Food roundup for april 22

Here’s what’s being written about today in the world of food and dining news:

Today is Earth Day, and what better way to be bummed out than to learn all about which fruits and vegetables contain the highest amount of pesticides. Apparently we’re paying a higher price for organic peaches just so we can avoid getting poisoned.

There might be a metaphor here, but we’re not really sure.

On a completely different note. We’ve always been convinced some of our servers might be lying to us from time to time, and this week’s waiter confidential confirms our suspicions. Now if we can just prove they’ve been spitting in our food…

Also, a hospital themed restaurant in Latvia is taking theme-staurants to a new level, with food resembling body parts and utensils resembling surgical instruments. All this without having to make a single co-pay.

And lastly, in another installment of Pairing Off, here are some tips on what wine goes best with vanilla ice cream. Without spoiling the answer, let’s just say the suggestion isn’t even close to what we would have expected.