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Food

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Suffers Mightily For Biscuit Week

The exemplar Fondant Fancies, from the show.

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Fancies A Go At Cake Week

I Apologize For The Behavior Of Barry “The Popcorn Moron” Petchesky

Barry Petchesky

Woman holding giant sized popcorn and drink

I Submit To You That Popcorn Is A Bad Movie Snack

Lauren Theisen

Life Lessons

Seeking Closure At Planet Hollywood, Where My Life Once Exploded

Bills Week

Bill’s Wines & Liquors: The Defector Review

Defector Staff

Announcements

We Let Drew Cook

Albert Burneko

This Is So Stupid

Dave McKenna Insists They Have Ham Trucks In France

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 03: Cody Bellinger #35 of the New York Yankees looks on during batting practice before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images)

If You’re Going To Get Food Poisoning, At Least Visit Flavortown First

Alex Sujong Laughlin

I Found This Guy’s Recipe For Human Kibble Surprisingly Enjoyable

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.

Drew Magary

A special blend of holiday Butter Beer is served up in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Friday, November 26, 2021. Universal Studios Hollywood celebrates the season with the return of holiday favorites including the Christmas Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Grinchmas and a park loaded with holiday lights, treats and special events through January 9, 2022.

Butterbeer Flavoring Has Broken Contain

I Have Been Defeated And Humbled By A Shortage Of Ketchup

Samer Kalaf

Journalismism

Local Man Has Far More Opinions On Fast Casual Dining Chains Than You’d Think Possible

charismatic megafauna (they/them)

Sabrina Imbler

a photo of Kate Wheeler, a former USDA farm to school specialist. Kate has short brown hair and is smiling in front of several painted planks

Interviews

An Interview With A Fired USDA Specialist

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Goes Rogue For Tarte Soleil

Primanti Bros.: The Defector Review

Ali Domrongchai

An illustration of a fake social media page depicting uncanny vegetables being sliced by a hand with too many fingers

The Machines

Glossy, Gunky And Ready In Minutes: AI Meal Recipes Are Overrunning The Internet

a set of homemade toasted subs with ground beef, cheese, green pepper and onion

How I Got Comfortable With Cooking, And Eating

Man Eating Soft Ice Cream on Cone with Clear Plastic Spoon

Science

Everything I Would Eat With The Spoon Inside My Brain

Sancho at the Feast, Starved by his Physician' by William Hogarth (1697 - 1764). English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist. Sancho Panza is a key character in the Spanish novel 'Don Quixote' by Cervantes.

Year In Review

The Best Things We Ate In 2024

Giri Nathan

I Loved How Much Ugly Baby Hated Me

Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith look at the three final contestants' tea displays.

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Attempts Another Almost-Grand Finale

Justin Ellis

A dish filled with baked macaroni and cheese

When Does A Recipe Become Your Own?

The Not-So-Great Defector Bake Off Must Alas Die, Die For Pâtisserie Week

Libby Watson is a writer, <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/libtron">streamer</a> and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whatsallthisthen">podcaster</a>.

Libby Watson

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