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Should You Tip More for a Well Mixed Drink?; Restaurant Charges Extra for Food Left on Plate

• Regarding the etiquette of getting your friends to chip in extra if you’ve paid for a Groupon at a restaurant; also, you should be tipping a little more for artisanal cocktails than vodka sodas. [SFoodie]

Phil’s Sliders, in downtown Berkeley, is Stacy Finz’s “new favorite cheap eats in Berkeley.” [Chron]

• A bill before the California State Assembly would streamline the process of applying for CalFresh, the state food-stamp program, when families apply for free school lunches for kids. [Tribune]

• Behold: the world’s longest bratwurst. [Grub Street Chi]

• A restaurant in Saudi Arabia is now charging diners a fee if they don’t clean their plates. [HuffPo]

• In Belgium, the only thing the whole population can agree on is the French fry, and it’s in danger. [WSJ]

• Today is a momentous day, for Wendy’s at last rolls out its two-years-in-the-making Dave’s Hot ‘N Juicy burger: extra cheese, a buttered bun, a thicker patty, and no mustard. [USAT]

Esquire’s “Eat Like a Man” cookbook is out, and it contains recipes from the likes of Eric Ripert, David Chang, and Michael Symon. Can a lady borrow a copy? [NYDN]

• New research suggests an apple a day is actually a pretty good idea — it may help ward off strokes. [Healthland/Time]

Should You Tip More for a Well Mixed Drink?; Restaurant Charges Extra for Food