What We're Reading: Thursday, October 27

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  Burning Question: What's the Difference Between Whiskey and Whisky? – YumSugar
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  Buttered Up: A Look at Paula Deen's Financial Empire – Grubstreet
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  Why Don't Americans Eat Horse Meat? – Slate
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  Google Paid $151 Million For Zagat – Eater
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  Why Coke is Going White For Polar Bears – TIME
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  Wines From "Bad Years" Are Secretly Delicious – CHOW
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  To Save Soggy Grapes, Winemaker Looks to Helicopter – NPR
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  McDonald's Vies for Chicken Domination With New McBites – Gothamist

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