Amuse Bouche

News from the world of food and wine that you might have missed this week.

As summer is heating up here are some recommendations for hot weather wines.
Interest groups in France are proposing to ban all discussions of wine on social media.
History and facts about Bourbon–America’s own spirit.
Did you know spaghetti and meatballs is not an Italian dish?
You probably didn’t know there is an art to making cucumber sandwiches. You may not have known there is such a thing as a cucumber sandwich.
From the things-that-perhaps-should-not-exist file

— a burger stuffed with pb,topped with bananas, bacon and ricotta

— A pizza with smoked beef bone marrow, pickled cabbage and sour cream

Why beef prices will be increasing.
Costco gets a shout-out for treating its employees well.
Restaurant no-shows. Should there be a penalty? A recent academic study says yes.
Pigs on a steady diet of genetically-modified grains are unhealthy.
A scientist claims mushrooms can solve most of our problems.