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  • BEST FOOD PODCAST
  • James Beard Awards & Webby Awards

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Girl Scout Cookies Gone Gourmet with Chips, Ham, Cheese and More! (VIDEO)

Taking a cue from the Girl Scout commitment to courage, confidence and character, we dream up some new and insane ways to serve Girl Scout Cookies.

Valentine’s Dinner Recipes: Candy-Crusted Chicken, Box of Chocolates Mole Sauce, and More (VIDEO)

Dan experiments with novel meals to cook for your loved one this Valentine's Day. This is the most beautifully romantic video ever posted to the internet.

Vending Machine Showdown at Slate (VIDEO)

We compete to each create three dishes using only foods in the Slate office vending machine and only tools in the Slate office kitchen. In the end we create Chuckles gazpacho and Chex Mix salad dressing, and filet a Fig Newton.

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches as Baby Food? We Test This and More on Dan’s Baby. (VIDEO)

We invite Dan's daughter to our kitchen/lab and try to apply the principles of baby food to food for grownups. Watch Dan's daughter's hilarious reaction when she eats pureed grilled cheese for the first time.

Ice Cream Cones Given New Life Through Magic Shell (VIDEO)

We experiment with a savory cone with beef chili and Magic Shell-encased cones. The series of tests culminates with the creation of a clown sundae that is the happiest sad clown you'll ever see.

Potatoes as Desserts, Including the Twice-Baked Potato Sundae (VIDEO)

Sweet potatoes make for some great desserts, while the workmanlike russet potato gets pigeonholed as an entree or side dish, generally made into baked potatoes or French fries. We set out to change that.