• How can a barbecue-chicken sandwich stay fresh for two years? Frighteningly, the Army has the answers. [NPR]
• Now that beer-laced candy is turning into a thing, bonbons are not just for the ladies anymore. [WSJ]
• One Halal-cart vendor on the UES had been going along perfectly fine for eight years until Fairway moved in near his cart, and since then, police crackdowns have been relentless. Guess the grocery chain is worried about its chicken-and-rice sales? [DNA Info]
• The same as many Americans, jolly, fat Santa Claus became obese thanks to his association with Coca-Cola. [Eatocracy/CNN]
• Well, this is no fun: Students at schools in Westford, Massachusetts, have been told not to bring holiday cookies, candies, or anything delicious to school parties — they can share popcorn and raisins instead. Wah-wah. [CBS Boston]
• See the winning food-based creations from the Style Invitational edible-art contest, whose contestants depicted the year’s events — Bin Laden’s death, the GOP primary race — in food. [WP]
