5 Game-Changing Food Leaders, Mashed Potato Vending Machine, Best Pie Spots And More

Monday, July 16, 2012 5 Leaders That Are Changing The Food Landscape The James Beard Foundation has announced its annual Leadership Awards, which honor people that work in creating a more healthful, sustainable and safe food world. Now in its second year, the awards recognize specific outstanding initiatives as well as bodies of work and lifetime achievement. The Food Chains That Get The Most Buzz 7-Eleven Mashed Potato Vending Machine Is A Real Thing Gloves No Longer Required For State's Food Service Workers Fiat Announces In-Car Espresso Machine Top Maitre D' Admits To Taking Bribes BLOG POSTS Food & Wine: America's Best Pie Spots In the never-ending cycle of boom-and-bust trendiness that moves cupcakes and doughnuts from hot to not to hot again, there is one constant: pie. We scoured the country to find the very best. The Daily Meal: Unexpected Delicacies From Around the World Considered delicacies in some parts of the world, these dishes prey on the phobias of the squeamish and even make some courageous eaters cringe. Amelia Saltsman: Marion as Mentor: A Remembrance of Marion Cunningham Marion Cunningham was a great booster of young talent, and I feel lucky to have come under her blue-eyed gaze. I never got to thank her properly for the lessons learned at her side, so here they are now. Andy Deemer: Beijing's Single Most Horrific Meal Stewed Deer Face. Sheep foetus in brown garlic sauce. Peacock claws. It's like a Guangzhouren's wet dream. Foodiggity: The World's Hottest Vodka In a world where Peanut Butter and Jelly, and Glazed Donut flavored vodka exists -- a chili vodka that will burn your face off is a welcome change.

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