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
Here are some folks who take their chicken nuggets very…seriously. [Serious Eats]
The FDA is pulling the plug on cheese aged on wooden boards because they can't be properly sanitized. We'll take the risk. [Slate]
Ugh: Shrimp sold in Wal-Mart and Costco have been proven to be farmed using slave labor. [The Guardian]
Um, not cool, Waffle House: A waitress employed there was forced to return a $1,000 tip. (Happily, her benefactor wrote her a personal check for it). [Gawker]
NASA has a program in the works that will allow astronauts to grow their own salad greens. Far out! [NPR]
Chef David Chang broke Shake Shack. His partnership with the burger joint caused the longest line in Shack history. [Eater]
The Drinks
If you're going to wait in line for hours to eat a burger, you might as well have a milkshake to go with it.