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Food FYI: Senate passes farm bill

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor 

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FARM BILL WATCH

The Senate passes the nearly $1-trillion farm bill that incrementally changes legislation that helps shape the U.S. diet and environmental policy on 922 acres of land. It faces cloudier prospects in the House of Representatives. [San Francisco Chronicle]

WINE DOWN UNDER

A sneak peek at the upcoming 2011-2012 vintage in New Zealand and Australia, where most growers made less wine, but of higher quality. [Wine Spectator]

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SOFT-SHELL SEASON

How to cook soft-shell crabs. [Food Republic]

HISTORY OF THE FORK

Knives and spoons are ancient, but forks are a more recent addition to the dining table. [Slate]

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-- Betty Hallock

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.

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