On tonight’s menu…

1. Are diet soda drinkers more depressed? New study says maybe (NY DAILY NEWS)
2. Starbucks reveals $1 reusable cup to curb trash (USA TODAY)
3. Designer for the Stars of the Restaurant Galaxy (NY TIMES)
4. China’s fast-food pioneer struggles to keep customers saying ‘YUM!’ (GUARDIAN)
5. London’s St John Hotel to Relaunch as a New Concept; Henderson and Gulliver OUT (EATER)
6. Yep, there’s a TV show devoted to bacon … (USA TODAY)
7. McDreamy Wins Bid to Buy Tully’s Coffee (SEATTLE TIMES)
8. Chicken Kiev followed by Arctic roll and a glass of something from the Soda Stream: How sales of 1970s food have soared thanks to our nostalgia for all things retro (DAILY MAIL)
9. A Snack Trend With Pop: Gourmet Popcorn Takes Over (TIME)
10. New Leader for Slow Food USA (NY TIMES)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food? If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. Los Angeles Kosher: Beyond Corned Beef and a Knish (NY TIMES)
2. A Gourmet Taste of the Literary Wonders of Paris (HELLO MAGAZINE)
3. Travelers Discover Healthier Ways of Eating On The Road (WLTX)
4. Rome Bans Food and Drinks in Bid to Preserve Ancient Landmarks (TIME)
5. Tour de Eats: Food Crawl around Honolulu (HONOLULU MAGAZINE)
6. Countries Like Morocco Take Time To Discover (NY TIMES)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food? If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. ¡Viva La Mexico City Revolución! (GQ)
2. Eating Your Way Around Paris (THE AUSTRALIAN)
3. Is culinary tourism the next big thing? – VIDEO (BBC)
4. Israel vacation is culinary discovery (WASHINGTON POST)
5. Savoring Taipei’s Food Scene (NY TIMES)
6. London’s gourmet fast food fad (BBC)

DO YOU PLAN your vacations around food? If so, you’re a culinary tourist — and these links are for you!

1. Chocolate, wine and cheese – a gourmet dream walk through downtown Napa (WASHINGTON TIMES)
2. An Open Invitation to Eat in Copenhagen (NY TIMES)
3. A Local Chef & Sommelier’s Guide to Amsterdam (FIND.EAT.DRINK.)
4. Cruise ships woo foodies with celebrity chefs (USA TODAY)
5. Lima, Peru voted Top Food & Drink Destination (PERU THIS WEEK)
6. Mission Chinese Food Chef Danny Bowien’s Chinatown Food Picks (EATER)

The chef recommends…

1. App Exclusive: Where the Chefs Shop (LIVE.GOURMET)
2. 2011 Chef Awards: Meet the Winners (COOKING LIGHT)
3. Top Chef Puck Keeps Cool, Hangs With Stars, Chooses London Over New York (BLOOMBERG)
4. TV chef’s KFC deal has feathers flying (DAILY TELEGRAPH)
5. French Chefs’ Distant Retreats (TIME)
6. Paula Dean Slices Beef Bourdain! (NATIONAL ENQUIRER)
7. Your 10 questions with Martin Yan (THE STAR)
8. Paratrooper Shuns Sausages to Turn Michelin-Star Chef in France (BLOOMBERG)
9. El Bulli master looks to ancient Chinese cuisine (CHINA DAILY)
10. Prepping food for the eye with Thomas Keller (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
11. Gordon Ramsay’s Pad Thai Criticized, But Monks Approve on ‘The F Word’ – VIDEO (AOL TV)
12. Now troubled Gordon Ramsay gets his fingers burnt: Chef forced to close down his Melbourne restaurant because its unsustainable (DAILY MAIL)