Yep.
try connecting to mischiefcollective.com
If you build anything, build it away from the 'village' area.
http://mischiefcollective.com:8123/
You should clearly be able to see the huge square of the village. So build around -110, -396 or something
There's hunger in survival (2012 world), because that's the point of it.
I've no idea if it applies in the old semi-creative world because I haven't been back there. Food is easy to farm though, even if it is.