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July 2011: The Tea Party Parties On How do you celebrate the centennial of the Boston Tea Party? With a Tea Party of your very own.; Marie-Antoine Carême, Cake Boss The top chef to Napoleon, Talleyrand, and the Rothschilds was also a mad genius of culinary architecture.; The Cheese That Stands Alone One of the world's most famous cheeses was also one of its most reviled. The dramatic rise and fall of Limburger cheese.; Late Nights at the Congress of Vienna Would history have been different had the food been better? Talleyrand made sure that the Congress of Vienna was a gastronome's paradise.; The Monster Ate Vegetables Frankenstein's monster may have been a man-killer, but Mary Shelly also made her monster a vegetarian.; The Fried Chicken War When a hotel doesn't serve your favorite dish, sometimes the only solution is to open your own establishment.

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