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"New York City: A Food Biography" Giveaway

ENTRIES ARE CLOSED! We'll notify the winner shortly! 

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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Recipe Tryout: Avocado Pie

I found this recipe for Avocado Pie while searching through What's Cooking America's Regional recipe archive and immediately wanted to make it. I loved it for its great 70's color and its simplicity: it's no bake and has only a few ingredients, most of which you can pick up pre-made at the grocery store. It also whips up in about 10 minutes with very few dishes. 

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The Process

How easy is it? All you need is a graham cracker...

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Job Board: Opening at the Brainery

Thanks for all your applications! We'll be reaching out for interviews in the next couple of days, but we're not able to accept any new applications. 

We're looking for someone to help out with day-to-day management of the Brainery. It's a part-time gig (approximately 24 hours a week), and involves all kinds of super glamorous and not-so-glamorous things. A partial list might be:

• Teacher outreach...

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The Masters of Social Gastronomy Present: Food of the High Seas on January 21

!!!Tonight's MSG has been CANCELED due to one million feet of snow!!!

We're super psyched to be back in January with a brand new Masters of Social Gastronomy lecture. As always, we'll be exploring the history and science behind some of your favorite foods and celebrating two years of MSG. 

This month, MSG takes to the high seas to explore the culinary world of pirates, sailors, and the ports that loved (or hated) them....

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Surviving the Coney Island Polar Bear Swim

Every year, I swear I'm going to take part in the annual New Year's Day Polar Bear Dip at Coney Island, and every year, I don't. But this year, I finally mustered up the will power and dove into the freezing Atlantic. I had no idea what to expect going in so wanted to write up a few tips for fellow first-timers. It's absolutely awesome, by the way, and everyone should do it at least once. 

Before the Swim

Most importantly, register...

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