"Breakfast: 2 1/2 lbs of grapes and four bananas, along with copious amounts of green tea. A day that does not start out with grapes is not going to be a good day!

Lunch: Mixed green salad from a "make-your-own" salad place near the office. The employees of my salad spot don't need to ask what I want anymore because I've been making the same salad for years.

Dinner: Four more bananas and a green apple." - JLinn

Frankly, we're posting this because we've been wondering all day if it's actually possible to eat eight bananas in a day without some, um, violent repercussions. We wish you very, very well, dear commenter, and at the same time fear for your health.

Please tell us there's at least some tofu, beans, nuts, or some other protein in that there make-a-salad. Please?

5@5 is a daily, food-related list from chefs, writers, political pundits, musicians, actors, and all manner of opinionated people from around the globe.

As chef and owner of Fornino Park Slope and Fornino Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Michael Ayoub is what some would consider a pizza god - turning out wood-oven, gas-oven and grilled pies to the urbanite masses.

When the native Brooklynite is not in the kitchen, Ayoub can be found tending his thriving organic garden that oftentimes supplies the ingredients for his restaurants' menus. And as any cramped New Yorker or backyard-less dweller should know, you certainly don't have to have a massive area to put your green thumb to good use.

Five Things Every Cook Can Grow in Five Square Feet: Michael Ayoub
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It's been 4 fabulous years for the glorious Lila King and her merry band at iReport. They inspire us every single day with their energetic pursuit of citizen's-eye news, and over 473,650 stories in, we think they deserve some mighty sweet accolades, along with their sumptuous Sugar Sugar cake.

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Every weekday, we're highlighting a blogger we think you ought to know about. We can’t be everywhere at once, so we look to these passionate eaters, cooks and writers to keep us tapped into every facet of the food world. Consider this a way to get to know a blog’s taste buds, because, well, you should.

Who: Paula Jones, of bell'alimento
Where: Raleigh, North Carolina
Twitter: @bellalimento
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Ain't no party like a Clinton family party.

The marital merrymaking for former first daughter, Chelsea Clinton, and her groom, Marc Mezvinsky, lasted well into the wee hours of Sunday morning. According to a source, invited guests were offered a 2 A.M. snack of grilled cheese sandwiches, brownies and popcorn for the ride home.

CNN National Correspondent Susan Candiotti has the FULL STORY over on our sister site, Political Ticker.

In today's spirit of habitual dining, we bring you Grandpa Gustafson's bacon diet.

Warning: Grumpy old man language ahead.

Earlier today, we asked about routine meals - the same lunch or breakfast every day - and got some fascinating insight into the everyday diets of our readers. A few of our favorites are posted after the poll, but first chew on this.

Do you get into a restaurant rut?

Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe.

• Take a photographic journey through America's dumbest convenience foods. - Salon

• Research shows a meat-based diet made our brains grow. - NPR

• As "Eat, Pray, Love" hits theaters on August 13 , so do movie-inspired brews. - San Francisco Chronicle

• A glimpse into Gulf crabbing after the oil spill. - Time

• Bertha's Kitchen in Charleston, South Carolina, embodies the soul of Lowcounty cuisine. - Garden & Gun

See all Gulf Coast seafood coverage on Eatocracy and full coverage throughout CNN

See all Gulf Coast seafood coverage on Eatocracy and full coverage throughout CNN