Halloween Happenings: This Week In Food Events
Get your costumes together because it's time to celebrate Halloween!
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Make Your Own Gummies This Halloween
The best part about making your own gummies is that you get to choose whatever shape you want! Go ahead and create a totally sweet Frankenstein of a gummy.
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The Doughboys Rank The Best And Worst Tricks And Treats
Boo! Halloween is upon us, and the only thing better than getting all dressed up is the promise of your favorite candies. Tricks and treats, anyone?
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A Meaty, Red Recipe For A Totally Bloody Halloween
Boo! It's the spookiest time of year and no Halloween party is complete without a vat of blood. Our friends at ChefSteps wrote in this week with this recipe for a bloody good sauce that calls for actual pig's blood. Don't have a pig on hand? Head to your butcher. Blood's often used to thicken up…
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Who Wore It Best? Sexy Pizza Rat Vs. Fuzzy Pizza Rat
The hottest and most buzz-worthy piece of news to come off the streets of New York this fall is none other than the now-legendary Pizza Rat. You know the story: This rat is on its way home after a long, toiling day and comes across a whole slice of pizza and tries its hardest to…
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5 Boozy Halloween Punches To Pair With All That Candy
First things first. The punches that we are listing here have nothing in common with that bathtub in college you used to fill with the cheapest available vodka or rum and then mixed with anything from grape juice to Five Alive. Let’s be honest for a moment here: That kind of punch has played its…
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Why Has There Been So Little Talk About Banning Candy?
It’s no secret that our country is awfully ban-happy these days. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s crusade against large-sized sodas has been well documented, as has the more recent nationwide banning of trans fats. Meanwhile, as another sugar-fueled Halloween comes and goes, there has been little talk about government trying to limit our intake…
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How To Make Pumpkin Liqueur
Halloween is here, Thanksgiving is on the horizon and the pumpkin onslaught is in full swing. Starbucks has released this year’s ration of pumpkin latte mix, and grocery stores are full of pumpkin pies and pumpkin breads, pumpkin cookies and pumpkin candy. There are pumpkin wines and pumpkin sauces and more pumpkin beers and pumpkin…
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7 Kinds Of People Who Ruin Halloween
When you're a kid, Halloween is all about the candy. When you're an adult, Halloween is all about getting drunk in a costume. WHERE IS THE MIDDLE GROUND? It's in the candy-giving, dude. Sadly, a lot of us adults are really, really bad at it. Do you ever really think about what kind of candy…
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5 Halloween Punches: Because Candy Alone Won't Get You Buzzed
First things first. The punches that we are listing here have nothing in common with that bathtub in college you used to fill with the cheapest available vodka or rum and then mixed with anything from grape juice to Five Alive. Let’s be honest for a moment here: That kind of punch has played its…
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Here Are 5 Craft Beers You Should Be Drinking On Halloween Night
Halloween is tomorrow and we can hardly contain our spirits (ha!). Yes, it’s the time of year when guys get to dress up as pretty much anything and chicks get to dress up as anything with the word “sexy” in the name. So why not crack open a few brews who dress for the occasion,…
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Party Grub: Homemade Peanut Butter Cups With Bourbon
Hey, you got your chocolate in my bourbon. No, you got your bourbon in my chocolate! Wait, nobody would have a problem with that. Unlike the classic commercials for "two great tastes in one candy bar," where a klutzy move would result in a chocolate bar falling into a jar of peanut butter, you might…
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Beyond The Swedish Fish: A Guide To The Colorful Candy Of Scandinavia
All our candy is imported from Scandinavia, so we have suppliers who are Swedish, Danish, Finnish or Norwegian. What makes the candy unique is the actual taste. In Europe — specifically Scandinavia — candy factories don’t use high-fructose corn syrup, which is what is used here for American candy and sodas. When you take away…
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Photos: Sockerbit, Home To The Best Looking Candy In The World
