Blog Bites: A Round-Up of the Week's Top Food Stories

• Meal Ticket talks with the Boba Bros, Penn students Benjamin Shyong and Arthur Kuan, whose bubble teas will be sold at TBowl, a new restaurant taking the place of Taglio at 3716 Spruce

• The Daily Pennsylvanian reports on the snobby attitude of Capogiro employees, the popular gelato and coffee spot at 3925 Walnut

• Yo-Reka, the yogurt parfait place at the Shoppes at 1920 Commons, is now Salad Your Way after breakfast, but the folks at Under the Button are not impressed

• University City Lebanese bakery Manakeesh, which has received much press in the Philly food-o-sphere since opening in January, was profiled in The Daily Pennsylvanian this week

• Both Penn Gastronomy Club and Midtown Lunch offer their tasting notes on Tyson Bees, a Korean and Thai food truck on Penn's Campus at 33rd and Spruce

• 34th Street favorably reviews The Farm and the Fisherman, a BYOB located at 1120 Pine Street that features sustainably sourced ingredients

• Zama, a sushi restaurant in Rittenhouse Square, is hosting a benefit for Japan on Tuesday, all proceeds from the six-course dinner will go to the American Red Cross - Uwishunu

• Gawker reports on the backlash against Groupon, both from retailers and its own employees

• The politics of food: Famous food journalist Mark Bittman details six trends in American food that we can feel good about - The New York Times

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