True/Slant's Graham Kates rants against owners who subject their dogs to sitting through al fresco meals.

I'm in agreement. Why do you have to bring your dog, just because your outside?

True/Slant's Matthew Greenberg's impassioned letter to Bob Tuschman, Senior VP at the Food Network....asking him to stop.

Memo to Food Network: Your programming is going rancid

Greenberg hits on all the things I dislike about the Food Network, and especially, "The Next Food Network Star."

I'm looking for a good yet relatively inexpensive Valentine's Day Prix Fixe in NYC. I can't really afford to spend more than $30 per person. Any ideas?

Does anyone know if any of Manhattan's Taco Bell locations will be participating in this afternoon's "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" promotion?

A roundup of the election's food polls on BAFFLEGABBED - including Jones' Campain Cola, Half Moon Brewing's Alection, Zaro's cookie election, and L.A. Burdick's chocolate poll - shows Obama supporters either thirstier/hungier for victory...or more willing to spend frivolously (I prefer to think it's the former).

This graphic on the blog Bafflegabbed seeks to explain Senator Obama's tax plan through food.

Hans Locher, Switzerland's "most controversial restaurant owner will serve various soups and sauces containing at least 75 per cent mother's milk."

Locher posted ads seeking female donors. He paid three pounds for 14 ounces of their milk.

The Morningside Heights BBQ joint is hocking
"Barack & Soul '08" T-shirts. I saw them yesterday while walking by.

It's the summer, so burgers are my go to quick dinner, but why buy chips to eat with the burgers if I can make them?

Got any good recipes?

The topic says it all.

Any recipe recommendations for stuffed bell pepper?

The topic title says it all. I work in the mid-30s on 8th ave, and usually only take a short amount of time for my lunch breaks. I'm Looking to move beyond Gray's Papaya and S&S Indian Express.

Hi everyone, my girlfriend and I really want to find the most delicious pita in New York City. It doesn't have to be at a sit-down restaurant or anything, if there's a terrific stand we should know about, we're all for it.