What We’re Reading:
Should You Trust Your Waiter? [4]
(NY Post) The New York Post investigates the lies that waiters tell patrons. Whether they fib to push the most expensive menu item or a dish the kitchen wants to shove down your throat, waiters often make the decision for you.
(Grub Street) Farmers in Hong Kong play age-appropriate music to their chickens to help them lay eggs. From slow love songs to disco to house music, the coop is where it’s at.
Cheers, to Carmelo Anthony! [6]
(Grub Street) Syracuse welcomes Carmelo Anthony back to New York State, as does DBar in Manhattan. The club is now serving a drink called the “Cara-Melo,” which mixes Russian Standard Vodka (the vodka of champions, of course), apple cider, apple liqueur, simple syrup, and a caramel-covered apple slice.
What We’re Listening To:
Rush Limbaugh Calls Michelle Obama a Big Fat Hypocrite [7]
On Monday, everyone’s favorite radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, roasted Michelle Obama for setting a bad example for America. Obama, who advocates a healthy diet to battle childhood obesity, was caught red-meat-handed, feasting on fatty ribs with her daughters, while on a ski trip in Vail. “The problem is -- and dare I say this -- it doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritionary, dietary advice,” Limbaugh argues.