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This month, the Masters of Social Gastronomy break into the secret world of hot peppers to pull back the curtain on everyone's favorite Rooster-branded hot sauce and the worldwide affection for spicy, spicy food.

Follow sriracha from its humble baby-food-jar beginnings to its current status as a Tabasco-challenging juggernaut....

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Back in the 1949, a new product called "Friday Franks" appeared on supermarket shelves. You might be able to guess from the name that this was a meat replacement aimed at Catholics for a particular day of the week, but they weren't vegetarian. Nope, "Friday Franks" were made of tuna fish. 

Can you imagine? Maybe this excerpt from the Wall Street Journal can help: 

Friday Franks are composed of 100% tuna meat with a small amount...

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If, like us, you don't work a normal 9-5 job, you might find it hard to make it to our evening or weekend classes. Presenting daytime classes, for your daylight-learning pleasure:

Learn to Knit: Hand Warmers - Thursday, January 30

Storytelling 101 - Wednesday, February 5

Lo-fi Printing: Block Carving - Wednesday, February 12

Presentation Skills - Thursday, February 13

Introduction to Stranded Knitting - Tuesday,...

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If you're looking for a way to learn something without breaking the bank, check out February's lectures at the Brainery. They tend to sell out, so click the link and register in advance! 

Serial Killers - January 27, 6:30pm

Giving Up the Ghost: Dispelling Common Myths of Contemporary African Politics - February 3, 8:30pm

Orientalism in Music - February 3, 6:30pm

A Histoy of Royal Scotland - February 17, 6:30pm

Great New York City...

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Last night we were lucky to host a talk on New York City's food history with Andrew F. Smith, author of more than 25(!) books on just about any food-related topic you can imagine. Andrew's new book, New York City: A Food Biography, just came out, and we decided to pick up an extra copy for a giveaway. 

Leave a comment below by Thursday, January 23, at 5pm EST mentioning your...

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