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
Do you think Whole Foods is too expensive? You're not alone! So does Whole Foods! [Quartz]
Wait, what? Grains are getting less nutritious? Apparently higher levels of carbon dioxide are depleting crops—like wheat and rice—of zinc and iron. [NPR]
Chocolate and hazelnut fans who live in New York City or plan on visiting, rejoice! Eataly is swapping out its wine shop for a Nutella bar. What wine would you drink with Nutella sandwiches? [Eater]
Can drinking hornet vomit make you a better runner? And, more importantly, who's eating hornet vomit?! [Vice]
Wine writer Eric Asimov says we don't have to feel like heathens for sipping Beaujolais anymore. We'll drink to that. [NYT]
If you traffic in GMO-fueled packaged foods and live in Vermont, heads up: the state has officially mandated all GMO ingredients to be properly labeled. [N.Y. Times]
The Drinks
The susina sour contains a honey simple syrup. That's almost like drinking hornet vomit, right?