Craft Beer in the SFV; The Sugar Addiction Taboo

by Kat Odell Jan 2, 2014, 1:00am PST

Din Tai Fung does dumplings at The Americana.

·Restaurant portions destroy your diet: Eating out is killing us! [Salon]
· 10 Great Places to Drink Craft Beer in the San Fernando Valley [Food GPS]
· The Fox says 'I don't belong in your Wal-Mart donkey meat' [Eatocracy]
· The Sugar Addiction Taboo [The Atlantic]
· Vending Machines Must Now Post Calorie Counts [LAW]
· The year in fast-casual pizza [NRN]
· Tracing the Cookbook Family Tree to Just 4 Books [Zester Daily]
· How Restaurant Lobby Blocks Living Wage for Fast Food Workers [Al Jazeera]
· The Quest for a Natural Sugar Substitute [NYTM]
· Social Media as a Megaphone to Pressure the Food Industry [NYT]

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