure-centric new ad campaign for Pretzel Crisps.
• Kettle's new Tias! bring eco-awareness to tortilla chips.
• With the Veggie Bot, one man hopes to curb childhood obesity.

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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• Iron Chef Michael Symon on the inspiration behind his new show, Food Feuds.
• Deep-fried margarita and other phenomena from the Texas State Fair.
• These five American cheese shops are the cream of the crop.
• The tallest tales of drinking, debunked.
• How do food scraps actually become compost?
• For a quality home espresso maker, you'll have to pay the price.
• Gluten-free girl Shauna Ahern talks about an unexpected romance, the subject of her latest cookbook.

We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• Which salt and vinegar chip packs the most punch?
• High praise for Burger King's NY Pizza Burger.
• Getting to know Jennifer Rubell, Eataly's new vegetable butcher.
• A look at the 2010 Vendy Awards, the Oscars of the food truck world.
• Five reliable Italian reds that'll set you back less than $30.
• Sinju, the sushi eatery that banned an environmentalist diner, has taken bluefin tuna off its menu.

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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• Kevin Sbraga talks about taking the title on Top Chef Washington DC.
• Why it's hard to climb aboard Subway's Fiery Footlong Frenzy train.
• Tales from the still: tasting beers at the Great American Beer Fest.
• Fancify fast food by fashioning a faux beef carpaccio.
• Who makes the best barbecue-flavored potato chips?
• The most fitting fromage to pair with fresh Fall apples and pears.

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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• The nation's top pizzaiolos talk about choosing the best cheese for pizza.
• Gail Simmons remains surprised about her Top Chef Emmy win.
• Starbucks explains why it's taken the "tall" size off its drive-through drink menu.
• Taco Bell's new Chicken Flatbread Sandwich lives up to its promise.
• Mario Batali discusses Eataly, magazines, and his new online cookbook project.
• More details on Whole Foods Market's new sustainable seafood ratings system.

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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• Would you eat this award-winning fried Frito pie?
• Catching up with the latest booted Top Cheftestant, Tiffany Derry.
• According to Consumer Reports, McDonald's burgers aren't so golden.
• Move over, Gordon Ramsay: How Jamie Oliver has captured American audiences.
• Taste-tested: The soon-to-be-released frozen Cono Italiano pizza cone.
• An early look at Eataly, Mario Batali's behemoth marketplace.

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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. This week's finds:

• Here's the scoop on who has the best chocolate ice cream.
• From popcorn to sake, a rundown of September food festivals to hit up.
• Get to know the man behind deep-fried butter, Albert Gonzales, Jr.
• A match made in Jersey: The Situation partners with protein supplement vodka.
• The latest Top Chef contestant to get the boot tells her side.
• It's a fried chicken faceoff between KFC and Popeyes.

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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• Take a note from Latin America with cheese-topped corn on the cob.
• A taste test of Denny's Fried Cheese Melt yields shocking results.
• Lighter-bodied red wines are choice picks for Summer.
• Get to know Cono Italiano, the latest stateside incarnation of the pizza cone.
• Yet another recall has Tyson pulling 380,000 pounds of meat off Wal-Mart shelves.
• Dogfish Head's latest pour, Bitches Brew, honors the work of jazz musician Miles Davis.

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We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up its most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• Tyler Florence talks street food and The Great Food Truck Race.
• Meet Aarti Sequeira, winner of the latest The Next Food Network Star.
• Legendary hotel bars and their signature drinks.
• In the White House kitchen with Sam Kass and the New Orleans Saints.
• Find out who makes the top vanilla ice cream in a market taste test.
• Milk and dairy are at the center of Milwaukee, WI's greatest food traditions.

We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• A review of Taco Bell's new Cantina Tacos: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
• Louisiana's blue crab population is showing early signs of oil contamination.
• A look at the finalists for this year's sixth annual Vendy Awards.
• The hunt is on in The Search For America's Next Top Bartender.
• Chatting with Aria Kagan, the latest exile of The Next Food Network Star.
• Taste tested: McDonald's Angus Snack Wraps.

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