The Onion made us giggle with this scientific-sounding report on a new technology that would allow tomatoes to cost 31 percent more via DNA manipulation: "Genetically modified crops such as this will be instrumental in helping average grocers keep pace with unaffordable organic stores such as Whole Foods."...
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From The Onion comes this handy infographic, What's in Our Seven-Layer Dip?...
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The Onion's Third Annual Surprisingly Specific Holiday Gift Guide on Michael Ruhlman's The Elements Of Cooking: "[He] has a different conception of the average American's baseline culinary competency."...
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Good news today for members of the Clean Plate Club. The Onion reports on the FDA's approval of seconds: Addressing what it calls a 'growing epidemic of cravings and hankerings," the federal agency recommended redesigning food labels to prominently display extra-serving sizes and pledged to better educate consumers on how to make informed additional-portion choices at home and in restaurants. I think this neatly answers the question being bandied about on the Freakonomics blog: "What is the Right Way to Think About the Obesity ‘Epidemic’?"...
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From the Onion Radio News, Doyle Redland files a report on Pizza Hut's New Pizza-Lover's Pizza Topped With Smaller Pizzas. Ed and Adam are positively quivering with excitement. [via Gulfstream]...
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Hilarious piece on a potato-chip connoisseur, from The Onion: "On my birthday last year, I opened a delightful three-year-old bag of Doritos that I'd been saving, which had a ranch essence—but with cooler undertones," Sterken said. "I'll say it again, 2003 was a great year for Doritos." Thanks to Dan Dickinson for pointing it out! We've got a thread on favorite potato chips and flavors over on Serious Eats: Talk, tell us what you like to munch on!...
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