Food in the News
All that ice cream and beer adds up on the campaign trail (though not as fast as Apple products). [Politico]—Jessica Voelker
By now you’ve likely caught wind of the looming global crisis facing us in 2K13: the pork—and thus, bacon—shortage. So quit fat-washing that bourbon, folks. [Grub Street]—Ann Limpert
It’s so incredibly easy to hear this in Biden’s voice
(“These Yukon Gold potatoes are brushed with extra-virgin olive oil and
hand-sprinkled with pink Himalayan sea salt, and then José, our prep
guy. . . . Well. Lemme tell you about José.”) [New Yorker]—AL
Round ’Em Up
Bon Appétit has a list of “unexpected ethnic foods” in cities across America—guess people don’t know there’s great Ethiopian in Washington. [BA]—JV
The Fat Chronicles
We’ve heard about vanity sizing on the racks at Banana Republic, but what about when it comes to food? Aradhna Krishna, a marketing professor at the University of Michigan, shows that it not only exists—it has diners eating more. [NPR]—AL
Gratuitous Cuteness
Watch kids try ice cream for the first time. [Grub Street]—JV
Food TV
Sultry domestic goddess Nigella Lawson has a new food show in the UK called Nigellissima. The Guardian’s Sam Wollaston decides to cook along with her, and the results are predictably chaotic. “Where do we even keep our parchment?” [The Guardian]—Sophie Gilbert
Something I never thought I’d say: Sandra Lee actually seems kinda all right. [Eater]—AL
Happy Holidays
Because there’s been a nip in the air, an oldie but an awesome-y from McSweeney’s. [McSweeney’s]—Anna Spiegel
The Swill
Dunkin Donuts and CareerBuilder did a survey to find out which professional types drink the most coffee on the job. The answer was food service workers, which, as someone who waitressed for seven years before pursuing the more intellectually fulfilling but less lucrative path of journalism, I can tell you makes sense for the following reasons: 1) it’s free, and 2) you’re bored a lot. [NPR]—SG
Bringing new meaning to the term “badass” is this horrifying new drinking trend. And I thought having a fake ID in college was risqué. [Eater]—AS