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A plate of assorted oysters at Swan Oyster Depot in San Francisco.

The Decades-Long Comeback of Mark Twain’s Favorite Food

When America’s favorite storyteller lived in San Francisco, nothing struck his fancy like a heaping plate of this Pacific Northwest delicacy

Blood, Bones & Butter

Eat Here

Today’s special: Our first annual food issue

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New Coating Gets Ketchup Out Lickety-Split

A substance developed at MIT sends viscous condiments pouring out of bottles with ease

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The Cost of “No” on Potato Chips

What can snack food marketing tell us about political campaigns?

Family-style dinner at the Noriega Hotel includes cabbage soup, pickled tongue and bowls of spicy Basque salsa.

Indulging in American Basque Cuisine

The Basques followed the sheep from Europe to the western United States and they brought with them their boardinghouse cuisine

People wait in line at the Kogi Korean BBQ truck in Los Angeles.

How America Became a Food Truck Nation

Our new food columnist traces the food truck revolution back to its Los Angeles roots

Washington, D.C.

The 20 Best Food Trucks in the United States

The food truck revolution is in full force as mobile restaurants around the country dish out tacos, BBQ and other great eats

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What are Honesty Boxes?

Cyclists in New Zealand see these handmade, unguarded food stalls in the distance, advertising some product of the homestead

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Food Futures for 2012: Blogs, Books and Feeds to Watch

Which sites are particularly worth your time this year?

Would you eat this bacon sundae?

Why Are We So Crazy for Bacon?

“Everything’s better with bacon” is the ruling philosophy of the decade. But are we taking it too far?

Lisa's post on why other countries don't use ice cubes was the most-read post on Food and Think in 2011

Food and Think’s Greatest Hits of 2011

A look at the most popular posts among our readers from the past year

Lisa's last Food and Think post

The Food & Think Year in Review

Beer batter, doggie bags, culinary crimes, beer koozies… Lisa Bramen says farewell with a list of her favorite 2011 posts

Roti, a Trinidad specialty

Inviting Writing: Trinidadian Roti

For an expatriate, there’s no such thing as going too far to procure a specialty from home

Miracle berries

Hanukkah Parties With a Twist

Latkes are delicious, but I’ve been thinking it’s time to throw some new food traditions into the Hanukkah mix

Mashed potatoes for your holiday meal

Inviting Writing: Must-Have Potatoes

The ultimate holiday treat

The Presto ordering system

My Name is Presto and I’ll Be Your Waiter

At more and more restaurants you’ll be ordering your meals on a tablet at your tabletop. Will we miss waiters?

Lutefisk is both a delicacy and a tradition among Scandinavian-Americans.

Scandinavians’ Strange Holiday Lutefisk Tradition

People in the Old Country won’t touch the stuff, but immigrants to the American Midwest have celebrated it for generations

What was the secret to Grandma's turnips?

Inviting Writing: Thankful for Traditional Recipes

Nothing fancy, just warm and tasty and filled with tradition

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