This Week's Food News: Dec. 23, 2009

by POPSUGAR Food 0

• The new holiday cheese ball: Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. — Washington Post
• The Illinois Department of Agriculture has confiscated uninspected pig meat at Rick Bayless's Frontera Grill. — Chicago Tribune
• Glazed pork roast fares well the next day in a Vietnamese banh mi. — Boston Globe
• A look at the science (and art) of menu psychology. — New York Times
• Food banks have become more discerning in their quest for healthier donations. — Los Angeles Times
• In exchange for promoting Belvedere, actor Bruce Willis will get a stake in the vodka company. — Wall Street Journal
• Ditch the eggnog in favor of three newfangled holiday cocktails. — San Francisco Chronicle