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Decoding the Camembert Rind; Where to Eat in Austin

• Evidently, fast-food restaurants offer their biggest deals this month. Sounds like a great way to break those New Year’s resolutions. [USAT]

• Is there a point to the Camembert rind? Why, yes. “For a group of Swiss bioengineers, that moldy rind is one of nature’s greatest living surfaces, doing double duty as a shield and a cleaner.” [Salt/NPR]

• Garance Doré (a.k.a. the Sartorialist’s girlfriend) has an interview with adorable Erin McKenna of Babycakes vegan bakery. It’s inspiring for people thinking about opening a food business. [Garance Doré]

• And today in globalization, Smashburger has announced plans to expand to Latin America, while Baskin Robbins has stated its intentions to open 50 stores in Vietnam. [NRN, Grub Street]

• Now’s a nice time of year to decamp to the mild climes of Austin, Texas. If you do so — or you’re heading there for SXSW — here’s where to eat. [Newsday]

• A Brooklyn deliveryman was killed last night in a hit and run. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family. [NYP]

Decoding the Camembert Rind; Where to Eat in Austin