7x7's food issue—which includes the Big Eat 2010—is now on the newsstands. Mmmm—that cover! Chicken and waffles.

But there's more: On Monday, check back for a downloadable Big Eat list on 7x7.com to make navigating your way through it that much easier. New for this year? In addition to our Big Eat Facebook application, we are also working in conjunction with local company, Foodspotting, to turn the Big Eat into a photographic scavenger hunt. Eat a food on the Big Eat? "Spot it" with Foodspotting's iPhone app to check it off the list. We're very excited about this partnership and the chance to see all you Big Eat-ers in real-time action (we'll have a page on our site that will stream in all the latest Big Eat "spots" from around the city.)

Meanwhile, let us whet your appetite with tales from the Big Eat: Read about the lore of the King's Bakery coconut bun, the glory of Little Skillet's fried chicken and waffles and what makes a menage a trois at Ike's Place so, well, special.

Onward.