Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links

Star-Spangled Social: Tips for creating the ultimate July 4th party. [Epi-Log]
Plum-Apricot Hybrid: Pluots are in season. [SF Chronicle]
Fatso Salads: Some supermarket salads contain 855 calories and 66.3 fat grams—that's worse than a Big Mac. [Independent]
Stick Figures: Pancetta, mozzarella, veggies, some sticks, and a grill. [AFC]
Taste Fluency: Writing tasting notes is part science, part art. [Seattle Times]
Le Big Mac: France is now McDonald's second most profitable market in the world. [Telegraph]
Grasshoppers Attack: Western Utah is overrun with the critters. [LA Times]
Inedible Fruit: Melbourne-based artist Anne Middleton captures dew-drenched strawberries on canvas. [Lost at E Minor]

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