Sampler Platter: Barack Obama eats a burger on Air Force One

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Back in the swing of things with tasty tidbits...

• Barack Obama orders a burger (medium well) with cheese (cheddar) on his first trip aboard Air Force One. National Geographic viaA Hamburger Today
• Making dessert with cigar butts? Not only can it be done. It’s delicious! Alinea At Home
• Don’t mess with China’s baby formula. Seriously. It’s not worth your life. LA Times
• All those flushes, detoxes and cleanses? They’re a load of -- well, you know. Literally and figuratively. NY Times
• Swiss researchers claim that ‘gourmand syndrome,’ marked by a preoccupation with food and a problem with impulse control, is caused by a brain lesion. PubMed

--Elina Shatkin