Picky Eaters, Summery Wine, Vietnamese Cafés: 10 Hot Topics On Food Republic

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George Embiricos•

Are you an adult? Do you consider yourself a picky eater? If you replied "yes" to both questions, we've got some strong-minded thoughts for you. Non-picky eaters, on the other hand, can take solace in any one of our articles this week detailing such culinary delights as hot chicken, lemon spring peas, Portuguese cuisine and newspapers. Wait — newspapers?! That's right — a D.C. chef is making a meal out of the printed material...to settle a Donald Trump–related bet. Okay, maybe we can get on board with the picky eaters on just this one and stay far, far away. In other news, we rounded up the country's most Instagrammed sweet spots, recommended ten wines for warm-weather sipping and delved into the unique café culture of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. All that and more on this week's Hot Topics on Food Republic.

  • What to do about adult picky eaters? We investigate.
  • After first introducing Portuguese's new breed of chefs, we take a deeper look.
  • Hot chicken is everywhere! We follow its path out west to Los Angeles.
  • What are the U.S's most Instagrammed sweet spots? We've got the scoop.
  • Details on Sean Brock's salsa sampler, this way!
  • Head north to Toronto for a trendy food shopping goldmine!
  • A D.C. chef is making a meal out of newspapers...to settle a Trump-related bet.
  • Inside the funky, cool café culture of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • A light and bright, spring-y recipe: Lemon spring peas with seared scallops.
  • Here are ten wines perfect for warm-weather sipping.
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