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August 4, 2012


Big Appetites: The World of Competitive Eating

This time on America’s Test Kitchen, we head to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island to get an inside look at the bizarre world of competitive eating. We’ll travel back in time to discover the origins of Texas Barbecued Beef Ribs and we’ll be tasting milk chocolate. Then we’ll head into the test kitchen to learn how to make perfect crab cakes. And of course, we’ll be taking your calls to answer all of your cooking questions.

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April 2013

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March 2013

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February 2013

02/23: Bitchin' Kitchen: Spandex Meets Food TV 02/09: Moonshine Madness: Still Crazy After All These Years 02/02: Investigating Molecular Gastronomy

January 2013

01/26: 40 Crazy Chefs: Live Shrimp Anyone? 01/19: 500 Years of Kitchen Gadgets 01/12: Cook Fight: Two New York Times Foodies Battle over Dinner 01/05: Vegetarian Gourmet: A Brave New World

December 2012

12/15: New Rule: A Calorie is Not A Calorie 12/01: The Amazing World of James Beard

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11/17: Thanksgiving Special Show 11/10: Beyond Falafel: Middle Eastern Food Gets a Makeover 11/03: Tasting with The Brain: The New Science of Neurogastronomy

October 2012

10/20: United Noshes: 170 Dinner Parties from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe 10/13: Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America

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August 2012

08/25: Tupperware's Biggest Secret: Brownie Wise 08/18: First Class Dining at 35,000 Feet 08/11: The Food World According to Adam Gopnik 08/04: Big Appetites: The World of Competitive Eating

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07/21: Secrets of The Perfect Cup of Coffee 07/14: Who is Martha Stewart? 07/07: What's for Dinner on The Space Station?

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05/19: The Secret Life of Betty Crocker 05/12: The Truth about Organic Foods

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04/28: The Raw Milk Debate 04/21: The Making of a French Chef: Eric Ripert 04/14: Do Diets Work? 04/07: The Mysterious Power of Detoxing

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03/24: A New Manifesto for School Lunch 03/17: Inside the Lives of Chefs 03/10: What You Don’t Know about Coffee Beans

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