Food FYI: Miniature food sculptures

MINI FOOD

Photos of Israeli artist Shay Aaron's tiny handmade food sculptures are making the rounds, such as over at Colossal Art & Design. Looking for Gouda cheese stud earrings? Aaron also has an Etsy shop.  

CHICKEN DARK MEAT

The demand for legs and thighs is helping prices for chicken rebound, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

WHEN RESTAURANTS GO DOWNHILL

Let's get wonky. MarkBernstein.org responds to Matt Yglesias' response to a comment in Tyler Cowen's new book, "An Economist Gets Lunch," about why restaurants decline over time. 

CHOCOLATE, AND PIG'S BLOOD

At Food 52, blogger Emiko Davies says she's always wanted to make sanguinaccio dolce, "a southern Italian specialty of fresh pig's blood cooked with dark chocolate and milk into a decadent pudding." Find the recipe on her blog.

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-- Betty Hallock

Photo credit: Shay Aaron