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Rachael Ray Loves Chicago; Climate Change Comes For Beer

• Rachael Ray’s block party, filmed earlier this summer near Wrigley Field, airs today on her show. [OK]

• Increased air temperatures due to climate change are negatively affecting the hops used to make pilsner. [New Scientist via Gawker]

• Despite its similarity to his own book Heat, Bill Buford approves of Julie Powell’s forthcoming butchery memoir Cleaved. [NYP]

• Many Cadbury fans spurn the American-made versions of the brand’s chocolates. [WSJ]


• Beer sales are on the rise in college football stadiums. [WSJ]

• Pennsylvania’s wineries are growing in prestige. [NYDN]

• Mystery solved: the illness that sickened over 500 people at England’s famed restaurant The Fat Duck was caused by shoddy shellfish and hygiene. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

• Three of Paula Deen’s QVC cast iron pans have been recalled because they can crack or shatter upon heating. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

Rachael Ray Loves Chicago; Climate Change Comes For Beer