Floor Detail - Pearl Oyster Bar, New Orleans

On today’s menu:

1. Debbie Elliott’s story for National Public Radio reports the FDA Bows To Pressure From Fans Of Raw Oysters
2. This is Why You’re Fat invites readers to submit their own photos of disturbingly high calorie food stuffs
3. Edward Devlin, writing for Click Lancashire, reports Gordon Ramsay faces backlash from animal welfare activists for his use of foie gras on The F Word
4. Giles Coren goes on a restaurant rant for the Guardian.co.uk
5. Marian Burros, writing for Politico, announces The White House has invited chef Marcus Samuelsson to cook the state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
6. For the Arizona Republic, Susan Felt discusses delicious Colonial Thanksgiving dishes that give a nod to the past
7. North Carolina officials at a middle school suspended two students after their parents brought them fast food for lunch
8. Christopher Rocchio of Reality World TV notes that NBC has ordered a new reality competition series: ‘United Plates of America’
   
9. Enter to win a wine & tango tour of Argentina at Saveur.com
10. Two In-N-Out Burger locations open in Utah and excited customers line up over night

Tags: FDA, Food, Gordon Ramsay, In-N-Out Burger, Marcus Samuelsson, NBC, News, NPR, Restaurants, Saveur, Thanksgiving, The White House, This is Why You're Fat, United Plates of America