Dine daily on a full serving of fresh news every morning.  Why?  Because it’s cheaper than your morning latte and more informative than your average nutritional label.

Tuesdays are TANTAMOUNT

• Hospital food is about on-par-excellence with airplane food.  So color me confused -- what, exactly, makes emergency-room-themed restaurants so appetizing?

• "Beer bladder product expertly identifies its target consumer: the New Jersey guido." Mmmm... beer bladder product.  Mmmm... body-temperature beer. 

• Run out of ideas of Thanksgiving stuffing?  Here's a stab at something new: White Castle cheeseburger stuffing.  Mmmm... grossness.
  

• Someone's not lovin it: McDonald's sued over nude photos.

• Can a Twinkie ever really DIE?  Oh yes.  Yes it can.  And let us count the ways...

•  After shuffling through 4 chefs in 6 years, one wonders who the bastard is behind Bastide.

Photo courtesy of OhGizmo!

-Alice Shin

The food world this year is taking special note of the hard times affecting many families and individuals this season. Between charity events featuring some of the nation’s top chefs, companies giving a share of proceeds to those in need, and our personal sense of duty to help where we can, giving this year is the new black. Below we highlight some national and local organizations that come to the rescue when things seem most dire.

Boston Globe via Serious Eats, photo courtesy of 21Food.com

-Natalie Fasano