The chef’s specials:

1. Mother of girl left at Chuck E. Cheese blames mix-up with aunt, police say (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
2. A Place for Everything (AD WEEK)
3. The most northerly kebab shop in the world (BBC WORLD SERVICE)
4. TV chefs mourn River Cafe boss (UKPA)
5. Ozzy Ice Cream (BLABBERMOUTH.NET)
6. Why supermarkets leave me cheesed off (TELEGRAPH)
7. Two Sunday Brunches at Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc – SLIDE SHOW (YUM SUGAR)
8. Horse meat was not taboo in times of war (SEATTLE TIMES)
9. Off the Farm: Tom Colicchio helped pioneer the local-and-seasonal craze, but his latest venture feels behind the curve (NEW YORK MAGAZINE)
10. Man’s throat slashed in Kings Cross kebab shop (DAILY TELEGRAPH)
11. Undercover Boss at White Castle (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)
12. Chicken-wing craze sends prices soaring (USA TODAY)

Each week I focus on articles and tips for Healthy Living (nutrition, fitness, weight loss, etc.)

Articles

1. 51 Billion Calories & Counting (PR-USA.NET)
2. Too busy to grocery shop? (SEACOAST ONLINE)
3. Build a healthy garden from the ground up (SFGATE)
4. Could you change 10 percent of your diet to locally-sourced foods? (ANNARBOR.COM)

Tips

1. Farmhouse Culture‘s Classic Caraway sauerkraut is made with only three ingredients (organic green cabbage, caraway seeds and Sonoma sea salt). Crunchy and full of flavor, Classic Caraway is naturally low in calories and high in both fiber and vitamin C. Eat it on its own as a salad, or piled on a turkey sandwich with a smear of hot Dijon mustard.
2. Penna Spicy Beans pack a wallop of flavor into each crunchy bean — they’re low in calories and offer a good dose of fiber, calcium and potassium. Add these spicy beans to an appetizer platter or chop coarsely and toss in a salad.
3. Two tablespoons of Trader Joe’s Eggplant Hummus is a mere 30-calories and offers eight-percent of your daily fiber requirement. Try a dollop on your sandwich as a mayo substitution — or simply enjoy the rich flavor as a dip for raw vegetables or crisp crackers.

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)

On tonight’s menu:

1. Snack Company Buys the Maker of Kettle Chips (NY TIMES)
2. America’s Best Chef: The Finale (THE ATLANTIC)
3. Bad Taste, Smell Prompts Girl Scout Cookie Recall (WLWT)
4. 147 Olympic food vendors fail inspections (VANCOUVER SUN)
5. Book offers details on chef salaries (NRN)
6. Time running out for France’s faltering bistros (GUARDIAN)
7. What is America eating and where? USDA’s interactive website has answers (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
8. Adventure Chefs Sees Worldwide Release on iTunes (NEWS BLAZE)
9. Astronaut Makes Sushi in Space (SPACE.COM)
10. How food television is changing America (SALON)

What you’re craving…

1. 99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die (LA WEEKLY)
2. Ancient Egyptian priests ‘killed by rich ritual food’ (BBC NEWS)
3. Bethenny Frankel Talks Pregnancy Cravings, New Season of Real Housewives (PEOPLE)
4. Sneak Peek: Nintendo’s America’s Test Kitchen Game (YUM SUGAR)
5. Aspiring hot-dog-cart entrepreneurs learn the science of steaming a bun at Vienna Beef’s Hot Dog University – VIDEO (CHICAGO BUSINESS)
6. Waiters sue Waldorf-Astoria for stiffing them on tips and wages (NY DAILY NEWS)
7. Regional barbecue lines blur as the homey food becomes more popular on menus (R&I)
8. Today’s special: Angry tweets from hotheaded chefs (CHAIN LEADER)
9. Are these the world’s best macarons? Pierre Hermé’s world-famous mini-meringues are now available in Britain
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10. London’s Cipriani restaurant told to change name (REUTERS INDIA)
11. A Dinner Date with India & Spain (NY TIMES)
12. Chefs find quality tinned fish can lower food costs, add buzz to menus (NATION’S RESTAURANT NEWS)