Heeb magazine is quite peeved with Russ & Daughters heartthrob Josh Tupper. The downtown fishmonger told Martha Stewart on air that the sandwich, previously known as the Heeb (named for the magazine), was in fact called the “Heebster.” What would Maimonides say? [Heeb] Related: Critics’ pick: Super Heeb sandwich.
Lethal cases of swine flu have killed 60 people in Mexico and infected seven in the U.S. The American cases did not have contact with pigs, which means vegetarians, you’re not safe. [BreitBart.com]
In sad uptown dining news, one of our favorite Morningside haunts, Community Food & Juice, was the site of what appears to be a serious fire. [Columbia Spectator via Eater]
The GUSTI Blog points our attention to this important Italian buffalo-milk scandal: According to the Corriere della Sera, 25 out of 40 farms searched by authorities in Campania were using an illegal hormone that augments milk production. The hormone, of course, was smuggled into Italy by the Neapolitan Camorra (think: Mafia). Perhaps New York businesses and consumers should stop buying these products in protest. [Corriere della Sera, via GUSTI Blog]
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