How ice cubes became all-American; the foraged fruit harvest at vacant homes

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How ice cubes became allAmerican the foraged fruit harvest at vacant homes

An accurate painting of Brooklyn at night, if hipsters were cupcakes and the Turkey's Nest sold its frozen absinthe margaritas in bottles instead of Styrofoam cups [courtesy of Cakespy artist Jessie Oleson]

At Vacant Homes, Foraging for Fruit - NY Times

Heston Blumenthal Leaves His Wife For Cookbook Temptress - Eater

Why Don't Other Countries Use Ice Cubes? - Smithsonian

Man Finds Hidden Camera in Starbucks Bathroom - Consumerist

Taco Bell Worker Handcuffs Self to Coworker He Likes, Gets Arrested - Consumerist

National Beef recalls 60,424 lbs ground beef for e.coli - Chicago Tribune

Eating these foods will make you unappetizing to bugs - The Daily Meal

A Rookie Makes a Winning Brew at Hong Kong Milk Tea Olympics - WSJ