It's the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
The classic "Pardon Me" Grey Poupon commercial is returning to the air during the Oscars, but the new version--the first in 16 years--involves a high-speed chase and explosions. Sounds a little more appropriate for 2013. [Huffington Post]
Here's a look behind the scenes at the chocolate-processing operation at Mast Brothers in Brooklyn. Apparently they have a "BYOB" policy--"bring your own beanie"--or else visitors have to wear a hair net. [Saveur]
Someone hacked into Burger King's Twitter account and changed it to have a McDonald's account photo and background, then proceeded to tweet things like "We just got sold to McDonald's!" and "If I catch you at a wendys, we're fightin!" McDonald's assured the Twitterverse that it had nothing to do with the hacking, but Burger King enjoyed an influx of followers. We think it was an inside job. [Consumerist]
Could you tell if your office coffee was actually made with something other than drinking water? Workers at an air force base in Sweden couldn't--their coffee had been brewed with radiator water for the past two years. "As the coffee is black and the radiator water is a bit brown, then we haven't noticed the difference," a captain on the base said. What's your office's excuse? [Orange News]
Salt: We're into it. But some people aren't, and it's hard to find low- or no-sodium recipes that actually taste good. One woman, a food-lover who was diagnosed with lupus, had to eliminate sodium from her diet. Now she's written a whole cookbook about finding other flavors to replace salt. [Smithsonian Magazine]
Know what a tindora is? If not, find out at Epicurious. [Epicurious]
For the sodium-averse, these margaritas are garnished with a pineapple and chile slice rather than salt.
