Yesterday grease queen Paula Deen announced that she hid her diabetes for three years and that she's going to massively profit off of it by promoting some potentially dangerous anti-diabetes medication. And today she did some damage control on The Chew, announcing that she'll be donating some of the profits from her pharmaceutical deal.

"Naturally I am being compensated, my children are being compensated, because we, like everybody else have to work," said Deen. "But I am in a position, my children are in a position, that we are going to set aside a certain percentage and we're donating that back to the [American Diabetes Association]... Because I could make a living in another way."

And then watch her sons completely change the subject away from money to how Paula Deen is "doing it for other people and it's going to help millions of people." The exact percentage was not disclosed.

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Over in England, the singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is a sensation. Last year, his album sold close to one million copies in a matter of four months, he racked up more Brit Award nominations than the formidable Adele, and all throughout, his army of young fans has grown and continued to swoon over his every appearance, move, smile. So, as Atlantic Records attempts to spread the madness into the United States with an American EP, "The A-Team," and a tour supporting Snow Patrol, Sheeran got on the phone to talk about his eating habits. Turns out he's not much different than any other twenty-year-old, as long as you don't count the times when Elton John gives you restaurant recommendations.

What's the last good meal you had?
The last good meal I had was in Venice, Italy. Actually it was a while ago, on New Year's. Right now I'm on tour, which basically means I'm making myself sandwiches every day. But on New Year's I went to a place called Da Ivo, and that was a beautiful experience.

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If you're reading this post on Eater, chances are you're good-looking, charming and plugged in. And since you're all of these things, if you're single, you probably have a notebook full of first date ideas. We think it's only fair that you share those ideas with others. And now, at long last, there's a suitable place for you to do so. May we introduce Eater Dating.

We never thought we'd be offering such a service via these pages, but then we met the good folks behind HowAboutWe, who have done nothing less than turn online dating on its head. The beauty of HowAboutWe, and, in turn, Eater Dating, which is powered by HowAboutWe, is that it starts with the date, not the profile. You, the dater, post the kind of date you'd like to go on and choose from those who like the sound of that date. It's a pretty elegant solution to an age-old problem.

Go on, give it a whirl. >>

· This Is How You Get a Real Date [Eater Dating]

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Romera in New York. [Photo: Krieger]

Mid-week reviews: Pete Wells drops one star on Romera in New York: "But to eat at Romera New York is to be told repeatedly that you are in the presence of greatness, while the evidence of your senses tells you that you are in the presence of, at best, okayness." Jonathan Kauffman thinks the Thai food at Lers Ros in San Francisco "is so good I wonder why I eat anywhere else." And finally, Julia Tamarkin got charged for a pizza she ordered but never received at Bar Toma in Chicago. Oops.

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Introducing Meteorito space wine, a totally not made up concept from astronomer/winemaker Ian Hutcheon. Hutcheon owns a vineyard in Chile, and he has decided that what his Cabernet Sauvignon really needed was a hint of meteorite, so he aged it with one for a year.

Here are some questions you might have about this wine: Is it really from space? No, it is from Chile. But the meteorite is from space? Yes, but it landed on Earth 6,000 years ago, so it probably has citizenship by now. How does a meteorite affect the flavor of wine? It makes it "livelier." Where might one buy this rarity? At Hutcheon's observatory, the Centro Astronômica Tagua Tagua. And since the meteorite is extra-terrestrial, the word "terroir" is not entirely applicable in this case. Perhaps "space-oir"?

· Forget Space Beer, Order Meteorite Wine Instead [Discovery]
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