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In Beer Battle, Internet Beats Goliath Photo by ScubaBeer/FlickrCC

In Beer Battle, Internet Beats Goliath

How Facebook, YouTube, and the Associated Press helped a Vermont microbrewery fend off a lawsuit.

Alligator: The Last Truly Local Food? Photos by (clockwise from top left) Ryan Somma/Flickr CC; pointnshoot/Flickr CC; Infrogmation/FlickrCC; star5112/Flickr CC

Alligator: The Last Truly Local Food?

Today, most regional dishes use ingredients from far away. But one delicacy doesn't stray far from its source.

Another Way to Enjoy Oysters Photo by Allerina & Glen MacLarty/Flickr CC

Another Way to Enjoy Oysters

The author realizes oysters don't have to go with champagne-- they taste pretty good fried, too.

Where Challah Meets Okra

Jewish and Southern food traditions combine in Savannah, Georgia, resulting in dishes like pecan kugel and barbecued brisket.

A New Kind of Hunting Enthusiast Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

A New Kind of Hunting Enthusiast

The members of the Bull Moose Hunting Society are young, liberal, and hungry for the thrill of the hunt.

A Yankee in Paula Deen's Restaurant Photos by (clockwise from left) Rebecca Holohan, Getty Images, and Rebecca Holohan

A Yankee in Paula Deen's Restaurant

In search of "authentic" Southern food, the author makes a visit to two Savannah institutions.

Bringing Faith to Farming Photo by Sean Fraga

Bringing Faith to Farming

Working on a sustainable farm at an Ivy League university, it can be easy to forget the spiritual element of farming. But a minister-in-training who helps out at the farm reminds the author of how agriculture can serve as a a metaphor for faith.

Slow Food: The 24-Hour Pig Roast Photo by Sean Fraga

Slow Food: The 24-Hour Pig Roast

A book, some friends, and a plenty of coffee are as important to the process as the 30 pounds of charcoal and the big rusted tube of a grill. When you go on an overnight pig roast, the delicious pork at the end is just part of the fun.

Pizza: Fresh From the Garden Photo by Adactio/Flickr CC

Pizza: Fresh From the Garden

These student farmers make pizza from their own crops. They grow the basil, harvest the basil, put the basil on a pizza, eat the pizza, compost the waste, and spread the compost on next month's basil patch. And they share this recipe so you can make your own pizza at home.

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