Best Food News on the Web: 8/17/2012

Posted by Tyler Sullivan, Editor
Sure, it's been a busy week. So you may have missed some of the great stories put out by The Daily Meal's talented editors and their fantastic special contributors. But you wouldn't want... read more

Spanish Mayor Robs Supermarkets to Feed the Poor

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Robin Hood
Local hero or burgeoning criminal? A mayor of the small town Marinaleda in Spain (population: 2,645) has been making headlines for staging supermarket robberies and giving the stolen groceries... read more

The Food Almanac: August 16, 2012

Posted by Tom Fitzmorris, Special Contributor
bratwurst
In The Food Almanac, Tom Fitzmorris of the online newsletter, The New Orleans Menu notes food facts and saying. Today's Flavor National Bratwurst Day today. We don't do brats much around New... read more

Los Angeles Restaurant Pays to Put Cellphones Away and More News

Posted by Marcy Franklin, Editor
The Daily Meal's Media Mix brings you the biggest news around the food world. Paying Up to Put Cellphones Down: Eva Restaurant in Los Angeles will offer a 5 percent discount if customers... read more

Romney Dines in Miami; First Lady Disses McMuffins

Posted by Molly Aronica, Special Contributor
During his campaign tour of Miami this week Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stopped for a bite to eat in a Cuban restaurant called El Palacio de Los Jugos. It turns out that the... read more

Your Steak May Soon Come From a 3-D Food Printer

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Steak
We've heard about everything from chocolate printers to test-tube burgers, but soon the two may be combined (and not in a chocolate-burger way). CNET reports that billionaire Peter Thiel has just... read more

Restaurant Traffic May Stay Down Until 2013 and More News

Posted by Jessica Chou, Editor
Media Mix
The Daily Meal brings you the biggest news from the food world. Food App Orders From Phone Sans-Fee: The Bay Area has a new app, OrderAhead, that lets you connect your credit card to your phone,... read more

Presidential Candidate-Themed Burrito Bowls; No Fried Twinkies for Obama

Posted by Molly Aronica, Special Contributor
Fast-casual chain California Tortilla unveiled their 2012 Presidential Burrito Bowls this week, which will be available through Monday, Nov. 3. This is the fifth election cycle during which the chain... read more