While You Were at the Bar 7/18

News you can use:

The FDA has deemed tomatoes safe to eat again. Yippee! Salsa, here I come! you say. Not so fast, kids. Jalapeno and serrano peppers are still on the naughty list, so it's just BLTs for you.

People are all a twitter with the release of the new Batman movie 'The Dark Knight', starring the late Heath Ledger. There were midnight, 3 and 6 am shows to get the opening weekend started with a bang. The reviews have been excellent, and what's even more excellent is that Christian Bale is again starring as Batman. Maybe he does more push ups, like he did 'Batman Begins'? Yum.

The resolution to Zimbabwe's election crisis stalled out Wednesday when the opposition leader refused to sign the agreement. The opposition's leader felt that there was no need to be rushed, and he wanted a representative from the African Union to be present.

News you can lose:

SNL's Amy Poehler has signed on to star in a spin off of 'The Office' she confirmed on Thursday.

Word of the Day:

anodyne (adjective): serving to relieve pain; soothing

All of the drinks we serve here at Smartini are anodyne in nature, so drink up!