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Lee Zalben

Founder & President of Peanut Butter & Co.
Lee Zalben aka “The Peanut Butter Guy” is the Founder and President of Peanut Butter & Co. In 1998 Lee opened the Peanut Butter & Co. sandwich shop in New York City and in 2003 expanded into retail distribution. His line of ten different varieties of all natural peanut butter (Dark Chocolate Dreams, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, Smooth Operator, etc.) is now sold at over 15,000 supermarkets and natural food stores throughout the US and Canada, including Kroger, Safeway, Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods. Lee has a passion for delicious, wholesome food and the people who grow it, produce it, and cook it, and serve it! Lee is the author of The Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook (Quirk Books) which is now in its fourth printing, and writes the weekly That’s Nuts column for Serious Eats. A graduate of Vassar College, Lee also earned a master’s degree from Pace University.
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Almond Butter Bostock

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That's Nuts: Sweet Potato PB and J

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Will Peanut Butter Prices Shrink This Year?

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That's Nuts: Peanut Butter to the Rescue During Hurricane Sandy

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18 Easy Ways to Eat Peanut Butter

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That's Nuts: Peanut Pico de Gallo

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Mexican

Peanut Pico de Gallo

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Doughnuts

Peanutty Doughnuts Around New York

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Hazelnuts

Why Are Hazelnuts Also Called Filberts?

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Peanut Butter

5 Tasty Ways to Add Peanut Butter to S'mores

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That's Nuts: Nutty New Chocolates with a Southern Twist

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Ever Tried Peanuts in Coke?

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8 Ways to Use Tahini

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Goldenberg's Peanut Chews Get a New, Old-Fashioned Look

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Coconutty Thai Iced Tea

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Forget Tahini; Make Hummus with Peanut Butter Instead

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Peanut Buttery Hummus (No Tahini)

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Behold the Power of Pecan Oil

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Peanut Butter Beer: Shouldn't It Exist?

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That's Nuts: A Nutty Alternative to Roux

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Quick and Easy Chicken Almond Soup

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Important Passover Question: Is Matzo and Peanut Butter Kosher for Passover?

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Walnut and Banana Smoothie

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How Do They Get the Salt Inside Roasted In-Shell Peanuts?

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Tuna Cashew Casserole

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Make Honey Roasted Peanuts at Home

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Honey Roasted Peanuts

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A Look Inside the New Whitman's All-Peanut Butter Sampler Box

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Why Are Peanut and Peanut Butter Prices So High This Year?

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