Test tube burgers: the way of the future (Credit: Animated GIF by Erik Peterson/iStockphoto/Wikimedia Commons)
The Links
The world's first lab-grown hamburger made its debut in London yesterday, comprised of 20,000 individual muscle fibers, grown over three months at a cost of $330,000. Google's
Sergey Brin, well-known supporter of fake-meat technology, outed himself as the project's backer during the unveiling. [NPR]
But even if that beef's grown in a lab, it's still verboten to a devout Hindu, considered questionably halal by an Indian imam, and "certainly not a vegetarian product" by the founder of an Indian vegan group. [WSJ]
Looking for love, but tired of asking if that potential boyfriend was processed in a facility with what products? Welcome to Gluten Free Singles, the site for people who prefer to date within their own food-intolerant group (or just have a thing for the gluten-free). [Observer]
Chris Kimball's Cook's Illustrated letters from the editor are a thing of folksy, Vermont-spun genius. But sometimes, Kimball can get a little...weird*. [The Toast]
The Drinks
The rye might not be lab-grown, but we're guessing that even in vitro beef would go great with a classic Manhattan.
*Yes, we know this is a parody.