"How Much Revenue Is a Soda Tax Worth?" - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com

Syrup Offers ‘Joy’ to the World - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

Locavores Gone Wild? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

"Schools’ Toughest Test - Cooking" - NYTimes.com

In NC?

"The Minimalist - A Potato Salad With a Southwest Taste" - NYTimes.com

"Demonizing, and/or Taxing, Soda" - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com

"Mayor Bloomberg Doesn’t Always Live by His Health Rules" - NYTimes.com

"Why Are Americans Fat? And Other G-20 Questions" - NPR

"Neuse River fish kill may be slowing | river, class, water" - Local - Sun Journal

"So Much Food. So Much Hunger." - NYTimes.com

"A Farmers Market Fit For A First Lady" - NPR

"Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverages Debated" - NYTimes.com

"Dining Briefs - Recently Opened - A Seductive Cup" - Review - NYTimes.com

"Chipotle Raises Pay For Tomato Pickers" - NPR

"USDA Urges Schools, Hospitals, Others To 'Buy Local'" - NPR

"Food Industry Reform Needed In U.S." - NPR

"Toxic Waters - Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost to Health" - Series - NYTimes.com

"Chocolate" - Special Exhibits: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

"penny's menu"

"Introducing Start-Up Chronicle: Are You Nuts?" - You’re the Boss Blog - NYTimes.com

"Fresh From the White House Garden?" - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

"National Briefing - Food Safety - Green Onions Recalled" - NYTimes.com

"The Durham News | Duke students connect with coastal anglers"

"Recipes for Health - Lunches for Picky Children" - NYTimes.com

"Vital Signs - Children - Seeing a Family Benefit in Obesity Surgery" - NYTimes.com

"Waiter, There Is a Fly in My Soup (and I Have an iPhone)" - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

"Gelato Gone Wild" - Globespotters Blog - NYTimes.com

"Drilling Down - Social Snacking Next to a Size Zero" - NYTimes.com

"Drought Puts Focus on a Side of India Left Out of Progress" - NYTimes.com

"Industry-Backed Label Calls Sugary Cereal a ‘Smart Choice’" - NYTimes.com

"Replacing Eggs With … Flax?" - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com

"Late Night Eating Linked to Weight Gain" - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

"Food Banks Work to Meet Demand" — WUNC

"Wolfgang Puck Sued Over Internet Move" - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com

"Labor Department Proposes New Rule on Farm Workers" - NYTimes.com

"Tesco, British Grocer, Uses Weather to Predict Sales" - NYTimes.com

"French Imports to Feed New York" - NYTimes.com

"Wine shop's empty, restaurant shut - North Carolina" - News & Observer

"The New York Botanical Garden: Edible Garden"

"A Good Appetite - Hold the Mayo! First Up, Rouille." - NYTimes.com

"Do Burgers Make You Stupid?" - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

"The Minimalist - Corn, Transformed in So Many Ways" - NYTimes.com

"Fat and Healthy: Why It's Possible" - Newsweek Health | Newsweek.com

"The Short Life of Summer Produce" - Newsweek Food and Drink | Newsweek.com

"Why Some Dine and Others Graze" - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

"Featured Recipe: Grilled Figs With Goat Cheese" - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com

"Owners of Struggling Café des Artistes Decide to Close" - NYTimes.com

Are there stories like this in NC?

"Globalist - Advantage France" - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

"Parenting and Food - Eat Your Peas. Or Don’t. Whatever." - NYTimes.com

"A Reluctance to Spend May Be the Recession’s Legacy" - NYTimes.com

What does this mean for food in NC?

"Buy Me Some Peanuts and Nectarines - Produce Stands Shake Up Ballpark Cuisine" - NYTimes.com

And in NC?

"‘Non-GMO’ Seal Identifies Foods Mostly Biotech-Free" - NYTimes.com

"UNC Million Meals Event"

Hampton Farms

"It s not just what you eat but who you eat it with" - The Herald-Sun

"U.S. Expects Food Prices to Start Rising" - NYTimes.com

"Top Chef Cooks Up Ways To Cut Costs, Not Quality" - NPR

"Sugar Elbows On To Heart Health Hit List" - NPR Health Blog : NPR

"Recipes for Health - Fried Green Tomatoes" - NYTimes.com

"In Praise Of A 'Fetastic' Summer: Nigella Lawson" - NPR

"Urban Farming Back in Vogue" - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

And in the urban centers of NC?

