The Weekly Roundup On Tasty News From Around The World.

What we are reading: A dining guide to mid-20th-century New York, compiled by a scientist-polymath… The problem with get-healthy resolutions is that they too often focus on giving up stuff we enjoy… A historian in Germany published an examination of 4,000-year-old cuneiform writings including a mythic text about Ninkasi the goddess of brewing… It’s a little-known fact, but wealthy people are actually physically unable to ingest liquids that cost less than $20 per fluid ounce…

Saveur ~ Brain Food

Bonappetit ~ Toques and Smokes: Habits That Cause You to Lose Your Sense of Taste

Food & Think ~ A Sip from an Ancient Sumerian Drinking Song

Eatocracy ~ Got a spare $168,000? Thirsty? Have we got the wine for you!

Los Angeles Times ~ 50 Shades of Food: Sunday brunch fantasy double feature

NOWNESS ~ Dragon Boat Race

Delish ~ Food Trends – Weird Food History

The New York Times ~ Blogging to Build Your Business

Delightfully yours,
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