Welcome to the (extra long) weekend. Now’s the time to settle into a laid-back rhythm and catch up on all this week’s food news on the web. For your perusal, here’s a curated selection of stories that we’ve been reading this week.
- The leaves haven’t turned just yet, and we’re still seeing glimpses of summer weather. In short, you still have time to pull off a fall picnic. Here’s how. [Chowhound]
- Newly-released documents show that in the 1960s, the sugar industry paid scientists to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead. [The New York Times]
- Vegetable noodles, banana ice cream, sweet potato toast: can fake junk food truly satisfy? [The Atlantic]
- These adorable hand-doodled leather coasters will charm even the most resistant of DIY-ers. [Food52]
- And now, a burning question we’ve all had, finally answered: Why is some ketchup “fancy”? [Food Republic]
