Hot out of the oven…

1. TLC’s “Cake Boss” Could Crumble Under Litigation: Buddy Valastro Sued by Same-Named Software Company (NBC NEW YORK)
2. A bitter taste in the mouth? The myth of British gastronomy (INDEPENDENT)
3. Tales from the kitchen of Thailand’s most gruesome baker: Artist Kittiwat Unarrom bakes bread in the shape of bloody body parts (CNN GO)
4. Francis Ford Coppola chats about his new restaurant, Rustic, due today (SF GATE)
5. Aussie ambitions for gourmet treasures (SCIENCE ALERT)
6. Raw-food raid highlights a hunger (LA TIMES)

A Baker’s Dozen:

1. Cheerwine Donut frenzy at Krispy Kreme – VIDEO (WBTV)
2. Chestnut wins 4th straight hot dog eating contest (CNN)
3. Ex-Champ Taken into Custody at Hot Dog Contest (WCBS)
4. Jam said to be made from Princess Di’s hair (AP)
5. Fourth Of July American Flag Food Photos (HUFFINGTON POST)
6. Two Men With Imaginations Bigger Than Their Stomachs (NY TIMES)
7. Your keyboard can give you food poisoning: Keyboards can be up to five times dirtier than toilet seats, study found (MSNBC)
8. Celebrity chef Bobby Flay wants to join D.C.’s burger mania (WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL)
9. Fed Up Town Pulls Over Fast Food – AUDIO (NPR)
10. Glasgow curry king pens new book on stars he’s served in restaurant (DAILY RECORD)
11. Canandaigua restaurant creates a whale of a lobster roll (ROCNEWS)
12. KFC Busted: Forests Destroyed To Make Chicken Buckets (HUFFINGTON POST)
13. Canadian TV chef breaks pizza record (CBC NEWS)

Hot out of the Fryolater…

1. Top 5 Weirdest Food-Vending Machines from Around the World (NEW TIMES)
2. Hell’s Kitchen Turns 100 (LA TIMES)
3. Wolfgang Puck’s Tips for an Award-Winning Oscar Party (SLASH FOOD)
4. Alabama Man Attacked With Worcestershire Sauce Bottle (NPR)
5. Barefoot Contessa An Ode to Ina: in Three Acts (GAWKER)
6. Fromgirls fight back against drop in French cheese sales (TELEGRAPH)
7. Maria Hines on The Martha Stewart Show‘s Female Chefs Episode (SEATTLEST)
8. Kids In Restaurants: The New York Response (NBC NY)
9. Found in the Louvre: Art & Food Mixed Deliciously (JUST LUXE)
10. Grapefruit-Mint Panna Cotta: A Taste of Spring – AUDIO (NPR)
11. Cuisine d’Nostalgia: Ten foods you only eat because you used to (WESTWORD)
12. Kickboxing Brighton chef sculpts dragon from lard (ARGUS)

Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam…

1. Operation Spamalot: After Taliban hit supplies, Army chef serves up 42 days of Spam (MAIL ONLINE)
2. Restaurant names that make us scratch our heads (SF GATE)
3. Chefs Cook Up Cocktails (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
4. Power Women: Dishing With Rachael Ray (FORBES)
5. New ketchup packet allows for dunking or squeezing (YAHOO! NEWS)
6. Boy Chokes to Death in Hot Dog Eating Contest for Haiti (KTLA)
7. Toronto Restaurant Sexes Up Valentine’s Day Dining (EPICURIOUS)
8. Burger King’s The King Spotted With Naked Chicks in Russian Sauna – VIDEO (AD GABBER)
9. Ahwahnee chef Percy Whatley gears up for the Bocuse d’Or (YUM SUGAR)
10. Tim Ho Wan restaurant, Hong Kong: the hottest meal ticket in town (TELEGRAPH)
11. Portrait of the Queen in Jelly Beans (DAILY FORK)
12. Brazil includes food security as constitutional right (INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE)

All you can eat:

1. Double-dipping waiters sandwiched between two delis: Langer’s & Canter’s (LA TIMES)
2. ABC to debut ‘Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution’ reality show on March 26 (REALITY TV WORLD)
3. 14 Buffets You Have to Try (DAILY FORK)
4. Meals on bicycle wheels: Pedaling is a new web-based video series that combines cycling, food and spirits (MOTHER NATURE NETWORK)
5. TV chef wins battle with Jay-Z (JERROW & HEBBURN GAZETTE)
6. Digital lifeline for Gourmet editors (NY POST)
7. 100 Words For Foodies: Cliffs Notes For The Gourmand (SQUID INK)
8. Foodspotting: a Flickr-Meets-Foursquare Service for Foodies (SF WEEKLY)
9. Citrus Fruits Add Nuanced Accents to Savory Dishes (R&I)
10. LA Chef Family Tree (DINE LA)
11. M’sia cops seize ‘Viagra’ coffee (ASIA ONE HEALTH)
12. Conceptual comestibles: Ayako Suwa’s food art (CNN GO)