ABC Wants Your Baby Batalis and Petite Paula Deens

"Do you have a son named Mario Batali or a daughter called Paula Deen?" ABC's "Good Morning America Weekend" is looking for kids who share a name with a celebrity chef to judge a holiday food competition.

Bananas: The Recession Resistant Fruit

The United Nations reports that bananas have been largely immune to the worldwide economic downturn. With China driving up imports of the fruits, the agency said that if the recession were to "bottom out by the end of 2009, then the demand for bananas will increase by up to 7.8% and tropical fruits by about 2% in 2010."

Dude, That Hummus Will Blow Your Mind

In Denver, the AP reports a new medical-marijuana shop called Ganja Gourmet (site) has opened serving cannabis-infused specialties such as pizza, hummus, and lasagna.

Kim Kardashian for Carls Jr.: "Salads Are Sexy"

Carls Jr. has commissioned a new star to sex up its brand. Following in the footsteps of burger-chomping Padma Lakshmi, Kim Kardashian will pimp a new line of salads being introduced by the fast food chain.

Endless Refills With the Glass Tank

Japanese designer Kouichi Okamoto's Glass Tank brings new meaning to the concept of a bottomless wine glass.

As you sip your wine from a goblet that's joined at the hip to a bulb-shaped carafe, a combination of air and water pressure automatically causes more wine to flow and refill your glass.

The tank will set you back a whopping $359 at Generate.

Expensive? Sure. But, so much classier than a drinking helmet.

Songs in the Key of Alice

Chef, organic food advocate, and sometimes DJ Alice Waters has put together a music playlist for Los Angeles public radio station KCRW.

Head-Scratchers: Cops Find Septic Tank Brimming With Cooking Oil

Police discovered a Cape Cod home's septic tank was filled with 1,200 gallons of used cooking oil.

BEEF! A Lad Mag for Food Dudes

In the wake of Gourmet's demise, does Germany's BEEF! represent the future of food magazine publishing?

The new magazine has positioned itself as an unsual hybrid of men's and food magazines, targeting a German demographic of "men who don't cook often, but well" between the ages of 30 and 54, according to publisher Gruner + Jahr.

The Case Against Men in the Kitchen

Is the adoption of home cooking by men good or bad for feminism?

farm·wash·ing

farm·wash·ing (noun): A marketing technique used by some industrial food producers in which idyllic images of farming are deployed to create misleading messages about how their products are made.