Says one patron, "You can't help if your kids scream." Says Brenda Armes, owner of Olde Salty's, of her "no screaming kids" policy, "If they find it offending, I suggest they find another restaurant to eat at."

Over 1,900 of you had something to say on the issue of kids in upper echelon restaurants when we addressed the topic a few months back. Wanna sound off on this restaurant's policy? Share your thoughts below and we may include them in an upcoming post.

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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.

Melissa Clark, a James Beard award-winning writer, pens the wildly popular “A Good Appetite” column for the New York Times Dining section, as well as articles for magazines including Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, and Martha Stewart Living. Her twenty-ninth cookbook, In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories About the Food You Love, is - conveniently enough - out in stores today.

She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Daniel Gercke, and their young daughter Dahlia - but, for Clark, when the cat (or husband) is away, the mice shall play ... and eat whatever the heck they want.

5 Favorite Things to Eat When No One Is Looking (i.e. When My Hubby is Away and the Baby is Asleep): Melissa Clark
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Mark and Linda Wilfong are hardly alone in their dealings with flammable tap water. Sarah Hoye and Steve Hargreaves report from Dimock, Pennsylvania on the side effects of "fracking" - a hydraulic fracturing technique that's being used to access underground stores of natural gas.
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Sink your teeth into today's top stories from around the globe.

• Be cool, stay away from the vending machines in school. - Los Angeles Times

• In the land of cocktails and spirits, it's an "infuse-a-palooza." - New York Times

• The carnivore's dilemma: why do acts of animal cruelty enrage us, but a juicy cheeseburger doesn't? - Salon

• Russia has banned grain exports because of the drought, prompting concerns of a world wheat crisis. - Associated Press

• The fried Frito pie takes top honors at the State Fair of Texas. - Dallas Morning News

• A new study shows one third of young Britons drink to simply get wastey face. - Gawker

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Kira Kleaveland is an Associate Producer with AC360°

This past weekend I went to the beach to eat.

I'm the only person I know who goes to a beach not for the sand and sun but for the food, but I'm good with that. As far as I'm concerned, sand is kind of icky. It gets everywhere - your hair, your ears, your socks - and it's usually too hot to walk on.

So, when I announced my intention to visit Brighton Beach to friends last week, I made sure to specify, I'm not going to the actual beach - I'm going for the Russian and Ukrainian food.
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Competitive eating king Joey Chestnut was dethroned on Sunday at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, New York. The successor was 5-foot, 105-pound Sonya Thomas. She broke the national championship record by downing 181 fried chicken wings in 12 minutes - talk about poultry in motion.

While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday and the most delicious finds on TV.

Any way you squash it, Labor Day weekend has officially come and gone - marking the unofficial and symbolic end of summer. A moment of silence, please.

'Tis the season to fall into autumn flavors. Dedicate the first school bus ride of the year to National Acorn Squash Day. For a commemorative feast, simply cut the squash in half, remove the seeds, add a couple of tablespoons of butter, maple syrup and brown sugar, and bake in a 400-degree oven for about an hour (or until the squash is fork-tender). The bitter end of summer will suddenly seem a bit sweeter.

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