5@5 is a daily, food-related list from chefs, writers, political pundits, musicians, actors, and all manner of opinionated people from around the globe.

Want to increase your I'Cue? (That's barbecue IQ to you)

Chris Lilly, the executive chef of the legendary 86-year-old Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama, is here to school you on all manners of low-and-slow.

Five Different Barbecue Regions: Chris Lilly
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There's a reason that iReporter Chris Morrow is considered a superstar around these parts. Not only does she file sumptuous reports from all over the country - she also scores interviews with tip-top talent like the hosts of NBC's "The Sing Off."

Morrow asked Nick Lachey, Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman our favorite question at this time of year, "Finish the sentence, 'It's not the holidays without...'" and got answers ranging from eggnog to...well, you'll just have to watch. And drool. And go make chicken. (You'll see.)
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While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.

Baby, it's cold outside - December 6 is National Gazpacho Day!

You may have Jack Frost nipping at your nose and a chilly chin (for those mourning the end of Movember), but a cold serving of gazpacho is just the right way to fire up your taste buds!
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iReporter Marilynn lost her grandmother when she passed away at the age of 100 last year, and now honors her at the holidays through making the foods she taught her to treasure. Here, she fries up her grandmother's potato latkes.

There's no written recipe - just the memory of touch, sight and scent - and Marilynn's tie to her family and celebrations past can live on.

Is there a food that makes the holidays bright in your home? We want to hear all about it. Immortalize your food tradition in words, recipes, pictures or video, submit it as an iReport and we'll show off some of our favorites on CNN's Eatocracy food blog through the end of the holiday season.

See the assignment on iReport

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