The Breakup Cookbook

You have to really work at your avocado timing. Too early and things are bland and tough. Too late and it gets all mushy. A ripe avocado will gently yield to a good squeeze. Now once you have a perfect specimen it's time f...

How to learn cooking through scenes from classic movies, in a funny way. The scenes are taken from the following films: The Philadelphia Story; Sab...

Breakup Cookbook's Cate Wells makes red velvet cupcakes for a bbq.

Breakup Cookbook's own Cate Wells tries her hand at baking scones.

We've all had relationships go down in flames so why not channel some of that emotional energy into cooking with flames? A gas stove or grill are a great way to add extra flavor to red pepper, great for sandwiches, salads,...

These delightful cookies have sugar for sweetness and lavender to soothe.

Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn bookkeeper in her late 30s whose husband died several years earlier in a bus accident, decides it's time to get marri...

This is Claire - a gal who loves heavy metal and Guitar Hero like peanut butter loves chocolate.

Like Alice in Wonderland's Un-Birthday Party, this is Breakup Cookbook's Un-Valentine's Day Party.

Get ready for a real treat - seared ahi tuna with wasabi potatoes. Yum! Prepared in minutes by your pal, Aaron Putnam.

Chef and all-around good guy Dave Caputo cooks up some lip smackin' Japanese chicken.

Five misfits, imprisoned by an evil vice principal in the basement of Ho-Ho-Kus Junior High, must prove their innocence, plan an escape and uncover...

Spice Cake, grandma's recipe. (No eggs)The Cooking Disasters (c) Kate & Mary.Music: "Plucky Daisy"

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Taken from the 1974 album 'Nightlife'. This song shows just how cool...

You might be seeing this guy on 20/20.

This is Karaoke Kate who holds court at Muldoon's in New York.

Though Toby now lives in Brooklyn, this Texas native is still a fan of the Cowboys.

We visited the work collective known as New Work City and met one of its founders, Tony Bacigalupo.

This was the last shot of our zombie cooking video. You'll hear me try and get it wrapped up, until suddenly I got a case of the giggles. It turn...

Crafty folks gather in NYC for the Bust Craftacular. Featuring Project Runway's Stella Zotis.

If you love turbans and things that sparkle, you may be a fashion nerd.

From Atlantic Ave. to Zerega Ave., word on the street is the New York accent is disappearing -- a casualty of a city thats evolved into a vast expa...

NY writing legend Pete Hamill talks about the "Noort River."

James McBride, author of "The Color of Water," and "Miracle at St. Anna" sounds off about the NY Italian accent.

NY accents aren't only thick, they're also LOUD. Especially in Brooklyn, as photographer Barbara Mensch explains.

Actor Nick Raio shares the two words he used to land a role on the Sopranos. Word to your mudda.

Nick Raio talks about what the scene was like at an audition for The Sopranos.

Dom tells why it's an asset to start life with very little.

Wiseguys have unique priorities - ok to break kneecaps, but not ok to put the Baby Jesus in the manger before Christmas.