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SF Hotels Make Room for Culinary Tourists; What Does Whale Meat Taste Like?

• A new wave of avid farmers’ marketers among tourists to the city has meant that hotels need to make mini-bar fridges larger and let guests use their kitchens. [NYT]

• An interview with Starbelly chef Adam Timney. [SFoodie]

• The first trial of a Your Black Muslim Bakery member begins in Oakland. [SF Appeal]

• In case The Cove got you wondering what whale tastes like, it’s “similar to reindeer or moose.” [Slate]

• At McDonald’s, just as they switch from breakfast to lunch at 10:30 a.m., you can order a Mc10:35, a combo Egg McMuffin and a McDouble. [Consumerist]

• Katie Lee doesn’t have any professional kitchen experience, but that’s not going to stop her from becoming a food star. [NYT]

• The town of Champagne is concerned after jobs cuts at bubbly company Piper & Charles Heidsieck. [Decanter]

SF Hotels Make Room for Culinary Tourists; What Does Whale Meat Taste Like?