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  1. this thing's incredible
    The Best Incense Sticks Are From an 85-Year-Old Company in MaineI discovered Paine’s incense sticks thanks to a former roommate.
  2. this thing's incredible
    This Ice Cube Tray Brings Me Deep JoyIt has survived 8 moves.
  3. the urbanist
    This Is the Global Street Food Chefs Rack Up Miles ForMade-to-order eel omelets in Kyoto and roadside beef skewers in Lagos that will make you cry.
  4. staten island
    The Case for Living in Staten IslandWhy move there? A massive Ferris wheel and hundreds of new apartments are coming — and so are the Brooklynites.
  5. the strategist
    This Ice Cube Tray Brings Me Deep JoyIt has survived 8 moves.
  6. the strategist
    The Best Incense Sticks Are From an 85-Year-Old Company in MaineI discovered Paine’s incense sticks thanks to a former roommate.
  7. tribes
    Portraits: 5 New York Family-Business DynastiesFrom Brooklyn’s Sahadi’s to the Bronx’s Golden Krust.
  8. Motor-Very-Cross
    Anti-Drunk-Driving Groups Aren’t Too Happy About England’s Rest-StopThe pub isn’t pro-drunk-driving, just pro-party-bus.
  9. Tomatoland
    Walmart Agrees to Pay Florida Tomato Growers a Penny More Per PoundThe retailer will give an extra penny per pound, to benefit the Immokalee.
  10. Openings
    Ost Café Expanding to the Lower East SideCoffee and Eastern-European pastries are coming to Grand Street.
  11. Lawsuits
    Veuve Clicquot Sues Small Winemaker Over Label That Looks Nothing Like Its OwnThe luxury Champagne giant says ain’t nobody messing with their clique, clique, clique, clique, clique.
  12. Oops
    Man Abandons Bar Robbery After He Can’t Pull Open Door MarkedThe bar had an ingenious security system.
  13. Roboknife
    Behold the iPad of Kitchen KnivesThe knife of Robocop’s dreams.
  14. Token Sales
    Chuck E. Cheese Sells to Hostess and PBR Owner for $950 MillionVertical integration: Twinkies, PBR, skee ball.
  15. Guacanomics
    Expect Pricier Guacamole As Cost of Avocados IncreasesLoad up on cheap chicken wings, instead.
  16. Buns and Ammunition
    ‘Gun Karaoke’ Bar Planned for Real-Life Deadwood“It’s all the things I like: alcohol, tobacco and firearms.”
  17. Reopenings
    Mission Chinese Probably Reopening in a New LocationDanny Bowien came close to signing a lease.
  18. The Feeding Tube
    Fewer Brits Tuned In for Episode Two of The Taste U.K.Viewership shrank almost to half since the show’s premiere.
  19. Toast To That
    Bay Area’s Artisanal Toast Scene Has Unlikely, Inspiring Origin StoryIt’s not about toast, really, at all.
  20. Taking The Piss
    Jamie Oliver Not Big on Urban GardeningBeware of drunk people looking for bathrooms.
  21. Happy Endings
    Panera Apologizes After Kicking Out Toddler With Squeaky ShoesLet this be a lesson to all those restaurants out there with insensitive employees.
  22. Carnivores
    Chicago’s Publican Quality Meats Has Best Possible Response to PETA“We waste Nothing. That’s how we honor the animal.”
  23. Got Milk?
    Now There’s Vodka Made From MilkCereal milk vodka is next, obviously.
  24. Closings
    7A Will Close on January 26The Miss Lily’s owners are rumored to be turning the space into a southern restaurant.
  25. White Slime
    Tyson Foods Recalls 33,000 Pounds of Chicken Connected to Salmonella OutbreakWhat’s the vegetarian option again?
  26. Non
    Police Shutter French Restaurant in Pakistan That Refused to Serve PakistanisThe proprietor says he did it out of “respect.”
  27. Best Practices
    McDonald’s Vows to Start Serving ‘Verified Sustainable Beef’First, however, someone has to define “sustainable.”
  28. Hooch
    Cops Bust Super-Productive Home Moonshine Operation in MississippiIt’s “significant tax fraud” to make your own.
  29. Dip
    Japanese Fast-Food Chain Pairs French Fries With Chocolate SauceIt’s not Valentine’s Day without fattening promotions.
  30. Crowdfunding
    Quintessence Struggles to Stay Afloat After Co-owner’s DeathLess than 48 hours remain to save the raw-foods restaurant.
  31. Quote Of The Day
    Carl’s Jr. CEO’s Problems Will Be Solved With iPadsAlso, more outlets in Siberia.
  32. Right To Bare Hands
    California Bans Workers From Touching Food With Bare HandsLoopholes will allow sushi chefs to keep going without gloves.
  33. It's a Wunderbar Life
    Owner Selling 6,000-Square-Foot Texas Restaurant to Pay Server’s MedicalHe plans to raise $2 million.
  34. Yeast of Their Problems
    Spiteful New Zealand Baker Convinced Poop-Shaped Cake Is the New CronutUnfortunately, some people agree.
  35. Much Ado About Dew
    Our Mountain Dew Fears Are All Coming TrueTwice the caffeine, none of the soda.
  36. Racism
    Restaurant Valet Fired for Writing ‘Jungle Fever’ onNext time, he could try simpler things to ID cars, like “blue Ford” and “red Fiat.”
  37. Openings
    Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Gowanus Opens Next WeekGet your visors and your orthopedic shoes on.
  38. Closings
    Sapporo East Has ClosedThe restaurant served unpretentious, reliable sushi for 30 years.
  39. Other Magazines
    Bourdain Named Illustrator-In-Residence at Food & WineThe magazine’s bringing on a bunch of special guest stars.
  40. Vive Le Pesticide!
    Burgundy Winemaker Fined $41K for Not Using PesticidesSo much for France’s claims to reduce pesticide use.
  41. Party Politics
    Right-Leaning Group Tries to Discredit Left by Claiming Liberals Prefer VodkaDo tea-party people drink oolong or what?
  42. Omakase
    ‘Sushi Defense’ Fails to Save East Village Woman’sFreegans who follow a raw-foods diet, you’re on blast.
  43. Complete Breakfast
    General Mills Announces Original Cheerios Have Gone GMO-Free“It was never about pressure.”
  44. Unhappy Meals
    McDonald’s Kicks Out Mentally Disabled Adults for ‘ConductingBut management claims there was a food fight.
  45. Open Carry-Out Or Eat In
    Virginia Restaurateur Launches Zagat for Gun-Loving FoodiesTen restaurants have signed up so far.
  46. The Ivory Pepper Grinder
    Fine-Dining Restaurant Servers Increasingly Likely to Have Pricey CollegeYour server at Eleven Madison Park likely went to a better school than you did.
  47. Crime
    Dude Casually Lifts — Literally — 250-Pound Safe From MassachusettsMaybe it’s viral marketing for a summer superhero movie?
  48. Starbucks Subsistence
    Veni, Vidi, Venti: Woman Ends Yearlong Odyssey of Consuming Only StarbucksIn 2013, two bloggers got a lot of extra vanilla pumps.
  49. Obits
    Remembering Joseph SantoSanto helmed the opulent Sign of the Dove for over 30 years.
  50. Exact Change
    FDA to Require Calorie Counts on Snack Vending MachinesHow many calories is that Snickers bar worth to you?
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