On the one hand, lobster is wicked cheap. On the other hand, if you eat it wrong, you will die. The FDA has found massive levels of the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in the tomalley of Atlantic coast lobster. Tomalley is the nasty green goo in the lobster's body cavity. High levels of PSP toxins can cause death; lower levels cause all manner of unpleasantness, from nausea to diarrhea, slurred or confused......

Image of Apple-mania by M.V. Jantzen from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. Sen. John Kerry ripped his friend, John McCain, on "Face The Nation" yesterday. On his supposed flip-flopiness as a presidential candidate in '04, Kerry states that McCain is even flip-floppier. [CBS] Congrats to Christopher’s of Maynard for their repeat victory in yesterday's Chowderfest. [Boston Herald] A marine from Wilmington has died in a Bangkok hospital; cause of death is unknown at this......

Red tide is upon us, and the government is taking steps to ensure our food remains safe. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is beginning to test some shellfish that may have been affected by red tide. The testing will start with surf clams and ocean quahog gathered from federal waters, which are not usually tested (shellfish from state waters are). Most algae are harmless, but some of the phytoplankton that make up algae contain......