Food News Thursday, October 7

Jamie Oliver blasts failure of child nutrition bill - CNN
Michelin stars announced; Del Posto doesn't get 2 - Grub Street NY
Zagat's: Brooklyn restaurants reign supreme - NY Daily News
In NY, cheap eats never tasted so good - CNBC
Young Farmers Sprouting Up Across Nation - Civil Eats
Gordon Ramsay Apologizes With Salted Caramel Truffles - NY Times
Affluent have more allergies - Sydney Morning Herald
Acai no panacea in Brazil (podcast) - The World
Walnuts could help you cope with stress - Orlando Sentinel

Food for Thought

The Glutton's Diet: Weight-loss Tips from a Food Writer - TIME
What's on your kid's lunch tray? - Globe and Mail
Clarified: what is this gluten of which you speak? - Eatocracy
Photos: Southern Heart Attack Foods - LA Times
Bento Art: Fantastically Geeky Lunches - SF Weekly
A cookbook to satisfy the geek within - San Jose Mercury News
Talking Nordic cuisine with Rene Redzepi (podcast) - The World
Venn Diagramming Zagat's With Michelin's - Grub Street NY
The shoulds of (cooking with) wood - Washington Post
Eat your way around NYC with new tours - USA Today

Best of the Blogs

Meat Hair - Gastronomista
My Food-Writing Trap - The Yummy Mummy Cooks Gourmet
René Redzepi, NOMA - Delicious Days
Lavender Vanilla Sugar - Joy the Baker
15 Favorite Dishes in Naples - Food Lover's Odyssey
Lunchbots Bento: Bats in the Belfry - Another Lunch

Wine and Spirits

Study OK's Light Drinking During Pregnancy - TIME
Discover Marchesi Fumanelli - Wall Street Journal
Virginia raises its own glass - Washington Post
Auctions reinforce Hong Kong's position as fine-wine hub - Decanter
Lafite Steps Up Asian Efforts - Wall Street Journal
The birthday of craft beer - San Jose Mercury News
Waiheke wines the jewel in Auckland's crown - New Zealand Herald
Binge Drinking: A Big Problem, Especially for Prosperous - NPR
An Everyman's guide to whisky - Washington Post
Wine 101: Pinot Noir - Wall Street Journal

The Business of Food

Original Hershey Factory Set to Close - NPR
New Yorkers' Appetite for Eating Out Declines - Crain's NY Business
Australian Wine Region Rejects McD's Franchise - Fox News
France's Pernod Chooses Sydney as Wine Base - Australian
Condiments empire from Tupperware-like parties - Globe and Mail