Precious snack: In Tolkien's books, lembas was a special bread made by elves that could stay fresh for months — perfect for sustaining travelers on a long journey (or engaging in an all-day movie ...

Oak plank doors sawn, planed and joined in mythical Middle Earth's pre-industrial woodshops provide a home for the star of Peter Jackson's latest film, "The Hobbit," with the signature comfort ...

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When Executive Chef John Bullington became a part of the Alamo Drafthouse family back in 2004, one of the ideas he brought with him was to show all three Lord of the Rings films, all 12 hours of them, ...

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." — J.R.R. Tolkien Each year, I swear I will never do this again. And yet, for the third year in a row, I ...

The latest installment in the Hobbit movie trilogy opens this week. And some hard-core fans plan to celebrate not just with a marathon screening... "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above ...