The Morning Brew: 4.23

Apr 23, 2010 at 7:00 am

Food labeling for dummies: CBS releases an extensive guide to all the grocery terminology a shopper needs.

How the po'boy sandwich got its name. Salon shares the letter penned by po'boy creators Clovis and Bennie Martin to the striking streetcar workers the sandwich was made for in 1929.

Congratulation, United Kingdom - you're the binge drinking capital of Europe! According to the Daily Mail "Ministers predicted new relaxed licensing laws would create a European-style 'cafe culture'. Instead, they turned town centres into no-go areas on Friday and Saturday nights." Twelve percent of Brits admitted to drinking seven or more drinks in one session.