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Interesting week for news. With summer in full swing, we have three of the season’s big B’s represented: beef, beer, and boats. Having just enjoyed all three on my recent visit back home to Alaska, this seems strangely appropriate somehow.

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This week’s Hot News is all about beer dog chow, Mexican pepperoni, and a sandwich recipe contest that could nab you $25,000. One of those other two items might go pretty good on a sandwich, come to think of it. The other? Not so much unless your name is Fido.

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Memorial Day sits in our rear view mirror as barbecue season drives forward, pedal to the metal. We’re not even a week out and a fair amount has happened in the world world of heat and smoke.

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This week’s edition of Hot News is a weird blend of crickets, green sauce, barbecue, and food champs. Three out of those four things are for eating. You can decide for yourself which

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Big news from the World Food Championships for all of us home chefs. Even if you can’t make it to one of the WFC qualifiers before the WFC November 12-18, you can still backdoor your way into competing through the #FoodChamp Challenge.Grab your favorite recipe (category appropriate) and hit submit to present your best case to the World Food Championships’ panel of judges and you just may earn your spot in Las Vegas. The #FoodChamp Challenge series, in partnership with Kenmore, will be hosted on cookmore.com. The fun begins on May 1. Get more information here.

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The Return of Hot News

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It’s been too long since I’ve run a news post on the blog. Well, no more, I say! Hot News is back and I’ll try to run it once a week. If you have a news item for us, please message us on the Facebook page and we’ll be happy to run it. And now, the news…

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Okay, I admit I fell behind on my news coverage while trying (and failing) to get a Big Green Egg out of Santa for Christmas. But that was last year. Welcome to the Brave New World of 2014. Here are a few highlights I found that you may want to know about.