We caught up with Swedish candy entrepreneur Stefan Ernberg at his New York City-based candy store, Sockerbit. He showed us some of the best looking candy we've ever seen, all of which hails from Scandinavia. We will let the photos speak for themselves. Sit back, relax and enjoy the candy food porn. [gallery link="none" size="inline"…
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Insane Gourds! The World's Most Awesome Pumpkin Sculptures
Whether you're carving pumpkins this Halloween, or simply consider yourself someone who knows a good jack-o-lantern when he sees one, Ray Villafane's awesome and meticulously detailed 3D sculptures need to be on your radar (mostly as inspiration, because we'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who could outcarve this pro). The former school teacher is a…
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Vodka Red Bull Jello Shots Recipe
We love the crazy creations we source reliably from food blogger Michelle Oddis of That's So Michelle. We've been popping these energizing, yet tasty, jello shots like it's almost Halloween. Adults get special candy, we've earned it. Red Bull. I can't drink it on its own, I turn into a crazy lady with shaky hands…
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Photos: Disgusting Cakes Meant To Evoke Syphilis And The Black Plague
Cakes add a layer of deliciousness to the celebratory moments of our lives: think birthdays, weddings or if you're like us, breakfast. They are supposed to look attractive and taste even better. But London's Pathology Museum doesn't seem to agree. On October 26, the museum is opening an exhibition showcasing cakes that illustrate repulsive medical…
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Photo Gallery: Mahaloween
What do you do if you're one of New York's most over-the-top tiki joints when Halloween rolls around? If you're Julie Reiner, owner of Lani Kai, you throw a Mahaloween party! Tiki Mondays with Brian Miller got a little bit crazier last night as some of the city's cocktailians dropped their politesse for the evening,…
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Eating Leftover Halloween Candy
My first piece of candy, Thursday night, was awesome. I believe it was a Sour Punch Straw I was sucking some horrid candy corn-infused vodka cocktail through. My final piece of candy last night was beyond awful (and I really like Baby Ruth). Now I have all this packaged-up sugar that people gave me even…
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Scary Halloween Kitchen Stories
It’s no secret that kitchens can be a dangerous place. Every cook has their own stories of the crazy things that go on in the back of the house. Sometimes it's purely a terrible accident, other times it’s good old fashioned stupidity. Either way it makes for a good story down the road. It being…
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The Weirdest Good Foods We Know
We're into weird food here at Food Republic. Think of the cheeses alone: maggot, head, breast milk, spray. In the Halloween spirit that doesn't involve heavy drinking or awesomely skimpy costumes, we thought we'd construct a veritable haunted house of the weirdest and most delicious gross foods in our arsenal. Weird or good, you decide:…
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10 Halloween Cocktails Without Candy Corn
Forget black vodka and blood-red food coloring. You can add some eerieness to your Halloween party cocktail menu this year without going for obvious spooky gimmicks. Here’s a tip: opt for a classic with a ghoulish name, like the stellar Corpse Reviver No. 2 or even a Bloody Mary. Otherwise, try riffing on your favorite…
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How To Make Caramel Apple Shots
Once in a while, a party trick comes along that grabs our attention. Food blogger Michelle Oddis of That's So Michelle loves making caramel apple shots we can't imagine anyone would turn down. Using, wait for it, real fruit and time-tested formulas for tasty, jiggly shots that stay put in their edible "shotglasses," Michelle's gotten…
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10 Food Halloween Party Pick-Up Lines
As you well know, Halloween is on Monday and if you haven’t chosen a costume yet, you’re in serious trouble. If you’re really in a bind, I suggest going as Mario Batali (orange crocs, cargo shorts, pillows in your shirt), Paula Deen (oversized oxford shirt, gray wig, pillows in your shirt) or The Stay-Puft Marshmallow…
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The Witch's Eye
You could sip this any time of year, but on this spooky day, the frozen grape garnish becomes a witch’s eye. Beware!
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