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This Week’s Greatest Hits from the Y&H Blog
Here, once again, are the Top 10 items from the week, as decided by you, the loyal reader:
1. NBC Washington Calls Lauriol Plaza the ‘Best Mexican Food in D.C.’
2. Food Tats: Cupcakes Are the New Skulls
3. The New Generation of Hershey’s Kisses Cookies for the Holidays
4. When Sex and Food Go Too Far
5. Finally, Scientific Evidence on America’s Best Tasting Mass-Production Beer
6. Todd Wiss Out as Executive Chef at Black’s Bar and Kitchen
7. Y&H Contest: Create Your Own Gross Holiday Cookie
8. Will the Economy Kill the Lunch Buffet?
9. NPR: Connecticut Takes On the Slimy Elements of the Olive Oil Business
NPR: Connecticut Takes On the Slimy Elements of the Olive Oil Business
NPR aired a segment this morning on how Connecticut “became the first state in the nation to enact standards to protect the purity of olive oil.” All I can say is: It’s about time. Olive oil fraud has been on the rise ever since Americans fell in love with the so-called Mediterranean diet. Four years ago, the New York Times wrote about how the majority of olive oils from Italy actually come from other countries. Now NPR reports that:
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