Haha this City Guides article (written by one of our fabulous regular writers) is getting crazy heated responses in the message boards!

Quoted: They may get snubbed by foodies, but chain restaurants are where much of America eats. And some of them are getting better.

I'm making me some pie!

Quoted: Sugar and flour are combined with strawberries and rhubarb, poured into a prepared crust, and topped with another crust. To make the pie glisten, the pastry is brushed with egg yolk and then sprinkled with sugar.

Yay, time for the UDistrict Street Fair!

Quoted: For 39 years the University District StreetFair has been the kick-off event for the festival season in the Seattle region.

I've been wanting to make this for a while...

Quoted: The eggplant is browned before being cooked in a spicy tomato and onion sauce and then served with garlicky yoghurt. It was simply delicious served with flat bread and I made a few lamb koftas to accompany it.

Almost time to start thinking about camping trips! I really want to try making these this year...

Quoted: Mix the orange zest (peel) with the chocolate cake mix, and fill 1/2 of the orange with the mix. Cover with the orange peel hat, and cover with tin foil. Place on the fire pit grill, and let bake for approx. 10 minutes. Open and voila - you have a tasty treat!

Played this game over the weekend and I really loved it!

Quoted: Calling all food lovers! This addictive trivia game allows players to strut their culinary stuff and prove who is the smartest foodie of them all.

Mother's Day brunch planner from MSN City Guides. For you NJ people, www.gayot.com has a more complete list that includes restaurants there too. Mo, there are some good ones on the Seattle list that we could maybe try when mom and dad are here!

Quoted: Mother's Day is a time for mom to relax. So why rush through breakfast? Delve into our picks for the tastiest spots near you—and help make her brunch an event to remember.

While this raises some good points about stupid questions people ask vegetarians (and even stupider assumptions that are made), I'm annoyed that it doesn't even consider religious/cultural vegetarians.

Quoted: Every vegetarian remembers his first time. Not the unremarkable event of his first meal without meat. No, I mean the first time he casually lets slip that he's turned herbivore, prompting everyone in earshot to stare at him as if he just revealed plans to sail his carrot-powered plasma yacht to Neptune.

My friend Nick's story on the food capitals of America is on MSN! Did you know that Hammonton, NJ is the blueberry capital of the world? Reagan said so...

Quoted: You probably know New York is the world’s financial capital, but can you name the world’s blueberry capital? Find out what tasty treats put these American communities on the map.