Monday, October 27, 2008
Strange News from the Food Front (10/27/2008)
A weekly round-up of food and drink oddities:
- Taco With Weed A Colorado couple found that their take-out Tex-Mex food order included a bag of marijuana. (AP)
- Charm of Coffee Researchers say that even holding a cup of hot coffee can can warm the heart and not just the hands. (Reuters)
- Barkeep, a Two-Thirds, Please The U.K. is considering a measure that would allow bars to sell two-third pint glasses instead of only a full or half pint for those times when the one is too much and the other not enough. (Reuters)
- Turn Back the Clock and Prices A Manhattan restuarant hit its 100th anniversary and for the day set dishes back to 1908 prices. (AFP)
- Fat and Glad-iator It seems that Roman gladiators fattened up on carbs. (Crispy on the Outside)
