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What We're Reading: July 31, 2014

Kaitlin Hill

Ribs

Ribs

Kaitlin Hill

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Obama eats ribs in Kansas City to prove he is …

Obama eats ribs in Kansas City to prove he is still in touch with the everyday folk. [US News and World Report]

Simple pleasures: one woman, a campsite, and a feast of softshell crab. [National Geographic]

In light of the expired meat scandal, McDonald's Japan releases tofu McNuggets. [Food Beast]

Fun food factories to visit on your next road trip or vacation. [Food Republic]

A day in the life of the iconic Planters Nutmobile. [NPR]

BAM! Emeril's tips for this summer's best grilling. [ABC]

Cocktail closeups: alcoholic concoctions put under a microscope are breathtakingly beautiful. [Smithsonian Magazine]

Cocoa farmers on the Ivory Coast taste chocolate for the first time. [Huffington Post]