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

• Red Vines has issued a voluntary recall of its black licorice because of high lead levels. - Los Angeles Times

• Robert Treboux, the restaurateur behind New York City's legendary Le Veau d’Or, has passed away at the age of 87. - New York Times

• Paper or plastic? Say goodbye to cash and hello to the DipJar, the tip jar that accepts credit cards. - Bon Appétit

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• The humble sweet potato is taking root as an excellent source of vitamin A in parts of malnourished Africa. - NPR

• All that glitters isn't edible gold: Just because it's the world's most expensive turkey and cheese sandwich, doesn't mean it's the best. - Guardian

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Today would have been Julia Child's 100th birthday, and Eatocracy is celebrating her legacy. Sink your teeth into some of the top stories about her from around the globe.

• Ever wonder how Julia Child would sound auto-tuned? Now you know. - PBS

• "I don’t think my toes touched the ground for days." Virginia Willis on rooming with - and appreciating - Julia. - Virgina Willis

• Julia Child is alive and well in her recipes. - New York Times

• Julie Powell, whose book, "Julie and Julia," was turned into the movie of the same name, reflects on how Julia taught her to live with unbridled passion. - Los Angeles Times

Editor's Note: The cake pictured above was created by Margaret Braun for Julia's 80th birthday.

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

• "Mr. Schwartz and his niece," "The Original Gangstas" and other service lingo from some of New York's top restaurants. - New York Times

• Nutty beef cookie! Nutty beef cookie! ...Nutty beef cookie? - Common Ground

• Free bird! Carole Morison, the contract chicken farmer for Perdue Farms in Food Inc., is now raising chickens without any fine print. - Fix Food

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• Are you sitting down? Ok, good. ...We have some bad news: You've been using those paper ketchup cups wrong your entire life. - Lifehacker

• How to make a Chick-Fil-A sandwich at home. - Serious Eats

• That burger may be delicious now, but the Center for Investigative Reporting wants you to consider the hidden costs for the future. - Mother Jones

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• How would you like your rat cooked? Artist Laura Ginn’s latest exhibition features a multicourse rodent feast. - New York Times

• Waiters serve up their secret tips to increase the bill. - Guardian

• Luck be a lobster tonight: A 17-pound lobster, nicknamed "Lucky Larry,” was saved from his stockpot fate by one Connecticut man. - ABC News

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• Cookie Monster takes a bite out of the "Call Me Maybe" phenomenon. - YouTube

• John Birdsall really wants journalists to stop calling Asian food "hipster" and "trendy." - CHOW

• Cock a doodle ew! An antibiotic-resistant bacteria in chicken might be causing permanent UTIs. - The Atlantic

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• Celebrate Bastille Day with a magnifique croque monsieur. - Guardian

• Parents, rest easy. Just because your kid doesn't like green vegetables doesn't mean you're failing at parenthood. - New York Times

• An ode to the "sweet, creamy, salty wonder that is butter." - Restaurant Eugene

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• It's a cinnamon bun! It's a burger! It's a cinnaburger! - Dude Foods

• Kraft’s Facebook page received some colorful commentary after posting a Pride Oreo with rainbow filling. - National Post

• Forget wire hangers, one mother makes the scientific case for a sugar-free baby. - Gilt Taste

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• Work it! McDonald's gives a behind-the-scenes look at a burger photo shoot. Also known as "why the burger you order at the store doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to the burgers in the chain's advertisements." - Toronto Star

• Speaking of burgers, don't fall into "The Pimento Cheese Trap" by not melting the Southern spread on top of the patty. - Robert F. Moss

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