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What We're Reading: September 22, 2014

Maggie Borden

Maggie Borden

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You’ve probably never eaten real wasabi. [First …

You’ve probably never eaten real wasabi. [First We Feast]

Forget Carvel and DQ: Grossinger’s, a New York bakery, may have been the true inventor of the ice cream cake. [Jersey Magazine]

Consumer backlash forces Taco Bell’s new bánh mì chain to change its logo. [Grubstreet]

From war rations to ketchup as a vegetable: a photo history of American school lunch. [Bon Appétit]

A few key hacks to simplify your time in the kitchen. [HuffPo]

A new cookbook makes the case for eating more bitter food. [NPR]

A Bay Area bistro is actually paying customers for bad Yelp reviews. [Foodbeast]