News from the world of Food and Wine that you might have missed this week.
- A goodbye from Jessica Goldstein, founder of the food journal Gastonomica, who is departing after 12 years.
- A story on the most boring sandwich in the world—from the Maid-Rite fast-food franchise in the Mid-West.
- The best U.S. hotels for foodies.
- Walmart is bidding for the Twinkies franchise. That would seem to be a natural fit.
- Eat mac n’ cheese while you can. There may be a pasta shortage on the horizon.
- A hilarious video of a chef trying to eat lutefisk—the Scandinavian dish of fish preserved in lye. Apparently it tastes just like you think it might.
- Predatory capitalism in action. The pay gap between Macdonald’s workers and CEO has doubled in the past 10 years as the company lobbies against any increase in the minimum wage.
- And more predatory capitalism. The mislabeling of fish is widespread in restaurants and supermarkets.
- Has Michelle Obama been hanging out with the molecular gastronomy crowd? Go to the White House for your honey-green-tea lollipops,decorated with crumbled candied root vegetables.
- A new social networking site that connects travelers to cooks offering home-cooked meals.
- If you hate grapefruit you will love this.
- Can a $26 chicken sandwich be worth it?
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