The finalists for the James Beard Foundation awards, often referred to as the Oscars of the fine dining world, have been announced. The awards honor the best of the restaurant industry as well as its most astute restaurant reviewers. Check out a list of Philadelphia area restaurants that made the cut here.
Last weekend, thousands took to twitter to tweet reverant rememberances and RIPs for Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe–including National Security-advisor Susan Rice. A typical day on social media, except for that the “Things Fall Apart” author died in 2013. So why the delayed reaction? The Atlantic has the story here.
Finally, The Boston Globe has the story on a rather unusual book club. The club has met consistently for almost twenty years, but that isn’t exactly what sets them apart from other literary salons: they’ve been reading the same book all those years–and no, it isn’t the Bible. Read about it here
