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This Weekend in 'New York Times' Food News

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Wrapped in Prosciutto: It's an easy way to up a dish's elegance factor.

Brownie Wars: The frustrating thing about serving brownies to Germans is that they insist on eating them with a fork. The chocolaty bar both divides and unites.

Stand for Something. Drink for Something: This season’s wave of election-themed cocktails bring politics to the bar. Curaçao-spiked Obama Cocktail, anyone?

Loss Leader: Cookstr, is a website that gives away recipes in hopes you'll buy the book.

Breaking Out the Barley: Savory baked apples topped with barley pilaf are a lovely, autumnal dish.

Chef Dan Barber Does Pumpkin: Barber urges us to buy our pumpkins from farmer’s market (grocery store pumpkins "taste like cardboard") and shares a recipe for pumpkin seed brittle.

Soft Tacos: These are stuffed with mushrooms, onion, and chipotle.

In Italy, Craft Beer Meets Fine Dining: In Lombardy and Piedmont, a craft beer scene is brewing. Well-made brews are joining great wines in the dining rooms of some of the country’s best restaurants.

Kosher Fuel for the Marathon: A rabbi helps runners who need a kosher alternative to Gatorade stay hydrated.

Unorthodox Restaurant Plans: John Halko is offering customers of his hole-in-the-wall organic restaurant in Hastings-On-Hudson a chance to invest in his business through what he calls V.I.P. cards. They promise buyers discount meals for years to come.

A Charming French Red: 2007 Domaine de Fenouillet does right by country pâté, goat cheese, cornichons and a crusty baguette.

Bringing Home the Venison: A husband and wife hunt for dinner.

Weekend in New York: You can come up with a great itinerary by asking savvy visitors to share the highlights of their New York trips. These ones dine at Kefi and sip mojitos at Ideya.

Fast Food for the NYC Marathon: Throughout the 26.2-mile track, spectators hand out their own versions of running fuel. Hernan Diaz's guide to who is passing out orange wedges and brazil nuts.

Travel: History, nature, and traditional French cuisine in the town of Compiègne; 36 hours in Burlington, Vermont; craft brews, pizza, and vegan 'neatloaf' in Ballard and Fremont, outside Seattle.

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