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Here's a quiz. Is Sirius a Harry Potter character? What are dog days? Which statements are dog gone true and which Fido false?

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Ironically, just steps from the Mass. Institute of Technology, Chef Gabriel Bremer at Salts, elevates so-called molecular gastronomy, by taking it back to its roots.