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 hate thumbing through the pages of a cookbook as you whip up dinner? Have you always wanted to mark your body with "art"? Don't wait another day to get a recipe-themed temporary tattoo. [NPR]
Our friends over at Clickhole have discovered what happens when you leave a stick of butter on the counter for three hours. Fascinating, if a little slow to pick up. [Clickhole/The Onion]
Our fridges and freezers are scary places, full of potentially fuzzy, definitely old leftovers. Which might be why, according to a recent survey, many of us never, ever clean them out. [Yahoo]
Essentially, big agriculture is bad but it doesn't want you to know how bad. [Salon]
We knew that NYC rents were high—but for restaurants in the city, they're getting to be an insurmountable problem. [NYT]
Unlike the term "organic," the word "natural" as it appears on food labels, is totally unregulated. Next up, shall we tackle "delicious"? [Vox]
This sounds familiar: Health officials in the UK are calling for a sugar tax. [BBC]
The Drinks
Here, have some homemade ginger soda! It is all natural!