Last Call: Wahlburgers Are Headed Your Way

Grub Street: Mark, Paul and Donny Wahlberg have teamed up with the former VP of Panera to expand their chain of restaurants, Wahlburgers, nationwide. If those restaurants don’t play New Kids on the Black and the Funky Bunch on repeat, we’ll be seriously disappointed.

Huffington Post: Corn and soybean prices have skyrocketed as a result of the current drought. But what will the vegans eat if they can’t afford soy?

Eater: Smithfield Ham is opening up a ham-focused restaurant in (where else?) Smithfield, VA. The sad thing is there are actually people who would eat there.

Telegraph: A museum dedicated to gelato will open outside Bologna, Italy in September. Start booking your vacations now.

CNN: It is actually possible to bake cookies in a hot car. So, that’s one good thing about this very hot summer.

Decanter: Archaeologists believe that they have found 3,000 year-old wine in China. The wine dates back to the Zhou Dynasty, and was found in a nobleman’s tomb. Death is stressful — bring a drink to the afterlife.

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