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ICYMI: Are you tired of hearing about plastic straws yet?

Food news, plus Greenhill Winery enlists the help of Michael Shaps.

By Stefanie Gans August 10, 2018 at 8:22 am

GreenHill winery event
Photo courtesy of Greenhill Companies (Greenhill Vineyards)

Real people in the world using glass, silicone and metal straws. [Eater]

“The problem isn’t plastic straws or plastic spoons or plastic bags; it’s our wasteful consumer lifestyle that prizes single-use laziness.” [BuzzFeed]

Tysons Biergarten is moving and Del Ray will get a beer garden by the end of the year. [Washington Business Journal]

Virginia’s Monticello AVA is nominated for one of the best wine regions in the country. Vote here. [USA Today]

Award-winner Michael Shaps will now produce wine for Middleburg’s Greenhill Winery, which last year banned anyone under 21 from its premises. [Loudoun Times-Mirror]

The restaurant industry starts to proactively deal with mental health: paid time-off for “mindfulness.” [Food and Wine; Evening Standard]

“And, confirming all of the Fox News stereotypes, Gallup found that there are far more liberal vegetarians and vegans—approximately 1 in 10 liberals don’t eat meat—than conservative ones.” [Washington Post]

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