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 Links
Swanky! NYC's Park Hyatt is fancying it up with a new dining room and menu featuring steak, lobster, candied lemon, fennel pollen, and other assorted delightful things to eat. [Eater]
Americans just aren't feeling the morning O.J. anymore. [Quartz]
Ever dreamed of becoming a chocolate scientist? This doctoral program at the University of Cambridge sounds like a sweet deal. [FastCo]
A New York City politician, is proposing a ban on toys in McDonald's Happy Meals—well, at least on the ones over 600 calories. If you want an action figure, you'd better leave the fries behind? [Grubstreet]
Crumbs, the ubiquitous cupcake shop, will emerge from the ashes of bankruptcy with Dippin' Dots in tow. [Eater]
Our editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport stepped up to the ice bucket challenge today, but we've got to admit that chef René Redzepi's version takes the cake. [Vimeo]
The Drinks
Start studying up for that doctorate with some spicy spiked hot chocolate.