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The Life of The Drinking Straw; Where to Drink Butterbeer

• Read all about the life-changing invention, and evolution, of the drinking straw. [Gizmodo]

• Universal theme park’s Harry Potter exhibit is now serving Butterbeer. It contains neither butter nor beer. [NYDN]

• The rule about eight glasses of water a day might just be a bunch of hooey. [Gawker]

Spice Table owner and chef Bryant Ng’s parents used to own a Valley restaurant named Wok Way. [HUffPo]

• The nightclub attached to Eva Longoria’s Beso Steakhouse in Las Vegas was forced to close amid financial issues. [CBS News]

• Enjoy your Snickers while it lasts: Vending machines that sell fruit, soy milk, baked chips, and other “healthier” snacks, are cropping up everywhere. [NYDN]

• Shopping centers are fawning over farmers market, as it brings a bigger crowd. [LAT]

• Midtown Lunch’s Zach Brooks pens a piece on NYC food truckery. [NYT]

The Life of The Drinking Straw; Where to Drink Butterbeer