1. Department: Food

A Scheduling Note From The Content Guy

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Monday is Memorial Day here in the US, which means that we’re all about to enjoy a three-day weekend.  I’m going to start it a day early and make it a four-day weekend.

MNB will be back on Tuesday, May 30, with, as always, fresh and hand-crafted news and commentary.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Sláinte!

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