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    <title>Obsessives: Urban Farming</title>
    <published_at>Wed Oct 07 16:03:00 -0700 2009</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11911</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Novella Carpenter's backyard is a pigsty</short_description>
    <long_description>Novella Carpenter's backyard is a pigsty.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/10/obsessive_urban_farm_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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    <id>11802</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Soda Pop</title>
    <published_at>Mon Aug 10 12:39:00 -0700 2009</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11802</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>John Nese is the Willy Wonka of carbonation</short_description>
    <long_description>John Nese is the Willy Wonka of carbonation.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/08/obsessive_soda_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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    <id>11729</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Knifemaker</title>
    <published_at>Wed Jun 24 16:06:00 -0700 2009</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11729</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Joel Bukiewicz sharpens and hones</short_description>
    <long_description>Joel Bukiewicz sharpens and hones.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/06/obsessive_knives_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
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  <item>
    <id>11576</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Pickles</title>
    <published_at>Thu Mar 19 10:04:00 -0700 2009</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11576</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Alex Hozven can pickle almost anything</short_description>
    <long_description>Alex Hozven can pickle almost anything.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/03/obsessive_pickling_105x105.jpg</img>
    <author>Lessley Anderson, Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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  <item>
    <id>11546</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Winemaker</title>
    <published_at>Thu Feb 26 09:12:00 -0800 2009</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11546</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Sean Thackrey&#8217;s wines are a mix of art and science</short_description>
    <long_description>Sean Thackrey&#8217;s wines are a mix of art and science.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/02/wine_obsessive_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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    <id>11472</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Cookbook Peddler</title>
    <published_at>Wed Dec 17 15:49:00 -0800 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11472</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>If it's a food book, Nach Waxman's got it</short_description>
    <long_description>If it's a food book, Nach Waxman's got it.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/12/cookbook_obessicve_105x105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
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      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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  <item>
    <id>11358</id>
    <title>Obsessives: School Lunch Revolutionary</title>
    <published_at>Wed Oct 15 15:57:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11358</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Ann Cooper wants your kid to eat well</short_description>
    <long_description>Ann Cooper wants your kid to eat well.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/10/school_obsessive_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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  <item>
    <id>11319</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Cheese</title>
    <published_at>Wed Sep 17 15:50:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11319</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Will Studd risked fines and jail for raw-milk cheese</short_description>
    <long_description>Australian Will Studd risked fines and jail for raw-milk cheese.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/09/OBSESSIVES_Cheese_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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  <item>
    <id>11231</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Menus</title>
    <published_at>Tue Jul 22 14:00:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11231</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Rebecca Federman heads the largest public menu collection in the U.S.</short_description>
    <long_description>Rebecca Federman heads the largest public menu collection in the country.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/07/OBSESS_menus_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
    <category>
      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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  <item>
    <id>11117</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Beekeeper</title>
    <published_at>Thu Jun 12 15:30:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11117</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Secret lives of honeybees</short_description>
    <long_description>A beekeeper is like a good host: Make everybody happy, and the party will take care of itself.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/05/Honey_obsessive_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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  <item>
    <id>11065</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Pizza</title>
    <published_at>Tue Apr 15 15:21:00 -0700 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/11065</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana</short_description>
    <long_description>Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/04/OBSESS_pizaa_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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  <item>
    <id>10977</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Absinthe</title>
    <published_at>Fri Mar 07 13:07:00 -0800 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10977</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Forget all the myths about the green fairy</short_description>
    <long_description>Lance Winters of St. George Spirits explains the magic behind his absinthe.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/03/OBSESS_absinthe_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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  <item>
    <id>10901</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Wedding Cake</title>
    <published_at>Fri Jan 25 12:09:00 -0800 2008</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10901</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>The heights to which a wedding cake baker will go</short_description>
    <long_description>Shinmin Li's wedding cakes are lovely to look at, lovely to eat.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/01/cake_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith</author>
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      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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  <item>
    <id>10864</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Sake</title>
    <published_at>Thu Dec 20 09:56:00 -0800 2007</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10864</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>So simple, so complex</short_description>
    <long_description>The rice wine is so simple, so complex.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2007/12/sake_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
    <category>
      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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    <id>10791</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Bread</title>
    <published_at>Wed Oct 31 15:14:00 -0700 2007</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10791</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Baking bread with Artisan's Craig Ponsford</short_description>
    <long_description>Artisan Bakers founder Craig Ponsford gets yeasty.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2007/10/bread_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
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      <id>86</id>
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    <id>10721</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Tea</title>
    <published_at>Wed Sep 12 13:11:00 -0700 2007</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10721</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>James Norwood Pratt is steeped in it</short_description>
    <long_description>James Norwood Pratt is steeped in it.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2007/09/tea_obsessive_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
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      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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    <id>10695</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Marmalade</title>
    <published_at>Fri Aug 24 15:04:00 -0700 2007</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10695</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>June Taylor and her preserves</short_description>
    <long_description>June Taylor makes blood orange marmalade.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2007/08/june_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
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      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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    <id>10675</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Seaweed</title>
    <published_at>Fri Aug 10 11:48:00 -0700 2007</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10675</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Enter the world of seaweed harvesters</short_description>
    <long_description>Enter the world of seaweed harvesters.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2007/08/seaweed_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
    <category>
      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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  <item>
    <id>10661</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Offal</title>
    <published_at>Wed Aug 01 15:00:00 -0700 2007</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10661</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>Chris Cosentino wants you to eat the nasty bits</short_description>
    <long_description>Chris Cosentino wants you to eat the nasty bits.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/03/new_offaL_105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
    <category>
      <id>86</id>
      <name>Obsessives</name>
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    <id>10625</id>
    <title>Obsessives: Coffee</title>
    <published_at>Tue Jul 17 12:21:00 -0700 2007</published_at>
    <link>http://www.chow.com/stories/10625</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <short_description>One man, many beans, and the perfect espresso</short_description>
    <long_description>Coffee Obsessive Arno Holschuh discusses the secrets of a perfect espresso.</long_description>
    <img>http://www.chow.com/assets/2007/07/obsess_coffee_105x105.jpg</img>
    <author>Meredith Arthur and Eric Slatkin</author>
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