A baker’s dozen…

1. ‘Arrested Development’ banana stand may not make it to Newport (LA TIMES)
2. How Goya Became One Of America’s Fastest-Growing Food Companies (FORBES)
3. New Cooking Show on Fox to Feature Children as Chefs (NY TIMES)
4. Rome’s ice-cream ‘mafia’: The family dynasty with a stranglehold on Italy’s street food (INDEPENDENT)
5. ‘Duck Dynasty’ Stars NOT IMPRESSED By Food at White House Dinner (TMZ)
6. Point Reyes Oyster Farm Gets Its Day in Court (KQED)
7. Number sickened in Vegas tapas restaurant outbreak rises to 200; source not determined (WASHINGTON POST)
8. Can Star Power Make New Orleans’ Food Desserts Bloom? (NPR)
9. Tunneling KFC to Gazans Craving the World Outside (NY TIMES)
10. Nate Appleman Talks Tofu at Chipotle (LA TIMES)
11. Workers Sue Russell Stover Candies for Overtime (ABC NEWS)
12. EU to Ban Olive Oil Jugs from Restaurants (TELEGRAPH)
13. Washington State Butcher Adds Weed in the Pig Feed (NPR)

On tonight’s menu…

1. Carl’s Jr. Pop Tart Ice Cream Sandwich: Did you just do a double-take? (LA TIMES)
2. Chick-fil-A Offers Behind-The-Counter Tours in Transparency Push (AD AGE)
3. In True Boston Form, Dunkin’ Donuts Stays Open During Lockdown (FOOD BEAST)
4. Why does America regulate the trade in raisins? (ECONOMIST)
5. Superbugs Invade America’s Supermarket Meat (EWG)
6. Man Detained By TSA Agents For Trying To Bring Sandwich Called “The Bomb” On Plane (OPPOSING VIEWS)

On tonight’s menu…

1. Customers’ Behaviour Changing Sushi Culture in Japan (ROCKET NEWS 24)
2. Architecture + Hamburgers: Take A Look At This Deluxe Georgian McDonald’s (ARCHITIZER)
3. McDonald’s demands a bachelor’s degree and two years’ experience – just to be a cashier (DAILY MAIL)
4. Oyster Farm Caught Up in Pipeline Politics (NY TIMES)
5. Are Tea Bags Turning Us Into Plastic? (THE ATLANTIC)
6. Pranksters Hijack Strangers’ Food for Instagram (MASHABLE)

On tonight’s menu…

1. Can This Taco Save America? (THE DAILY BEAST)
2. Lindt loses German case over Easter bunny trademark (REUTERS)
3. U.N. Agency Suspends Food Aid in Gaza After Protesters Break Into Its Compound (NY TIMES)
4. Food Workers Fired as Mass. Students Denied Lunch (ABC NEWS)
5. Food’s “Lifetime Achievement Oscar” – James Beard Foundation Honors 5 Classic Restaurants (FORBES)
6. McDonald’s strike: Fast-food workers want to double wages (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR)

On tonight’s menu…

1. Chez Panisse Closed Indefinitely (MERCURY NEWS)
2. Burning desire: Hot chicken takes over Nashville (YAHOO!)
3. A food truck game-changer? Fojol Bros. retrofitting old buses as dining cars (WASHINGTON POST)
4. A whole new meaning to breakfast in bed! ‘Sex Cereal’ claims to boost libido in both men and women (DAILY MAIL)
5. B-School Startup: Turning Coffee Grounds Into Food (BUSINESS WEEK)
6. Artisanal Doughnuts Trend on Menus (NRN)
7. The War Against Macaroni & Cheese: Petition asks Kraft to remove artificial dyes (YAHOO!)
8. Hot Chicks: At 60, Peeps More Popular Than Ever (AP)
9. Six in 10 have changed shopping habits since horsemeat scandal, survey finds (GUARDIAN)
10. With tons of new exotic toppings, hot dogs are becoming haute dogs (NY DAILY NEWS)