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We'd love to start off the morning with a little fuel from Dunkin' Donuts, but sadly, it's not possible to do here on the West Coast. So we felt a twinge of agony when we heard the East Coast chain would be the first to launch chocolate yeast doughnuts, which we could admire, yet not try.

The chain's new, limited-edition cocoa yeast flavors are here just in time for Valentine's Day and available through the end of February. The editors at Slashfood were lucky enough to sample the three flavors: Cocoa Confetti, Reverse Boston Kreme, and Cocoa Kreme Puff. How did the new stack up to the old? Browse the pictures and full review at Slashfood to find out.

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No Super Bowl Sunday would be complete without a treasure trove of buffalo wings, chips, salsa, and other snack foods. But what if there's no time to make them from scratch? The editors at Slashfood have come to the rescue. They've done the dirty work of tasting the numerous frozen varieties of buffalo wings, jars of canned salsa, and bags of tortilla chips that line the supermarket aisles. What football favorites — from blue cheese dip to boxed red wine — take home the trophy? To find out, head over to Slashfood for the full story.

Think you've seen a lot of celeb chef Curtis Stone on Celebrity Apprentice and The Biggest Loser? Well, America's about to see a lot more of him. This year, he'll replace Kelly Choi as the host of Top Chef Masters and serve as a panelist alongside Bobby Flay in America's Next Great Restaurant.

The dashing Aussie chef caught up with Slashfood and talked frankly about everything from the "freaks" on Celebrity Apprentice to Kelly Choi's sudden exit on Top Chef Masters. For all his quips, head over to the full story at Slashfood.

The Sundance Film Festival kicked off over the weekend, and while PopSugar's got all the details on the celebrity happenings, our friends at Slashfood have the 411 on what the stars are eating. There are several uber chic eateries and a series of private dinners, called ChefDance, headlined by different celeb chefs. Interested in who's cooking the meals and which A-listers will be in attendance? Head over to Slashfood for the whole story.

Ever wanted a recommendation within a chain restaurant? Well, with its new Best of the Menu series, Slashfood (and sister site KitchenDaily) are hoping to heed the consumer call. First off: the appetizers on the menu at nationwide chain Applebee's.

To find out how the starter portion of the menu fared, Slashfood sampled 13 appetizers from a local Applebee's, from Dynamite Shrimp to Potato Twisters and Queso Blanc. Which offerings made the top — and the bottom — of the list? Head over to Slashfood for the full story.

If you enjoy eating seafood, get excited. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has recently released an updated seafood watch guide. Their popular seafood guide lists three types of fish: those that you should avoid, those that are a good alternative, and a best choice for sustainable seafood. Our friends at Slashfood have all the details on the update. To find out which fish are now safe to eat, head over to Slashfood for the whole story.

If you are wondering what chef and television hostess Lidia Bastianich is resolving to do in 2011, our friends at Slashfood have found out the answer. She's not wasting food and she is encouraging her fans to do the same.

Bastianich is asking home cooks everywhere to make a commitment to leftovers and, quite simply, not throw any food away. To find out more about her grassroots campaign, head over to Slashfood for the full story.

The fast food breakfast war was one of our biggest headlines of 2010, but it looks like the battle of the breakfast sandwich isn't over yet! Our friends at Slashfood decided to put Starbucks' and Dunkin' Donuts offerings to the test. The coffee chain and donut shop aren't known for their egg sandwiches, but that didn't stop the Slashfood team from digging into Starbucks's veggie artisan sandwich and Dunkin's wake-up wrap. To find out how they tasted, head over to Slashfood now!

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Can peanut butter make everything taste better, even America's top-selling chocolate bar? That's what Mars seems to think with the introduction of its latest candy spinoff, Snickers Peanut Butter Squared, a square-size confection composed of peanut butter, nougat, peanuts, and caramel coated in milk chocolate.

To find out whether the chocolate treat held up to its promise that "peanut butter and chocolate just got better," the editors at Slashfood opted for a field test of the new Snickers flavor.

Is it possible to improve the classic? Head over to Slashfood to find out.

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At the Christmas table, the centerpiece of choice is often ham over turkey. But although we urge you to ditch the mail-order honey baked version in favor of the little effort required to make at home ham, there are a few general points you should know before you dive in.

To get you on the fast track to porcine deliciousness, the editors at KitchenDaily and Slashfood have put together an exhaustive ham primer and purchasing guide. Never cooked a ham at home, either? They've also got serving suggestions, and celebrity chef Curtis Stone's recipe for making your very own honey glazed ham in the comfort of your own home.