A very short time ago, in Boston, Massachusetts, hungry Arisia Sci-Fi Convention attendees chowed down on what its creators described as "the world’s most epic cake."

According to Tyler Oakleaf, co-owner of Amanda Oakleaf Cakes, it took a staff of ten to assemble the 6 foot 4 inch edible Stormtrooper using 208 eggs, 20 pounds of butter, 140 pounds of sugar, 35 pounds of flour, 55 pounds of marshmallows and 30 pounds of Rice Krispies Treats.

While the 300 pound cake might have served as late morning snack for Jabba the Hutt, it took nearly 600 conventioneers to take down the cake (which was donated by the bakery) at $15 a pop, or roughly thirty Galactic Standard Credits*.

*If we have our Star Wars math correct. And we're sure you'll tell us if we don't. Help us, Geek Out!

Food in the Field gives a sneak peek into what CNN's team is eating, and the food culture they encounter as they travel the globe. Jeremy Harlan is a CNN photojournalist currently covering the New Hampshire primary. He has a hungry baby and he loves Vienna sausage.

"His name must be Mikey, because I think he likes it."

First, my name isn't Mikey. Second, I ate Life cereal almost every morning of my childhood and this particular "it" tasted nothing like Life. Third, I wanted to tell my fellow Nashua, New Hampshire diner patron that I wasn't ready to proclaim my fondness for this new taste.

I have found myself in the Granite State for my third Presidential campaign cycle. I think I've been in at least half the state's diners - most while shooting candidates pressing the flesh, posing for photos, and pleading for votes. For me, these events usually involve side-stepping pie displays, barging in on folk's breakfasts, and generally being a pain in the sides of hard-working cooks and waitresses.
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Our favorite question to ask folks at this time of year how they'd finish the sentence, "It's not Thanksgiving without..."

Wolf Blitzer, Candy Crowley, John King and Soledad O'Brien share the dishes that make their holidays shine bright.

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Politics begin at home and James Carville, John King and Soledad O'Brien had to learn a thing or two about domestic diplomacy, growing up in massive families. Here's the scoop on how CNN's Political Team got their grub on growing up.
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Ever wonder how politicos and pundits feed themselves out on the campaign trail? CNN Political Team members Wolf Blitzer, John King, Candy Crowley, Mary Matalin and Soledad O'Brien share the food rituals that keep them energized and ready to grill the candidates.
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Ever wonder how politicos feed themselves out on the campaign trail? CNN Political Team members Wolf Blitzer, John King, Candy Crowley, James Carville and Mary Matalin dish on presidential candidates' food habits from Howard Dean's ice cream pie obsession to Bill Clinton's icky coffee mishap.
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But apparently he and 'Pete on the Street' reporter Pete Dominic are in there all the time quaffing fancy coffee beverages and chortling at the rest of us office-less Flavia chuggers. It's okay...it's okay. We take our java like we deal with our emotional wounds from imagined slights by our more glamorous co-workers: totally freaking bitterly.

Seriously - call us. We've never met you, Mr. King, but a decent Americano would totally zazz up our work day.

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Food in the Field gives a sneak peek into what CNN's team is eating as they travel the globe. Today's contributor, photojournalist Jeremy Harlan is based in Washington D.C., but he travels. A lot.

John King's Election Express is hitting the road this political season and hey - a crew's gotta eat, right? Photojournalist Jeremy Harlan indulged in a local tradition, the "Thurmantor" at Columbus, Ohio's Thurman Café.
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Food in the Field gives a sneak peek into what CNN's team is eating as they travel the globe. Today's contributor, John King is anchor of CNN’s 7 p.m. ET program, John King, USA, and CNN’s chief national correspondent.

I love diners and other casual community eateries because comfort food equals comfortable conversation, and when people are relaxed in a place that feels like home you learn more about them and what drives their politics.

Don’t get me wrong, I'm also in it for the food. I’m a fairly basic guy for breakfast, but can be enticed away from the usual scrambled eggs and homefries by a glimpse at a neighboring table's pancakes or the smell of beignets.

A diner menu can tell you a lot about where you are, from the huckleberry milkshakes of western Idaho to the pork-laden specials at most of the great diners of Iowa political travels.
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