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Noho’s Biggest Naysayer; $80-per-Ounce Rum at Minetta Tavern

• Communications consultant Zella Jones is one of the leading forces against new liquor licenses in Noho. [NYP]

• Skyy Vodka’s new ad campaign appears to depict a woman having sex with a vodka bottle. [USAT]

• Federal regulators are suing the makers of POM juice for unsubstantiated health claims. [WSJ]

• Fledgling Wine, a wine created by Twitter employees, is now being sold for charity. [NYP]

Minetta Tavern now offers rum left over from the days of the British Royal Navy’s daily rum allowance to the tune of $80 for an ounce and a half shot. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

• Commuters on the Long Island Rail Road purchase a lot of hard liquor from their bar cars, while Metro-North commuters drink more wine. [NYT]

Real Housewife Teresa Giudice will write a second cookbook, Fabulicious! The Italian Family Cookbook. [Eater National]

• After complaints from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Ben & Jerry’s will drop the phrase “all natural” from its labels. [WSJ]

Noho’s Biggest Naysayer; $80-per-Ounce Rum at Minetta Tavern