Tom Harkin's Iowa Steak Fry
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Danny Wilcox Frazier photographs the top Democratic candidates as they gather at the Iowa Senator's 30th annual "meat" and greet
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Tycho:  I purchased twenty fluid ounces of Halo 3 "Limited Edition Mountain Dew Game Fuel" in the hopes that it would taste so horrible that we'd get a strip out of it. Â Before I read the ingredients in preparation for this post, I often found myself desirous of this strange liquid - a liquid the precise color of tubercular sputum.  I would trip over to Seven Eleven to obtain it, tipping a small portion onto the concrete for the Spartans we lost at Reach.  Once I discovered that the soda contained a compound called "Brominated Vegetable Oil," my ardor was diminished for some reason.  The flavor of the beverage is not unpleasant, especially if you like bromide.  The almost oppressive campaign that surrounds the product is, perhaps, more bitter.   It's one slice (or, perhaps, sip) of a ten hojillion dollar marketing campaign designed to project one of gaming's biggest brands to people who already know about it.  There is no way to escape the Goddamn thing.  Over ninety percent of the surveyed crustaceans were "aware of the launch" and held a "strong desire to purchase," even though their massive claws and aquatic habitat make using the product impossible.  Lemurs are less bullish, but then lemurs are a notoriously tough demo.    It took a third night of playing the Call of Duty 4 Beta for everything to sink in, but it's pretty much official: they know what the fuck they're doing.  A shooter can't merely be great to come out this holiday, and even amazing might be insufficient.  To go against the previously described fucking unstoppable media phalanx - to say nothing of Halo 3 itself, whose multiplayer offering is so broad on every axis that it must be called round - you need to drop something that be off the cheazy.       There are shooters that play with progression to varying degrees.  Battlefield 2142 does, but the infantry experience is one part of a whole.  Rainbow Six: Vegas does, but its reward scheme is largely cosmetic in nature, and takes place outside of the game proper - between rounds, in austere menus.  CoD4's leveling has the sharp inhalation of a WoW ding.  It takes place right there at the moment you earn the XP from a kill, with an onscreen celebration of the fact.  The reward structure earns you new playmodes, new weapons,  new slottable abilities, the right to build custom classes, the right to wear a clan tag.  You don't need to wait long to earn them, the schedule is not cruel, but you need to put in your dues.  It's not an onerous process:  in order to level up, you must simply play Call of Duty 4.  Trust me when I say this is something you will want to do.    I feel as though my knowledge of the game should be richer, so let me crack a few more levels and get back to you.  Hopefully a beta code will have dripped out to you by then, and you will know what I mean with visceral certainty.    Oh, and also: Â if you want to tumble down some fissure in the earth and wake up in the Japanese Madness Caverns, take a look at this video for Puzzle de Harvest Moon.  I watched it hours ago, and I am still haunted.
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By TAMMY JAXTHEIMER  By Tammy Jaxtheimer  Restaurant critic  EURASIA IS AGAIN open for business.
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By AMANDA LEE MYERS TEMPE, Ariz. - The Heart Attack Grill - a theme restaurant whose specialties include the Quadruple Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries, cooked in pure lard - is making health-care professionals' blood pressure rise, and not because of the menu.
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Matt Richey weighs in on Lone Star Steakhouse's roundtrip from $22 to $33 back to $22.
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Mary Podesta's home cooking has raised millions of dollars for Democrats and benefited a who's who of candidates. Among them are Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the current minority leader; Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts; and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.
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By Pinkerfield, Hayley  Seabrook's Crisps, the Northern snack brand, has launched its first 'through-the-line' campaign, featuring interactive media at its core. The main campaign push features a new site, MySpace presence and TV ads on other social networking sites.
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A deck of cards, two computer mice, some salad and two slivers of pie, please. If you're hoping to keep this Thanksgiving from turning into another gut-busting affair, that's what your plate should look like: a serving of turkey no larger than a deck of playing cards and half a cup each of two starches.
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In a move affecting the cooking of more than 6 million pounds of french fries a year, Marriott International is eliminating frying oil containing trans fats from its more than 2,300 hotels throughout the United States and Canada.
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Corn flakes, ice cream, instant oatmeal, mashed potatoes, french fries and couscous.
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THE bacon sizzled, the eggs crackled and the horses took to the turf for the Breakfast with the Best at Moonee Valley yesterday in the lead-up to Saturday&#39;s Carlton Draught Cox Plate.
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PITTSBURGH - Two upstart ketchup companies are offering an alternative to consumers who want condiments with a GOP flavor.    Sellers of W Ketchup and Bush Country Ketchup say their products are a fun way for the Republican faithful to dress up their freedom fries without using a product labeled by the H.J...
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By Amy McConnell Schaarsmith  When it comes to a backyard cookout, it's hard to beat a quick- seared steak or a juicy burger. Sometimes, though, you need a little variety to liven things up; man and woman cannot live on beef alone.
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Weâve talked about popcorn here on Dinerâs Journal before, but today brings some actual popcorn news. For more on that, and a way to avoid becoming a news story yourself, Iâd like to present Mark Bittman, who writes the Minimalist column for the Times. I think the guyâs got a future in blogging. Take it [...].
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By Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 16----
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Trans fat will soon be gone from Big Apple restaurants. What's next?
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INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 14.  /PRNewswire/ -- The Steak n Shake Company introduces a new S'mores Milk Shake to its classic seasonal flavors of Caramel Apple and Dark Chocolate Double Fudge to treat guests this Halloween.