Food news you can digest:When Local Makes It Big by Kim Severson

Food news you can digest:When Local Makes It Big by Kim Severson (NY Times): Heard this on NPR last night when I was driving and rolled my eyes so hard I almost missed the car braking in front of me. Frito Lay markets its national network of industrial farmers and production facilities as “local food.”Tea break: Hey! I just went here.Escape from the Sushi Bar by Julia Moskin (NY Times): Sorry to quote two Times stories…I was JUST talking to a friend about uni used in non-sushi contexts yesterday.Public Spigot Stays Open for Water Bottlers by Carl Hiassen (Miami Herald): This article’s a little old but I just stumbled across it. Florida’s favorite mystery writer decries how the state is practically giving away its water to major corporations in times of decreased supply but charging regular homeowners.Alcohol Study Drinks to Your Health by Stephen Smith (Boston Globe): New blind study attempts to correct the flaws of past alcohol/heart disease studies by dosing some elders with grain alcohol in Crystal Light while giving others pure lemonade. But what if alcohol itself isn’t the preventive factor? What if it’s the ritual of relaxing with a glass of wine you enjoy?Good to the Last Drop by Judy (Boston Globe): In other previous-studies-were-flawed news, coffee gets the green light for good health. Rotten Office Fridge Cleanup Sends 7 to Hospital (AP): A warning for us all. Dan-E, perhaps you should tape a copy of this on our refrigerators.