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News from the world of food and wine that might have missed this week.
- NYT restaurant critic hates tipping. So should you.
- 50 words a culinarian should know.
- The emerging wine region of Paso Robles is facing a sharp debate over water resources.
- Think there is a problem with food safety in China? The FDA is about to allow unlabelled, processed chicken from China into our food chain. Meanwhile, new food safety rules threaten small farmers.
- Does the wisdom of crowds provide better wine reviews than experts? Join the debate at 1WineDude.
- Here is a fascinating study of how we form food preferences.
- Raw oyster lovers may not like global warming.
- Sugar is not toxic. The problem is High Fructose Corn Syrup, which is not sugar.
- In the wake of the Cronut, we now have fried Bagel Balls stuffed with lox and cream cheese.
- The ten worst cities in the U.S. for food lovers.
- Here are 15 hacks for common kitchen tools and gadgets
- A recently discovered 350-yr. old recipe for a chocolate dessert.
- A Federal court upholds California’s ban of foie gras.
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