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When Garnishes Turn Garish

Our hardcore foodie friends serve us incredible dinners, but they won’t let us reciprocate. What should we do?

Daniel Isengart
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June 4 2018 11:00 AMSecret RecipeMany home cooks strive to be “good.” But how do you know when you’ve arrived?Rebecca Onion
May 1 2018 7:00 AMIn These Dark Days for Romaine, Which Lettuce Is Objectively the Best Lettuce?Slate Staff
April 27 2018 11:52 AMI Hate How Much I Love SeltzerThose delightful bubbles push my environmentalist principles right out of my brain. Why?Susan Matthews
April 24 2018 1:02 PMA Paean to PB&PWhy a peanut butter and pickle sandwich is the totally not-gross snack you need in your mouth right now.Christina Cauterucci
April 23 2018 4:52 PMAccessing the Munchie MainframeWhy the foolish idea of hacking vending machines remains so appealing.Heather Schwedel
April 20 2018 6:05 PMGot the Munchies This 4/20? Our Stoned Snacking Cookbook Is Here to Help.Slate Staff
April 19 2018 11:14 AMWhat Happens When You Get Peckish in Space?Two astronauts explain how snacking works in orbit.Rachelle Hampton
April 18 2018 5:51 AMNature Valley Explains Why Its Granola Bars Make Such a MessAnd shows us how to eat them properly.Jeffrey Bloomer, Christian Lesperance, and Shirley Chan
April 16 2018 5:57 AMIs That Empty Air in Your Chip Bag a Scam? Maybe, but Not in Court.Mark Joseph Stern
Feb. 21 2018 10:29 AMWhy Comparing Trump’s Food Stamp “Harvest Boxes” to Blue Apron Is so UnappetizingRachelle Hampton
Feb. 6 2018 2:07 PMYou Know What, I Do Want “Lady Doritos”The backlash to these hypothetical new chips is absurd.Ruth Graham
Aug. 9 2018 5:57 AMSuppertime SlothI’m going to a potluck. Do I actually have to bring something homemade?Daniel Isengart
July 18 2018 4:29 PMWhen Does Reducing Food Waste Turn Into Eating Trash?Introducing the Pickle, Slate’s new food and cooking advice column.Daniel Isengart
June 14 2018 4:10 PMLike Iced Coffee? Like Lemonade?Add a splash of tonic, and your summer is made!Jessica Rotenberg
June 9 2018 10:58 PMHow Anthony Bourdain Overhauled the Celebrity-Chef-Industrial-ComplexSara Dickerman
May 2 2018 10:50 AMSalad Place in Yuma, Arizona: Don’t Worry, Our Salads Don’t Come From Yuma, ArizonaRachelle Hampton
April 30 2018 3:00 PMMindful MunchiesFrom vegan gummies to cannabis teas, marijuana edibles are becoming the newest product in the “wellness” market.Leslie Pariseau
April 26 2018 5:26 PMA Brief History of the Absurdly Catchy Nuts.com Rap CommercialIt’s the KARS-4-KIDS of snack food jingles.Marissa Martinelli
April 23 2018 7:23 PMIs the Current Tainted Romaine Panic Affecting People’s Salads?At one busy NYC spot, most diners lunched as usual.Rachelle Hampton
April 23 2018 5:55 AMThis Post About Breathless Online Food Writing Will Give You a Reason to LiveLaura Miller
April 20 2018 12:33 PMHow Do People Decide Which Snacks Belong at a Funeral?Dawnthea Price
April 18 2018 8:00 AMHysterical CravingsHow “pickles and ice cream” became the iconic “crazy” snack for pregnant women.Rebecca Onion
April 17 2018 7:30 AM“I Found a Half-Pint of Seafood Salad”: How Movie Theater Employees Feel About All the Weird Snacks People Smuggle InLena Wilson
April 16 2018 5:56 AMWant a Little Nosh?Welcome to Slate’s pop-up blog about snacks.J. Bryan Lowder
Feb. 7 2018 7:51 PMThere’s Nothing Wrong With Server-Speak. In Fact, It’s Polite!Rachelle Hampton
Jan. 26 2018 6:20 PMWhy Are French People Fighting Over Discount Nutella?Rachelle Hampton

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