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The holy grail of ice cream, wagyu for $45 per pound, Farmville takes over Facebook

Farmville just earned the 'Most Annoying Update' yellow ribbon on Facebook!

Farmville just earned the Most Annoying Update yellow ribbon on Facebook

• Facebook trends continue to follow those in the real world: first, there was the restaurant craze (known as Restaurant City on the ‘Book), and now there’s the back-to-the-farm craze. A new app called Farmville is storming the profiles of virtual locavores. Players can tend sheep and rabbits, as well as harvest strawberries, soybeans and eggplants. We predict a backlash app that involves pounding down virtual Big Macs and e-fries. [Globe and Mail]

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Oprah’s chicken problem, iPhone apps for foodies, Carlo Petrini in Toronto

iPhood: Diners have an appetite for apps

iPhood: Diners have an appetite for apps (Photo by Kent Wang)

PC Magazine has listed the iPhone’s 10 best foodie apps. One allows non–meat eaters to find vegetarian restaurants in their area; another gives impulsive users the ability to locate a restaurant with an open table, reserve it, get directions and view the menu. What a time to be alive. [PC Mag]

• The Hot Docs Festival is on, and there are plenty of documentaries for foodies this year—though the films don’t exactly make our mouths water. Topics include dwindling global fish stocks, the importance of nutrition for soldiers at war, and the harm free trade has done to Korean farmers. [BlogTO]

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