Lindsay William-Ross at LAist brings our attention to a serious gastronomic matter: making you own In-N-Out Double-Double Animal Style burger. "Using a serious of mathematical formulas, a care package shipped overnight from California, and some kitchen intuition, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt of the site's 'A Hamburger Today.' completely breaks down everything on the burger from spread to beef and what it means to 'grill the mustard' on the patty," William-Ross explains. more ›

Tight on cash and/or don't quite buy into Valentine's Day? Nevertheless, you're making a decent dinner tomorrow night and want to top it off with a special dessert? But this idea occurred to you at the last minute, and you don't want to buy/spend a whole lot of time or money on ingredients? more ›

We came across these delicious-looking brownies by Jessie Oleson of Cakespy via Serious Eats the other day and thought they'd be a sweet ending to the Super Bowl themed recipes. more ›

It's hard to go wrong with Mac and Cheese, so we decided to pick the most gluttonous version we could find, Deep-Fried Mac and Cheese, by Ms. Paula Deen. (Well, actually, there's an even more gluttonous version of this recipe, which includes a strip of bacon wrapped around each serving, but we thought that was going a bit too far.) more ›

The big game is on Sunday, which for us non-sports fans means hovering over the snack table in between space-out sessions in front of the TV. (Except this contributor is a bit more invested this year since it involves our home town team, the Colts.) In order to make that snack table as appealing as possible, we'll be posting recipes for some classic comfort foods for the rest of the week. more ›

In all honesty, we had no idea what sugar plums were until after watching Alton Brown's Good Eats Christmas special the other night. We'd heard of sugar plums in lore -- psychedelically dancing in the heads of children in the "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," and in fairy form in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker -- but we didn't know that the old timey Christmas treat was, in fact, just a dragée of dried fruits, spices, honey and sugar rolled into a ball. (They're sweet, decorative, and keep you regular. Genius.) more ›

In September, Kathryn Hill of Apartment Therapy's "The Kitchn" brought to you a DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte, which was strikingly similar to Starbucks' famous autumnal treat. more ›

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The San Francisco world of restaurant gossip columnists went head over heels when Grace-Ann Walden retired from the Chronicle and the Inside Scoop column. She had all the info, friends in all dining rooms, ears in all the kitchens, she was our go-to-writer every Wednesday for all the tips on new restaurant openings, closures, chef musical chairs and overall juicy gossip. Who was going to dish it to us? We are thankful that Marcia’s Tablehopper stepped in the void Grace-Ann left for our fix of rumors and tidbits. more ›

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">Bay Area's Top 100 Restaurants a little moot, but our plucky Chron is soldiering on, ramping up its food coverage. Bay Area Bites has some insight into the Chron's list, Confessions of a Restaurant Whore considers the list in relation to the Michelin Guide and Bacon Press casts his porcine eye to the future and speculates on who Michelin will love or snub. Meanwhile, Ellen is just looking for a little love from Diablo magazine. more ›

EssEffist, bowing to the traditional Wednesdayness of the local food columns, weighs in with a favorite of ours, perfect for the warm days we've been having: seared ahi on a salad of tomatoes, cucumber, and grilled corn. This is a fantastically easy dish that you can start and finish in under an hour. Invite some friends over and double the recipe, and watch them swoon. more ›