It's the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
Yesterday we brought you the Denny's Hobbit-menu video review. Today? The McRib. Or, as reviewer Daym Drops calls it, the "McSlab." [Huffington Post]
Starbucks is expanding its wine and beer program to more stores across the country. But don't think you're getting a drink with your morning doppio--they're only selling booze after 4 p.m. [Huffington Post]
More proof global warming is ruining everything: because of higher temperatures, truffles are growing scarcer, resulting in even higher prices for the "black diamonds." [NY Times]
Seems that "sack of potatoes" is a valid way to describe a person: Boeing is using bags of spuds to test their new Wi-Fi signals, since signals bounce off of them the same way they would off a human body. [Consumerist via LA Times]
Ever played fruit ninja on an iPad or iPhone? Watch it happen in real life, set to dubstep. No kittens were harmed in the making of this video. [Grub Street]
The Drinks
A margarita. Why not? It's Thirsty Thursday.