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• Dining News Elsewhere: Obese Americans, Ramsay Loses His Number Two

  – By 2018, 43% of Americans are expected to be obese. [ NYDN ] – Gordon Ramsay has lost his right-hand man. [ Bloomberg ] – The Senate is considering requiring beef to be tested for E. coli. [ NYT ] – Top Chef contestants aren't Read More... Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 12:19 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Koodies, Samuelsson Goes to Washington

  – Marcus Samuelsson will be working the kitchen at Obama's first state dinner. [ Obama Foodorama ] – The fight for Cadbury intensifies. [ WSJ ] – Chipotle sets its sights on London, Europe. [ NRN ] – Costco drops Coke. [ AP Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:22 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Buzzy Booze, Subway in the Sky

  – The FDA is targeting caffeinated booze. [ WSJ ] – Meanwhile, its efforts to ban eating raw oysters didn't work out so well. [ NYT ] – Burger King franchisees lose 10¢ for every $1 double cheeseburger sold. [ NRN ] – Read More... Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 11:37 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Drink Preferences, Raw Oyster Brouhahah

  – A whole lot of info on what diners like to drink. [ R&I ] – Should the FDA try to prevent you from eating raw oysters? [ NYT , Slate ] – Burger King franchisees are suing over $1 double cheeseburgers. [ Miami Herald ] – Meanwhile, Read More... Posted Friday, November 13, 2009 10:09 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Arby's Troubles, Food-Fight Arrests

  – Trying to save New Orleans' po' boys. [ NYT ] – 25 children were recently arrested in Chicago for...a food fight. [ NYT ] – The recession has been especially hard on Arby's. [ Slate ] – Meanwhile, Uno Express has Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:02 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Kraft Goes Hostile, Food Cart Love

  – Cadbury has rejected Kraft's hostile £9.8 billion bid. [ WSJ ] – McDonald's is set to launch a $1 breakfast menu. [ WSJ ] – How did food carts become media darlings? [ BlackBook ] – Related: a clever Pratt student Read More... Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 10:55 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Obesity and Cancer, Bacon-Wrapped Matzoh Balls

  – A baguette dropped by a bird stopped the Large Hadron Collider. [ Times ] – Linking obesity and cancer. [ MSNBC ] – Scripps (which owns the Food Network) sets its sights on the Travel Channel. [ EMD ] – Jamie Oliver, upholder Read More... Posted Friday, November 06, 2009 11:57 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: An Illy Invasion, Iron Chef in the White House

  – Illy is making inroads into U.S. coffee shops. [ WSJ ] – Gordon Ramsay is planning to bring the popular MasterChef to the U.S. [ THR ] – Sam Kass: assistant White House chef, policy wonk. [ NYT ] – Related: Iron Chef America Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 10:09 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: PBR For Sale, Wading Into the Tip Pool

  – Talking with the troubled Ciprianis. [ Vanity Fair ] – The brewery behind PBR and Schlitz is for sale. [ NYP ] – Restaurants seek to better manage tip pools. [ NRN ] – Western foods are gaining in China. [ ABC ] – Where Read More... Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 10:43 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Menu Labeling Goes National, No More Kitchen Nightmares

  – Menu labeling hops onto health-care reform. [ NRN ] – 2009 had the worst honey crop on record. [ Daily Green , via GS:C ] – Not with a bang, but a whimper. Ramsay kills Kitchen Nightmares . [ The Sun ] – The return of the milkman. Read More... Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 10:51 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Meatless Mondays, McDonald's Drops Iceland

  – Baltimore's "Meatless Mondays" has drawn ire from, wait for it, meat producers. [ Atlantic ] – McDonald's bails on Iceland. [ NYT ] – No, really, now is a good time to open a restaurant. [ Entrepeneur ] – Is Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:29 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Smart Choices Out, Top Chef Does Dessert

  – The troubled Smart Choices program takes a hiatus. [ WSJ ] – Top Chef to get its Just Desserts . Ba-dum-ching! [ Variety ] – Behind the U.S., France is the second most popular home of McDonald's. [ NYT ] – Home butchering Read More... Posted Monday, October 26, 2009 11:36 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Bad Trends, Fast Food Flourishes

  – McDonald's and Chipotle have done good business in the recession. [ WSJ , NRN ] – Related: McDonald's tests a dual-lane drive through. [ The Sun ] – Meanwhile, the number of hungry people in the world is on the rise. [ NYT Read More... Posted Friday, October 23, 2009 11:54 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Fast Morimoto, Hot Matches

  – Morimoto is going fast-casual at airports. [ NRN ] – Restaurant matches are so hot right now. [ NYT ] – LA, deli capital? [ LAT ] – The Food Network Magazine should pat itself on the back. [ AdAge ] – You want banking with Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:00 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Restaurant Weeking, Sour Carbonation

  – Restaurateurs are coming up with creative ways to keep lucrative Restaurant Weeks alive. [ NRN ] – Antique spirits for sale. [ NPR ] – What does carbonation really taste like? Sour. [ Wired ] – Is the iPhone the future of the Read More... Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 9:27 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere