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Taste the Falafel at Amba in Oakland; Did Cooking Make Us Human?

• Modeled after Hummus Place in NYC, Amba is a kosher falafel joint that also serves a mean sabich. [Bargain Bite/Chron]

• The Bold Italic tonight tours the “microhood” of Mission between 20th and 21st Streets, including the new honey shop, Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper. [Bold Italic]

• Here’s a question we never thought to ask: What wines pair well with broccoli? [Pairings/Chron]

• Learning to cook helped allow humans to evolve bigger brains. [BBC]

• A listicle about movies in which wine plays a starring role, starting with Hitchcock’s Notorious. [Wine Enthusiast]

• Starbucks is at the center of a debate over whether gun owners should be able to carry unconcealed weapons in public. [WSJ

• Toronto’s Sky Blue Sandwich Company named all of its sandwiches after Wilco songs. [Pitchfork]

• Tasting Magic Hat’s spring lager, Vinyl. [Liquorious]

• Vegetarian restaurants are on the rise in meat-obsessed Buenos Aires. [NYT]

Taste the Falafel at Amba in Oakland; Did Cooking Make Us Human?