Bars Cut Back on Pretentiousness; Synthetic Gastronomist

by Erin DeJesus Apr 11, 2013, 1:55am PDT

Image of Toro Bravo courtesy Avila/EPDX

· New Bars Strive to Cut Back on Pretentiousness [NYT]
· Why Do People Feel Compelled to Eat the World's Hottest Chilis? [Slate]
· Never Go to Lunch With Anthony Bourdain [NYP]
· McDonald's Tackles Repair of 'Broken' Service [WSJ]
· A Selective History of Literature's Most Alarming Feasts [The Awl]
· Cooking With I.B.M.: The Synthetic Gastronomist [New Yorker]
· Watch the Instagramming Strangers' Food Prank by Hungry [-EN-]
· Magnus Nilsson Makes 'Frankenchicken' for Lucky Peach [-EN-]
· Sarah Jessica Parker Spotted at Saucebox [Byron Beck]