Food Links, 22.02.2012
Why we can end world hunger. And famine looms in the Sahel. Again.
A guide to restaurants according to how they treat their employees.
Walmart’s slow take over of the American food system.
What to eat while watching Downton Abbey (which is about to begin in South Africa).
Peta has tofu for brains.
A menu change sparks class conflict in Stoke Newington. (Where else?)
Mountain Dew can dissolve mouse carcasses. Nice.
The psychology of cupcakes.
A dream of toasted cheese.
Charles McIlvaine, pioneer of mycophagy in America.
Bruised cakes.
Everything you need to know about different cuts of meat.
Why gluten-free diets are over-hyped (unless you have coeliac disease, obviously).
The very worst of British cuisine.
Changing patterns of bush meat consumption in Gabon.
Communal eating.
Terry Wogan considers the catering at the BBC.
Books written on rice.
The true cost of winter tomatoes.
How much would you have to eat to rupture your stomach?
The rampant corruption in the Italian olive oil industry. (Thanks Isabelle!)
I’m not all that sure about this advertising campaign to end obesity in Georgia (in the US).
Will vegetarianism save the planet?
Crisps taste better if you open them from the bottom.
In 1977, Andy Warhol almost opened a fast food joint – and nine other failed New York restaurants.
The curse of the Michelin star.
Tangerine and Cinnamon 
This paragraph from Andrea Adleman’s piece on the Psychology of Cupcakes pushed my pseudometer into the red:
Because these consumers possess a “desire for experiences rather than just more stuff,” they’re in the market for more than a sugar rush. Patronizing a boutique cupcakery “has a high experiential component and connects [consumers] with a larger narrative,” he says.
(Always enjoy your Food Links – ongoing Unbridled Adoration)
Thanks! You’re very kind.
It is an APPALLING example. Why do people’s brains fall out when they write about food?