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OLD BAY TURNS 70 BUT THG READER GETS GIFTS!
As the calendar flips to July and we embrace the summer holidays (July 4th, National Mustard Day), I can't help but think about the wonderful tastes and smells that define the season: the aroma of hot dogs and hamburgers as they sizzle on the grill; the salty sea air drifting off the ocean and mingling with suntan lotion; the refreshing splash of an ice cold Yuengling Lager.

But few things really get my mind thinking about summer treats like shrimp steamed in beer, the mallet-cracking goodness of Maryland crabs, and even state fair comfort foods like the smell of Old Bay seasoning. Heck, I've even been known to enjoy the occasional bowl of Old Bay Ice Cream!

Find out how you can celebrate Old Bay's 70th Birthday by winning a Basket of the Bay Gift Package featuring a tin of Old Bay, an Old Bay Steamer Bag, an Old Bay Beach Bag and Beach Towel and more! Hurry, contest ends July 10, 2009 @ 5 PM EST.

GOT A TASTE FOR SPEED?
The reviews are in and it looks like Chevy has a winner on their hands with the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. This muscle car with retro style "blows away the competition" and "simply looks awesome" according to leading car mags. THG is teaming up with Carl's Jr. and Hardee's – in conjunction with Dr. Pepper – to make a winner out of one lucky THG reader.

We're giving away one "Taste for Speed" gift pack – valued at nearly $200 – featuring a remote control 2010 Camaro replica, Meguiar's Car Care Kit, variety pack of ShamWow, coupons and more. Find out how you can win this valuable gift package.

For a limited time, customers who purchase a large beverage or large combo meal at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's will receive a "Dr Pepper Camaro" instant win game cup. Each contains a unique game code printed on the cup that may be entered at www.drpeppercamaro.com to reveal possible prizes, including one of six of the all new 2010 Chevy Camaro. You can also play the new game Drive-Thru Derby after entering your game code... check out the demo here.

Put your pedal to the medal, our Taste for Speed contest ends July 9, 2009 @ 5 PM EST.

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Let Your Foodie Freak Flag Fly!

With the long holiday weekend coming up fast, we thought it'd be a good time to offer up some recipes for backyard fun culled from our ever-growing vintage cookbook collection. Funny how something that starts out as a mild interest can grow into a full-blown obsession in little or no time.

Since it has been a while since we posted recipes, we are offering up not one but two menus for your food freak pleasure. The Stars & Stripes Menu revels in traditional BBQ dishes like beans, burgers and Barbecued Bologna Roll while our Beachcombers' Menu offers up some seafood selections and tasty drinks for poolside or deckside fun.

And trust me, the simple act of choosing the Beachcombers' Menu does not mean that the terrorists have won. Enjoy and have a Happy Fourth! [ Read More ]

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One of the questions I'm most often asked is "How'd you get this way?" and there's really no easy answer. But, in Origins of The Hungover Gourmet I continue to trace my culinary history through my relationships with family, eating out at Howard Johnson's, television cooking shows and more. [ Read Origins of THG ]

You don't get to be known as "The Hungover Gourmet" without wrestling a few hangovers in your day. Through extensive on-the-job research I've tested (and in some cases retested) many of the popular "cures", old wives tales, and preventitive measures. Your mileage may vary. [ Read Cures ]

Drink recipes used to be so simple. A couple mixers, a handful of hard liquors, some garnishes and you were set. Today, the world of esoteric drink recipes seems to grow and grow with each passing day. While we rarely partake in mixed drinks here at THG HQ (see our Hangover Cures page for reasons why) we understand that a segment of our readership needs to know how to make a nice Pisco Punch. [ Read "I Can Make That!" ]

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