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The Future Of Fast Food Is A Quality Burger Served By A Worker Who Is Paid Well

August 25, 2014 0

When your grandchildren go out to lunch many years from now, they’ll probably still be able to order fast-food burgers and fries, but the meal — and the people serving it — will likely be very different.

Decades ago, McDonald’s was the quintessenti…

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Capriotti’s Opens in Rosslyn Today With Free Sandwiches

August 25, 2014 0

Home of the year-round Thanksgiving-themed sandwich and Joe Biden fave Capriotti’s opens its second D.C.-area location in Rosslyn today. The first 100 people in line at 11 a.m. will receive a free Bobbie sandwich (turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing), and the first 50 will also get certificates for free Bobbies for a year. (Which actually translates […]

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Why Food Is Therapy

August 25, 2014 0

At the moment, food is highly prestigious. A vast amount of attention is paid to celebrity chefs, dietary advice, new restaurants and cooking shows. We have, it seems, become collectively obsessed with what we eat.

But the question of what we need from food, other than just physical sustenance, is rarely taken up. The issue sounds a bit weird. And yet food is evidently not just ‘fuel’. It offers help with certain of our psychological needs. It has, if you like, therapeutic potential.

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Last Night’s Leftovers: Chaplin Edition

August 25, 2014 0

Charlie Chaplin-themed restaurant threatened with lawsuit from late actor’s estate. [Post] Five Guys closes in Dupont. [Post] Six restaurants with Sunday suppers [Zagat] Justin Bittner is heading back to Bar Pilar, now under chef Jesse Miller. [Don Rockwell] Booze delivery app Drizly launches. [Eater] Are food boats the next food trucks? Probably not. [NPR] Photo […]

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How To Make A Cauliflower-Crusted Grilled Cheese That Is Both Gluten-Free And A Work Of Art

August 25, 2014 0

This grilled cheese sandwich contains no bread. It is gluten-free, low-carb and plain remarkable.

Look at it. Ponder it.

The beauty comes from the blogger The Iron You, who has smartly adapted the cauliflower crust craze into something one could …

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9 Beautiful Desserts That Are Dangerously Easy To Make

August 25, 2014 0

It’s a common misconception that desserts are difficult to make. Along with baking — which can at times be stressful — people assume that desserts should be left in the hands of professional pastry chefs. This is not true, folks. Some desserts are so…