Best Food News On The Web: 5/3/2013

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 to head into the weekend having missed some of the best food stories on the Web. So here's a second serving of some of the great food and drink stories that you definitely shouldn't have missed.
 

TOP NEWS/HOT ITEMS

McDonald's May Be the Most Visited Business in the US Followed by Walmart, Subway, Burger King, Starbucks, and Wendy's.

PepsiCo Pulls 'Most Racist Ad in History' by Mountain Dew Domestic violence, racial profiling: it's all in the celebrity spot from Mountain Dew.
 

EAT/DINE

8 Completely Ridiculous Restaurant Commercials From the 1980s Times have certainly changed in the past 25 years,

No, You Still Can't Bring Salami Home From Italy The USDA has relaxed the long-standing ban on imported Italian pork products, but you still can't stick them in your carry-on.
 

TRAVEL

5 Tastes of Toronto Whether they serve local food, are a local establishment, or specialize in Canadian cuisine, these spots offer a taste of place.

5 Food Festivals in Asheville, North Carolina From beer to ramps, Asheville has an event for every taste.
 

COOK

50 Best Burger Recipes These recipes are the best of the best of whatever burger recipe you're looking for.

Modernist Cuisine's Melty Queso Dip With a little help from sodium citrate, you can have the best queso around.
 

RECIPES

Turkish Delight Recipe This unique recipe comes from The Definitive Guide to Middle Eastern Cooking.

Jerk Shrimp and Citrus Salad Recipe The dish mixes Jamaican roots with contemporary healthy.
 

ENTERTAIN

70 Ways to Make Your Kitchen Bloom A guide to outfitting your kitchen in everything floral, broken down by section, item, and price.

10 Bloody Marys Perfect for Mother's Day Brunch Give your mother the gift of cocktail options as you prepare her special brunch.
 

VIDEO

Inside the 'Outstanding Restaurants' We travel to 5 cities across the US to explore the 5 restaurants nominated for the James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant Award.

What Being Number 1 Meant to René Redzepi We caught up with the Noma chef a few weeks before his restaurant fell to number 2 on the 'World's 50 Best Restuarants' list.
 

DRINK

Bottled Margaritas and Lime Tequilas: Are They Any Good? In preparation for Cinco de Mayo, we try 2 bottled margs and tequila shots; spoiler: we didn't hate them.

Top 10 Baseball Stadiums for Craft Beer It's one, two, three beers you're out: where to find a decent beer at the ball park.
 

FROM THE DAILY MEAL'S CULINARY CONTENT NETWORK

Dinners, Dishes, & Desserts brings you the perfect Cinco de Mayo drink recipe, "Skinny Blackberry Margaritas."

Garnish with Lemon whips up a delectable strawberry layer cake.

 

Tyler Sullivan is the Assistant Editor at The Daily Meal. Follow her on Twitter @atylersullivan