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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Albert Burneko

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Chefector

You Can Throw Together A Cobbler, No Sweat

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It’s Tomato Time; Let’s Make A Caprese Salad

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Chris Thompson

Summer Cries Out For The Rise Of Coffee Granita

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Do You Dare Flip Your Eggs The Insane Way?

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Let’s Roast Some Beets

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Let’s Make Some Cold Soup

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Let’s Make Cacio e Pepe

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Let’s Sauté Some Rapini, Because I Forgot It’s Memorial Day Weekend

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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Diana Moskovitz

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Always Eat The Health Salad

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Let’s Cook Some Blue Crabs

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Let’s Poach Some Eggs, The Extremely Easy Thing To Do

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Ray Ratto

TELFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: A Japanese Bantam is seen at the National Poultry Show on November 20, 2016 in Telford, England. The annual event continues to grow with around 7000 entries this year from all around the world. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Chickens On Display At The 2016 Poultry Show

Elder Wisdom

And So, After All These Years, We Meet Again, My Greatest Enemy: Chicken

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

A picture taken on February 13, 2022 shows a cup of espresso coffee at the historic Gran Caffe Gambrinus in Naples, Italy. - A shot of dark, velvety coffee is more than just a quick caffeine hit: Italy's espresso is a prized social and cultural ritual the country considers a national heritage worthy of Unesco status. Gran Caffe Gambrinus is a historic cafe, pasticceria, and gelateria that opened in Naples in 1860. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Coffee: A Delayed Love Story

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It’s Green, It’s Sauce, It’s Green Sauce

All Cocktails Should Be Slightly Disgusting

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Let’s Stuff Some Artichokes

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Defector Staff

Coffee And Rolls

Here Are The Caffeine Habits Of The Defector Staff

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Let’s Make A Salad Out Of Winter’s Last Citrus

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Let’s Make Some Mascarpone

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Barry Petchesky

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This Is So Stupid

They Should Make Big English Muffins

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Let’s Make Crab Soup

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Patrick Redford

The nocini back in June, when I could still open all the jars.

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Nocino Report: Defeated By Walnuts

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Let’s Make The Reasonable Omelet

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Lauren Theisen

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Jack Hughes Has Insulted Detroit-Style Pizza, And Therefore My Honor

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A Pot Of Beans, By Any Other Name