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New Citysearch Site, '3 Buck Bites,' for Finding Cheap Eats

3 Buck Bites, Citysearch's new cheap-eats finder, is a good concept: a directory of tasty meals for $3.99 or less, with recommendations coming from Citysearch editors nationwide and from readers. It's not necessarily a new concept, though; Cheap Ass Food has been mining this ground for a few years now. Like Cheap Ass Food, 3 Buck Bites has a cheeky attitude and looks like it might be a fun place to find your next inexpensive lunch, dinner, or snack. But it's a little difficult to navigate....

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 12, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: 3 Buck Bites, Citysearch, websites

What Kind of Noodles Do I Want for Dinner Tonight?

I guess I could just ask Noodlr, a web-based bowl-a-noodles generator: The back story lies here. [via SE Talk]...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 6, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Tagged: noodles, Noodlr, websites

National Geographic Launches 'Foods of the World' Site; Not Impressed

Want to learn about exotic foods in faraway places on the new National Geographic "Foods of the World" site? You'll probably be disappointed. You would think foodie anthropologists everywhere would swoon over this site, but it's mostly just a shopping site for imported foods. Somehow they make local food from around the world seem homogeneous and impersonal. It takes an incredibly exciting and idiosyncratic subject then turns it into generic corporate mush....

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2 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, September 6, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: National Geographic, websites

'PC Magazine' Names Serious Eats One of Top Undiscovered Websites

PC Magazine did some surfing, found us on the internet, and named us one of the top undiscovered websites of 2008. Who knew we were undiscovered!? Certainly not our regular readers. We're proud to share the title with others out there like WooMe.com, a speed dating website where total strangers join video chats, and if sparks fly, they can pay for personal contact info of those wooed....

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10 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, August 13, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: awards, websites

How to Shed 'The Blogger 15'

Like college freshmen, bloggers stay up late munching on junk and use food to celebrate their newfound freedom from authorities. You mean, I can eat cold pizza in my pajamas at "the office"? Awesome. At Serious Eats headquarters, the "meeting table" is continually covered with nibbles. This week alone: barbecue from North Carolina, bags of licorice, an off-the-menu Blimpie sandwich, and homemade bread. Yeah, and it's only Wednesday. Thank you, Mashable, for this list of 28 fitness sites trying to help us shape up the inner fat kid. Sites are divided into categories such as Calorie Counters, Diet Finders & Reviews, Support Groups, and Tools & Trackers....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, July 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: diets, health, websites