Breakfast Links: A Black Apron Mean You’re Special

The Starbucks Black Apron: What is a Coffee Master? (Starbucks Melody)
Essentially, it’s a person who gets to wear a black apron.

God, Faith, and Tortillas: Castaway Sustained by Food Dreams (The Daily Meal)
A man stuck at sea for over 13 months said that he dreamed of tortillas at night to sustain his will to live. This plot was ripped directly from the book Life of Pie.

The Bizarre Food Obsessions of Pro Athletes (The Huffington Post)
When you work out for six hours a day, five days a week, you get the license to eat whatever you want — for instance, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Terrell Lynch will down Skittles by the handful. (He even has his own personalized Skittles machine.)

The Saddest Burger We’ve Ever Seen, From Dimly Lit Meals For One (Serious Eats)
We thought one was the loneliest number, but here’s the one case where two burger patties by themselves are so, so sad.

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