Bagel Tax Named One of Quirkiest in America; Mike Huckabee to Sarah Palin: ‘You Don’t Understand’ First Lady’s Healthy Eating Initiative

The hottest table in Silicon Valley is at the social gaming start-up Zynga’s dining hall. Zynga Culinary serves dishes like chicken vindaloo, beef tenderloin with fig balsamic reduction, and lobster mushroom bisque.
[Wall Street Journal]

Three New York City restaurants have made Rodale’s third annual Farm-to-Table list: Back Forty, Rouge Tomate, and New Leaf Café.
[Newsday]

The Onesource Tax & Accounting unit of Thomson Reuters has named the bagel tax in New York one of the quirkiest new taxes in the country.
[Reuters]

Mike Huckabee, who lost more than 100 pounds after learning he had diabetes, defended Michelle Obama after Sarah Palin derided her healthy-eating initiative on her show.
[Politics Daily]

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