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
Thieves in Connecticut stole over $1,200 worth of ears of corn from local farmers—luckily, a few errant tassels in their hair gave them away to police. [NYT]
According to a new study, an estimated 40 percent of restaurant workers live in poverty. Oof. [Eater]
Epcot may not be a paradigm of authenticity when it comes to international cuisine, but for this woman, trips to the theme park were a perfect way to expand her palate. [Slate]
As a general rule, if a bar is giving away free pizza, it's probably not very good pizza. Just something to consider. [Gawker]
How do Chipotle's lines move so fast? Think assembly-line style, with employees doing task-specific jobs. (There's a position titled "linebacker," FYI.) [Quartz]
If you play kickball with this ball, you'll have ice cream at the end of your game! (You have to put some other ingredients in it first.) [Epicurious]
The Drinks
So you shouldn't order pizza at a bar. Happily, gin and tonics are still fair game. And whiskey sours. And martinis! (Basically, it's okay to order alcohol.)