Lifestyle
Jersey Court Rules That Vegetarians Can Sue If Served Meat (and Lied to About It)
The group of Hindu diners involved in the suit want the restaurant to pay for a trip to India for a purification ritual
Lifestyle
Honest Tea Marketing Stunt Puts America's Ethics to the Test (On Camera)
In twelve cities nationwide, they've set up one day-only unmanned kiosks that ask passersby to drop a dollar into a lockbox for each bottle of tea they take.
Culture
Weighing food truck pros and cons; NY's 10 biggest rip-off dishes
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Lifestyle
Fake Chef Scams 300 People in New Jersey
Using advanced techniques such as "wearing a Food Network chef's jacket," a 20-year-old managed to swindle nearly $10,000 from the viewing public
Lifestyle
How Supermarkets Trick You Into Buying Bulk
A glut of 10 for $10-style deals has led to higher sales for grocery stores around the country
Culture
David Sedaris on Chinese food; Meet the 10-year-old sake expert
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Lifestyle
Study Shows Our Taste is Not a Matter of Taste
In blind taste tests, people preferred Indian wine to Italian, but only if they were told the provenance after tasting
Lifestyle
The Origin Story of the Drinking Straw
Necessity is the mother of invention, especially when it comes to drinking mint juleps.
Culture
Amanda Hesser on life juggling; shoplifter caught with pants full of meat
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Lifestyle
A Victory for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
An Austrian man won the right to wear a strainer on his head for his driver's license photo
Lifestyle
Human-Based Gelatin on the Horizon
Charlton Heston's sci-fi Soylent Green was SO ahead of its time
Culture
Chocolate that doesn't melt; "organic" water is impossible
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Lifestyle
The Strange Fate of the Giant Lobster NASCAR Trophy
This coming Sunday, the winning NASCAR team at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway will take home a strange prize: The Loudon Lobster.
Culture
Look at This Giant Portrait of Pippa Middleton Made Out of Crumpets
No more, no less, except for some jam and Marmite.
Lifestyle
Iced Coffee Featured on August Cover of GQ (Oh, yeah, and Mila Kunis)
Cause they're both so hot right now
Lifestyle
Healthier Kids' Meals Start Today at Restaurants Nationwide
15,000 locations of 19 restaurant chains across the country are rolling out healthier kids' meals today as part of the National Restaurant Association's Kids Live Well campaign.
Culture
Bottles of Bordeaux at the ballpark; poultry populations suffer under the heat wave
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Lifestyle
That Coffee Shop Loyalty Card You Carry Around is Going Digital
As you can see, we are one stamp away from glory in the form of free shellfish.