New York's top chefs took turns kicking vegetables in the jimmy on Sunday at the epic Meatopia: BBQ NYC cookout. Among the 30-odd chefs grilling at the event on Governor's Island were Boqueria's Seamus Mullen (who spit-roasted two lambs), Porter House New York's Michael Lomonaco (who served up gorgeous skirt steak hoagies) and "Top Chef Masters" star Jonathan Waxman (who topped grilled ...

Contrary to popular opinion, new menu items at McDonald's are not created by edict of Mayor McCheese. Instead the company has a whole team of culinary creatives constantly working on new McWhatevers, and that team is led by head chef Dan Coudreaut. Officially titled Director of Culinary Innovation, Coudreaut hit New York yesterday to unveil two upcoming product lines: Angus Snack Wraps ...

Scores of muscled-up dudes were holding hands this weekend at the 27th annual Bronxboro Arm-Wrestling Championships. In total, 65 pros and amateurs stepped up to the arm-wrestling ring in a quest to win bragging rights, a Bally Total Fitness membership and the title of The Bronx's Strongest Arm. Consolation prize: sore tendons. But the real star of the show was the 10-time women's world ...

Turns out, not all alkies are created equal. A British study identified nine different types of drinkers. Whether you're one of those types or all nine, you're in luck: The Manhattan Cocktail Classic -- the five-day booze conference where every presentation is followed by a hangover -- kicks off on Friday with 70 different events ranging from the educational to occupational to "I'm just here ...