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Recipes for the Black-Iron Heart of America

A new cookbook reminds us of the age-old glories of cast iron

Josh Ozersky

What I Probably Won’t Learn From Paula Deen

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Health concerns won’t drive my eating decisions until they have to, but there are many cooks other than Deen leading the way

Will Paula Deen Have the Last Laugh?

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Now that Paula Deen has become a pseudo-spokesperson for Type 2 diabetes, she’ll continue to enrage health nuts all the way to the bank

Waffle House Is the Great American Restaurant

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I can hardly think of a single chain as inordinately pleased with itself, and rightly so

Josh Ozersky

The Case for Eating Horse Meat

As Congress lifts its de facto ban on horse meat, some chefs (and even animal-rights activists) are applauding the decision

41.7%

Percentage of voters who don’t want to change Thanksgiving dinner the way Josh Ozersky proposed in his recent Taste of America column. Still, 39.4% say they would consider a menu change — so long as there’s pie

Josh Ozersky

The Revolution Will Be Delicious

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A manifesto for a tastier Thanksgiving

Why Do Jews Love Chinese Food?

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If you’re wondering how a Jewish guy from Brooklyn has come to be the public face of a Chinese restaurant, then you probably aren’t Jewish

Josh Ozersky

A Good Mozzarella Is Hard to Find

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When it comes to making fresh mozzarella, as a nation we’re where pizza was 20 or 30 years ago