res·tau·rant [res-ter-uhnt, -tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] – noun an establishment where meals are served to customers…

1. Steak ‘n Shake server receives an over 7000% tip – VIDEO (YAHOO!)
2. Celebrities love their Oyster Bar: Celebrities from around the globe (including 007) have dined at the famed Grand Central eatery, which turned 100 (NY POST)
3. Restaurant gives up foie gras fight (DAILY PILOT)
4. SPAGO BOOM! Busted Skylight Panel Drops Glass On Lunch (TMZ)
5. 200 sickened after dining at Vegas restaurant (YAHOO!)
6. Restaurant menu psychology: tricks to make us order more (GUARDIAN)

Guilty Pleasures…

1. Demand for China chopsticks killing trees: lawmaker (GLOBAL POST)
2. Pub landlord stabbed as he fights off muggers one-handed… to preserve his fish and chips (WISBECH STANDARD)
3. Coca-Cola drinking ‘linked to New Zealander’s death’ (BBC)
4. 13,200 Boxes of Unsold, Perfectly Delicious Girl Scout Cookies Destroyed Rather Than Donated (GAWKER)
5. Oregon residents chip in to buy Girl Scout cookies after fake order burns troops (FOX NEWS)
6. Animal Rights Group Sues Wine Country Restaurant For Breaking Foie Gras Ban (CBS LOCAL)
7. Toddlers still mistake detergent pods for candy (USA TODAY)
8. Illinois Man Charged In 21-Ton Cheese Heist – VIDEO (ABC NEWS)
9. 25 middle school students denied lunch (UPI)
10. Pork found in Ikea’s moose lasagna (SF GATE)

On the menu…

1. Hubig’s Pies facility a total loss due to intense, five-alarm blaze – VIDEO (WWLTV)
2. Chick-fil-A VP of Public Relations Dies of Heart Attack (EATER)
3. Chick-fil-A protests disrupt restaurant opening – VIDEO (HUFFINGTON POST)
4. Chick-fil-A food fight rages on (WASHINGTON POST)
5. Getting around the California ban on Foie Gras (SAN JOSE)
6. The Coming Food Crisis: Blame Ethanol? (FORBES)

The chef recommends…

1. Chef Charlie Palmer Opens New Hotel in San Francisco (FORBES)
2. Manresa’s New Chefs Are Both 26 Year Old Females (EATER)
3. Chef Marco Pierre White Fires Up Southeast Asian Culinary Summit (MALAYA)
4. Where Chefs Head in Their Downtime (NY TIMES)
5. Chefs lead fight against Calif. ban on foie gras delicacy (USA TODAY)
6. Cost of Ramsay’s Feud with Father-in-Law Sends Him Into Red (THIS IS LONDON)

The Chef Recommends…

1. Daniel Boulud reflects on Thomas Keller, now and then (SF GATE)
2. Gordon Ramsay’s Former Mistress Reveals Existence Of Sex Tape (PEREZ HILTON)
3. Tokyo chefs swell with anger over new blowfish laws (REUTERS)
4. Jean-Pierre Moullé stepping down as Chez Panisse chef (SF GATE)
5. Chefs share their secrets for staying slim (MSNBC)
6. Corey Lee Named “Best New Chef” by Food & Wine (EATER)
7. Q&A with Greens Chef Annie Somerville: Keeping a 33-Year-Old Restaurant Fresh (SF GATE)
8. Chef Russell Jackson speaks out against San Francisco foie gras ban (NRN)
9. Chef Bouley in a bitter feud with restaurant neighbor (NY DAILY NEWS)
10. Heston Blumenthal cooks up plans for global empire (TELEGRAPH)