Early-onset foodie-ness: Pint-sized gastronomes take “mini-chef” classes, eat five-course tasting menus. And now it’s apparently not enough to play Mozart in the womb, you also have to eat foie gras? New York Times
French women do get fat: And guess what? It’s for all the same reasons Americans do — sodas, too much TV and fast food. Eye-opening fact: Supposedly 40% of French women are bigger than a size 14. Ça ne se peut pas! NPR
Who’s lovin’ it?: Why McDonald’s business is stronger than ever. Financial Times via MSNBC
Funny food: A comic about dining at a “restaurant” that practices “molecular gastronomy.” Achewood.com (via Obsession with Food)
Carbon-neutral trolleys: Why UK grocery stores like Tesco are going green. Grist
You could buy a lot of carrots with that: What drinking a $700 bottle of wine feels like. Slate
Ethanol mythbusters: Two Cato Institute pundits expose eight “lies” about ethanol. They don’t say which alternative fuels taxpayers should support, however. Chicago Sun-Times
Don’t give a fig, you say?: Master Gardener Chris Smith lists several fruits to consider for spring, including a fig tree variety that is hardy in sub-zero temperatures. This may not mean much to people in more temperate climes, but northerners should give a fig. Seattle P-I
Parent alert: A recap of the ways that synthetic hormones in the environment and food could be hastening puberty in children. Ode magazine
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