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• Dining News Elsewhere: Mini Cokes, Twitter Wines

  – Kraft is considering selling Maxwell House to raise cash for its Cadbury bid. [ NYP ] – The Connecticut attorney general looks into the much ridiculed "Smart Choices" program. [ NYT ] – Coca-Cola goes mini. [ BJ ] – Read More... Posted Friday, October 16, 2009 12:12 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Eating While Driving, Winging It

  – Chicken wing prices are flying higher than breasts. [ NYT ] – Forget about texting: is eating and driving a problem? [ Globe ] – Cracker Jack: still popular. [ NYT ] – Starbucks to add decaf instant to its lineup. [ SFBT ] – Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:29 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Cooking Channel, Tavern Title Troubles

  – So long Fine Living Network, hello Cooking Channel. [ MediaWeek ] – Who should own the name of Tavern on the Green? Good question. [ NYT ] – The indomitable Alton Brown. [ Decider ] – Jamie Oliver's Asian invasion seeks investors. Read More... Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 12:02 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Food Fest Fever, Defending Calorie Counts

  – People love food fests these days. [ WSJ ] – Calorie counts may be working after all. [ Atlantic ] – Charlotte Turgeon, another grand dame of French cooking, is dead at 97. [ NYT ] – Where have all the high-end sushi openings Read More... Posted Friday, October 09, 2009 11:43 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Mourning Gourmet, Internet Critics

  – Mourning Gourmet . [ NYT ] – Related: looking back at Gourmet 's covers and its first issue. [ Eater , SE ] – Posting calorie information doesn't appear to make much of a difference in people's orders. [ NYT ] – On Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 07, 2009 10:00 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Gourmet Gone, For the Louvre of McDonald's

  – A strong case for better meat inspection protocol. [ NYT ] – Gourmet appears to be folding. [ Media Decoder ] – Sacré bleu! McDonald's is opening a restaurant in The Louvre next month. [ Telegraph ] – Food-service Read More... Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 12:13 PM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Rock Star Chefs, A Tale of Two Fabios

  – The rise of the rock star chef. [ WSJ ] – Sweet makers start fighting back. [ Gothamist ] – The Starbucks turnaround seems to be working. [ Economist ] – Top Chef host Padama Lakshmi is pregnant. [ US ] – Related: Cheftestant Read More... Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 11:24 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: iSnack Not So Much, Food Safety

  – Kraft has six weeks to make a formal offer for Cadbury. [ Bloomberg ] – Never mind! The much maligned rename for Vegemite, iSnack 2.0, has been axed. [ News.com.au ] – The U.S. government's new food safety site. [ FoodSafety.gov Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:49 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Pairing Beers, Dining With Michelle

  – Beer-and-cheese pairings are really hot. [ WSJ ] – Judith Jones' hobby? Cattle. [ NYT ] – "Kind of" dining with Michelle Obama. [ AV Club ] – Related: Obama is giving world leaders honey from the White House apiary Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 10:10 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Mile-High Mixology, Mapping McDonald's

  – Get ready for in-flight mixology. [ Fork in the Road ] – A California distributor is recalling 1,715 cartons of spinach. [ LAT ] – $120 all-organic entrees coming soon to Chicago. [ The Stew ] – Too many cooks in the online kitchen. Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:29 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Caesar's Closes, Guinness' Quarter Millenium

  – Caesar's, the Tijuana restaurant and popularizer of the Caesar salad, has closed. [ AP ] – My goodness, 250 years of Guinness. [ Independent ] – Thinking about waiters, tipping and health care. [ NYT , SE ] – At a farmer's Read More... Posted Monday, September 21, 2009 11:21 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Soda Tax, White House Market

  – Suddenly everyone wants to tax soda. [ Chronicle , WSJ , Atlantic ] – Naturally, Michelle Obama was the first customer at the new White House farmer's market. [ Obamafoodorama , Atlantic ] – Venezuela prepares to nationalize its Read More... Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 11:34 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: China and Chicken, Tavern's Troubles

  – Talking trade, China and chicken feet. [ NYT ] – Meet the man behind McDonald's kitchens. [ Business Week ] – British television toque Keith Floyd dead at 65. [ Independent ] – Two looks at why Tavern on the Green failed. Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 11:18 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: More McSuits Coming, Craft Boom

  – Craft beers are doing just fine in the recession. [ Tribune ] – Norman Borlaug, a highly influential agriculturalist, has died at 95. [ NYT ] – In the wake of McCurry, MoFalafel plans to fight back and reclaim its "Mc." [ Read More... Posted Monday, September 14, 2009 10:32 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere

• Dining News Elsewhere: Fat Duck Postmortem, Ballpark Beer Prices

  – After losing its legendary lease, Tavern on the Green declares bankruptcy. [ Diner's Journal ] – "The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care." [ NYT ] – So what went Read More... Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 11:47 AM by BuzzEditor | 0 Comments Filed under: Dining News Elsewhere