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

1. A Complete Look at Spago Beverly Hills, Reopened and Refreshed (GRUB STREET)
2. Campanile closing? The LA dining scene loses a standard-setter (LA TIMES)
3. French Laundry hosts Bocuse d’Or training (SF GATE)
4. The Best Restaurant In Italy — Or Best Restaurant In The World? (FORBES)
5. Can you get thrown out of an all-you-can-eat buffet? (GUARDIAN)
6. New York’s New Tavern will still cost a lot of ‘Green’ (NY POST)

On the menu…

1. The great HP Sauce revolt: Online fury over salt cut that ‘ruins the taste’ (DAILY MAIL)
2. She’s just like the rest of us! Pop royalty Madonna reveals her worst nightmare is having to eat a Marmite sandwich (DAILY MAIL)
3. Unilever Tries to Corner ‘Stock’ Market (NY TIMES)
4. Fan hid in Pam Anderson’s closet for days, ate her bread (CHRONICLE)
5. Chew on this: deep-fried bubblegum (INDEPENDENT)
6. French Laundry chef’s bakery damaged by fire (SF GATE)

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

1. Expensive restaurants: French Laundry tops priciest-eatery list (LA TIMES)
2. The 8 Dumbest Restaurant Laws (ZAGAT)
3. Restaurant boots diner for rude tweets (SF GATE)
4. House of Blues gains more cheerful outlook (LA TIMES)
5. Rogue 24 makes you sign a contract to get a reservation (YAHOO!)
6. Bobby Flay on Chipotles role in the Soul Daddy’s shutter (EATER)
7. Tavern on the Green may be reborn as global chain (REUTERS)
8. Chefs Weigh In: Have We Entered the Post-Service Era? (EATER)
9. Manliest US Restaurants 2011 (MEN’S HEALTH)

A roundup of new products:

1. Pepsi Mont Blanc: Japan’s Nutty New Soft Drink (WEIRD ASIA NEWS)
2. Market Watch: The art of hoshigaki-making (LA TIMES)
3. Dawn of the Interactive Cake (THE FOOD SECTION)
4. Now Heating | Pop Art Pop Tarts (TIMES MAGAZINE)
5. Dulcet Cuisine’s Peppery Moroccan Ketchup: A Grown-Up Challenger for Heinz (SERIOUS EATS)
6. La Foret: a new Napa sweets shop from a French Laundry pastry alum (SF GATE)

Bottoms Up!

1. French Laundry gets its iPad on (SF GATE)
2. 60 growers file for bankruptcy amid Muscadet ‘meltdown’ (DECANTER)
3. The European Wine Bloggers Conference 2010 in Vienna: a Huge Success! (PR WEB)
4. Carnivorous cocktails for meat lovers! (TIMES OF INDIA)
5. Canada’s Supreme Court to consider ‘two beer’ defense (THE STAR)
6. Charges dropped against fire-breathing bartenders (FAIRFAX TIMES)