What We're Reading: White House Chef Furloughed, Goodbye Pork Butt

• White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass Faces Furlough – Politico
• Starting With Pork Butt, The Meat Industry Rebrands – Businessweek
• Are Tea Bags Turning Us Into Plastic? – The Atlantic
• After 65 Years, Montreal Lifts Ban On Street Food – The Globe And Mail
• At Izakayas, Japanese Food Gets Informal – NY Times
• Arsenic In Beer May Come From Widely Used Filtering Process – NPR
• Health Inspectors Really Need To Spend Time In Restaurant Kitchens – Grub Street

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