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October 25, 2009 | 11:15 am

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America’s best coffee, unilingual DineSafe rules, World Pasta Day

San Francisco's Blue Bottle Coffee Company comes recommended by GQ (Photo by Roshan Vyas)

San Francisco's Blue Bottle Coffee Company comes recommended by GQ (Photo by Roshan Vyas)

• In its November issue, GQ travels the States to pick America’s best coffee shops. Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco scores high marks for its siphon coffee (it should—the machine costs $20,000), along with famed L.A. and Chicago coffee house Intelligentsia. Bizarrely, the article ends by negating everything it has already stated, telling readers to simply “shut up and drink it.” [GQ]

• In the wake of the Ruby Restaurant closure, BlogTO questions why the guidelines for the city of Toronto’s DineSafe program are offered only in English. The garbage disposal calendar comes in various languages, as does the city’s official newsletter. Even the TTC offers 70 languages on its switchboard. What gives, DineSafe? [BlogTO]

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October 15, 2009 | 4:45 pm

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The Ruby Restaurant fiasco: come for the Peking duck, stay for the salmonella

Kates' review says that "every item has snap, crackle and pop to spare."

Kates' review says that "every item has snap, crackle and pop to spare."

In what appears to be a colossal case of bad timing, the Globe and Mail’s Joanne Kates offered a glowing review of Ruby Chinese Restaurant a full three days after health inspectors had closed it down. Apparently the Scarborough restaurant flunked its inspection due to dirty floors, an infestation of cockroaches, inadequately cleaned cooking surfaces, raw meat maintained at the wrong temperature and, last but not least, salmonella. The investigation was prompted last week after an outbreak of salmonella poisoning that left at least 18 people sick was linked to food served at Ruby. Authorities are also investigating the death of an elderly man who ate there, as well as 15 other potential cases.

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October 11, 2009 | 10:13 am

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Black widow spider shipped with grapes, salmonella outbreak in Toronto, Michael Pollan’s 20 rules to eat by

Spider fan: a Torontonian opted to release the black widow spider he found among his grapes (Photo by )

Spider fan: a Torontonian opted to spare the life of the black widow spider he found among his grapes (Photo by Care_SMC)

• A Toronto resident was surprised to find a black widow spider among the U.S.-grown grapes in his fridge earlier this week. The venom in the arachnid’s bite is reportedly 15 times stronger than that of a rattlesnake’s, though the spiders are generally not aggressive. An entomologist from the ROM says it’s not uncommon for black widows to travel north on grapes: “It happens a lot more than people realize.” The man plans to find a suitable home for the stowaway. We plan to panic in the produce aisle. [Toronto Star]

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