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Video Thu Jul 17 2008

Cooking with Coolio

If you've tired of the perk, precision and competition in the world of televised cooking, head to MyDamnChannel to watch Cooking with Coolio. The rapper will "teach your a-- to cook," everything from a Caprese salad (in case your girlfriend is "one of them salad eatin' bitches") to sauteed spinach even a kid will love to a whole turkey (dropped like it's hot into a deep fryer). He keeps his spices in dime bags, wears sunglasses while he cooks and yells, "Bring your a-- to the table" when the food is ready. He's just what the bland world of food TV needed.

 
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Robyn, a Salad-Eating Bitch / July 17, 2008 4:27 PM

(Shocked expression as I read this post.)

Bobbi B / July 17, 2008 7:12 PM

So THIS is where Coolio has been... Fantastic Voyage, indeed.

Dude / July 18, 2008 10:09 AM

LOL. His questionable language notwithstanding, this sounds f*cking hilarious. It's my new favorite and I haven't even watched it yet. Can "Flower Arranging with Dr. Dre." be in the works?

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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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