• Punky Brewster is all grown up and hosting a cooking blog for moms. Yes, you are old. [NYDN]
• Lady Gaga has teamed up with … Starbucks, as an “over-the-top digital and promotional presence in Starbucks U.S. stores through June 3.” Cough, sellout!, cough. [USAT]
• The Serious Eats team conducted a very, er, serious taste test with In-N-Out, Five Guys, and Shake Shack burgers. Drumroll, please! [Hamburger Today/Serious Eats]
• Rao’s in East Harlem is already a relic, but it (along with nineteen other neighborhood buildings) is worthy of official landmark status, according to a study. [DNA Info]
• Stop the presses, Groupon did a new thing: The deals site teamed with Quizno’s to offer an eight-sub “punch card” designed to foster repeat business. [NRN]
• Many experts are arguing that “food has quickly become the hidden driver of world politics.” [NPR]
