Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week:
— An interview with Shut Up, Foodies, a new satirical food blog. (More on this one later.) [Eat Me Daily]
— Walmart's exclusive Ben & Jerry's flavor: flourless chocolate cake ice cream. [Serious Eats]
— Calgary hit by a wave of food tampering. [The Consumerist]
— An Irish chef recreates the Titanic's last menu. [Belfast Telegraph]
— Wildfire smoke taints California's Andersen Valley Pinot Noirs. Not exactly the tasting notes you want. [The Wall Street Journal]
— NYC pizza delivery guy fights off robbers and still delivers his pies. [The Huffington Post]
— Baseball stadium food continues to trend upscale [Yumsugar]
— Marion Nestle praises First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign. [San Francisco Chronicle]
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