It's the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
Joining the slew of confusing health studies, a recent one is claiming that coffee consumption can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and liver disease. A way we can disprove it? Any New Yorker with any of those health problems. [The Atlantic]
An Italian importer pled guilty to smuggling over $10 million worth of caviar into the United States in the '80s. Now he's serving years instead of fish eggs. [NY Post]
Quick! You can watch up to 8 Criterion Collection food flicks on Hulu FOR FREE until Monday. Nothing says "weekend" like a good movie. [Hulu]
Ladies and gentleman, may we present: The MEATivity platter. [Laughing Squid]
Make your hot cocoa boozy with this recipe for Moonshine Marshmallows. No bathtub required. [Food 52]
Scientists have found that you can determine a lobster's age by counting its rings like a tree. Before this, there was no other way to truly find out which birthday a crustacean was celebrating. We wish this were true for humans. [Huffington Post]
Some cheap bubbly for your illegal caviar.
(Credit: Antonis Achilleos)