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Jonathan Gold At The Universiy of Oregon; Caffeine Cravings Could Be Genetic

• Jonathan Gold spoke at The University of Oregon yesterday on the growing power-shift from food critics to consumers with outlets like Yelp and Urbanspoon. [Daily Emerald]

• Innovations in food technology have served to undermine, as much as improve, our diets, writes Dr. David Ludwig, director of the Optimal Weight for Life program at Children’s Hospital Boston, is this week’s Journal of the American Medical Assn. [LAT]

• Now that a study shows caffeine cravings may be genetic, you have one more thing to blame on your parents. [USAT]

• Sizzler has closed up a few shops in L.A. recently, but it’s trying to rally nationwide under a new-ish CEO. [SGV Tribune]

• Guess what? Humans are hardwired to emotionally eat — it doesn’t have to be a problem. [CNN]

• France is planning a sort of giant market called the “Cité de la Gastronomie” to immortalize its cuisine, but six months in, the project has basically no funding. Dommage! [WSJ]

• How many calories are in that dish? Oh, snap: A new app can tell you. [Cnet]

Jonathan Gold At The Universiy of Oregon; Caffeine Cravings Could Be Genetic