Quick Bites
T
he voluminous recent Wikileaks release contains word Pakistan’s intelligence agency tried to poison an American geologist’s beer. With battery acid. [CSM]
This breakfast rocks! The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art (outside Chicago) features a cool table-setting-themed exhibit with “a breakfast made of marble onyx that resembles bacon; eggs crafted from marble and aragonite grits topped with yellow Mexican onyx.” [Pioneer Local]
DC’s Blue Ridge switched to beer, opened up a killer outdoor space, and started being awesome–and started being my local as well. My SO and I went the night the outdoor space debuted and have been back at least a half-dozen times since. It’s a great spot. Even if you don’t live nearby, one commenter notes correctly how nicely done writer Tim Carman’s review is, and how rare a phenomenon such writing has become. [Washington City Paper]
The beautiful Cheryl Cole recovers from a bout of malaria with a Venti Frappuccino. [Daily Mail]
How much for a hot dog? $69, dude! [NY Daily News]
MREs aren’t going the way of the dodo just yet, but one military base in Virginia is focusing its culinary efforts on haute cuisine. [Richmond Times Dispatch]
