À la carte…

1. ‘Top Chef’ Producers Sue State of Texas (39 ONLINE)
2. Top Chef Magazine Is Coming in January (EATER)
3. Paula Deen Named ‘Hottest Female Chef’: Who’s the Hottest Female Chef? (FOX NEWS)
4. Paula Deen Butter-Flavored Lip Balm? (RACKED)
5. Hugh Jackman Launches Coffee Brand “Laughing Man World Wide” (FOOD BEAST)
6. Starbucks concerned world coffee supply is threatened by climate change (GUARDIAN)
7. Move over, ketchup. Meet the new king of condiments (GLOBE & MAIL)
8. France forces chefs to confess boil-in-the-bag fare (REUTERS)
9. Hot dog thrower ‘wanted to be in the news’ – Woods (ESPN)
10. A Cooking Show In The Works For Teresa Giudice? (PEREZ HILTON)
11. Some Protesters Find Ben & Jerry’s Support Hard to Swallow (DAILY FINANCE)
12. Baskin-Robbins joins maxi-trend toward mini-desserts (USA TODAY)

Bottoms Up!

1. Ken Burns’ ‘Prohibition’ on PBS a no miss (M&C)
2. Na zdaroviye! Brooklyn finally has its own vodka (BROOKLYN PAPER)
3. The Pour Man: Beneath the shtick, Schmaltz brews success (SUN TIMES)
4. The Whisky Advocate Magazine is Launched (EON)
5. Bartender Chris McMillian (FIND.EAT.DRINK.)
6. My night out on the booze bus: Abuse and vomit, an evening in the ambulance designed to help A&E (DAILY MAIL)

On the menu…

1. Better Homes & Gardens Criticized for Michelle Obama Cover (BRAND CHANNEL)
2. Joey Chestnut Wins Nathan’s Famous With 62 Hot Dogs (EATER)
3. Man kicked out of NC Pizza Hut for wearing a dress (FOX 19)
4. Americans are gluttons for foodie TV (LA TIMES)
5. Nestle buys majority stake in Chinese candy maker (BUSINESS WEEK)
6. The real economic crisis: Bacon (MSN)
7. First Take: McDonald’s Trucks in UAE Run on Recycled French Fry Oil, and More (GREEN BIZ)
8. After 50 years, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange drops trading in frozen pork bellies (WASHINGTON POST)
9. Critic’s Notebook: Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans condensed a surprising idea (LA TIMES)
10. Campbell’s slammed for adding salt to soup (TELEGRAPH)

The Chef Recommends…

1. Best New Chefs 2011 – SLIDE SHOW (FOOD & WINE)
2. Chef Grant Achatz to publish e-book of recipes from Paris 1906 (INDEPENDENT)
3. Interview: two Michelin-starred chef, Nacho Manzano (TELEGRAPH)
4. Chef José Andrés shares recipes for his favorite classic American dishes – VIDEO (MSNBC)
5. Crab picking with Chef John Shields – VIDEO (WASHINGTON POST)
6. Foie Gras, Hooters Girls, and ‘Foodies’ in America: Chef Ludo Lefebvre & Wife Krissy On Their New Show “Ludo Bites America” (LAIST)
7. Traci Des Jardins Expands Beyond $110 Tasting Menus to $4 Tacos (BLOOMBERG)
8. UK supermarket ends deal with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver (REUTERS)
9. After 11 years, Oliver’s deal with Sainsbury’s is past its sell-by date (INDEPENDENT)
10. World Chefs: Sauces are key to Mexican cuisine (REUTERS)

Let’s Go Shopping…

1. “Glee” star’s magazine cover removed from Brookshire’s Grocery shelves (KETK)
2. Whole Foods Giving Away 500 Salad Bars to Schools (EATER)
3. Fee for Using Plastic Bags: Is Your State Next? (SLASH FOOD)
4. Union Market to Open in Manhattan (NY TIMES)
5. Safeway Checks Procedures after Error (SUPERMARKET NEWS)
6. Arthur Potts Dawson launches The People’s Supermarket (LONDON EVENING STANDARD)