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

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

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