"A Finer Haute Cuisine" - NYTimes.com

NC equivalent of this?

"After 48 Years, Julia Child Has a Big Best Seller, Butter and All" - NYTimes.com

"Green Inc. Column - Firm Brings Farming to the Masses" - NYTimes.com

"A Shoppers’ Rebellion at Whole Foods" - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com

It's interesting to see the ineffectiveness of new media in reaching more of the Whole Foods shopper market. I would have expected a much higher knowledge level; whether more would follow a boycott is another mater, but I am surprised that so many cusotmers seem to be unaware of the controversy after two weeks of fairly widespread and frequent mention. What does that say our evolving ability to communicate about food and non-food subjects?

"Rare Dry-Aged Jersey Steer at The Lantern" - The Chapel Hill Magazine Blog - Chapel Hill Magazine

Let's see; I wonder where the Lantern advertises?

"Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food" - TIME

"Cheaper Eating in Chicago" - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com

"A Chef Simplified" - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com

"Soups for the Summer" - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

"Tickets for Le Fooding" - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com

Do we have anything like this in NC?

"Disabled Veterans Are Hot Dog Vendors to the Museum’s Patrons" - NYTimes.com

"JM Smucker Gets Folgers Coffee Boost, Sees Strong FY" - NYTimes.com

"Heinz and Hormel Beat Profit Estimates" - NYTimes.com

"Independent Farmers Feel Squeezed By Milk Cartel" - NPR

"'Super Rice' Deploys Snorkel To Survive Floods" - NPR

"A Restaurant Critic’s Battle With Food" - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

"Small Farmers See Promise In Obama's Plans" - NPR

"The Day: News for (and by) People Who Eat" - The Local - Fort-Greene Blog - NYTimes.com

"Health Habits vs. Life Expectancy vs. Spending" - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com

"Monsanto and DuPont Heat Up Rivalry Over Seeds" - NYTimes.com

"Agriculture Hall of Fame honors loc..." - heraldsun.com

"Rolling Out the Cookie Dough Again" - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com

"Pros And Cons Of Checkout Line Donations" - NPR

Never Ending Pasta Bowl - Olive Garden

Where is the calorie and nutrition information for these dishes? Where does it talk about the calorie impact of using the "never ending" offer?

After nearly a dozen "clicks", I found it - at least it is here but I would guess that less than 1% of their customers ever get this far or maybe even care. There is, however, no portion size given, making the whole thing valueless.

"Critic’s Notebook - Nightly Guests Give an Insight Into Their Quirks and Tics" - NYTimes.com

"Soft Serve and Jingles Jangle Moms" - NYTimes.com

"Officials discuss better protections for food supply" - WRAL.com

Here's a link to the event site.

"Recipes for Health - Strawberry Soup" - NYTimes.com

"Recipes for Health - Plum and Red Wine Soup" - NYTimes.com

"Food-Chain Reaction" - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com

"Vermonters Have the Healthiest Habits" - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com

Note the rankings of NC.

"Chef Chooses Higher Calling Over Posh Napa Scene" - NPR

"Best Restaurants in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina" - fo.odie.us

That link is for "Raleigh Durham" and here is the link for all of NC.

"Community Gardens Sprout Up in Guilford County" - WUNC

"We Tried Your Pizza Recipes, And The Best Was..." - NPR

"French Winemakers Sound Alarm Over Climate Change" - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

"Food Firms Fret Over Potential Impact of Climate Bill" - WSJ.com

"In Hudson Valley, Farmers’ Markets Offer Local Food and Local Chat" - NYTimes.com

I wonder how the season has been so far for farmer's markets in NC.

"Fatty Foods Affect Memory and Exercise" - Well Blog - NYTimes.com

Imagine the daily loss of North Carolina mind and muscle as a result of eating all these horrible foods? A little gubernatorial leadership is in order - Gov PERDUE, where are you on this one?