Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week:
— Can eggplant drive you insane? Check the history books. [Zester Daily]
— The politics of Happy Meals. [San Francisco Chronicle]
— Bastide does burgers. (Joe Pytka, however, will not be directing McDonald's commercials anytime soon.) [Chow Balla]
— New Graphic Shows All the Crap We Eat in a Year. [SF Weekly]
— 10 Basic Recipes Every Home Cook Should Know. [Yumsugar]
— Scratch Supper #2: blackberries. [Jane Lear]
— Chicken Charlie and the joys of deep frying. [Daily Dish]
— Barbara Fairchild on the food festival. [Feast]
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