What you’re craving…

1. 99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die (LA WEEKLY)
2. Ancient Egyptian priests ‘killed by rich ritual food’ (BBC NEWS)
3. Bethenny Frankel Talks Pregnancy Cravings, New Season of Real Housewives (PEOPLE)
4. Sneak Peek: Nintendo’s America’s Test Kitchen Game (YUM SUGAR)
5. Aspiring hot-dog-cart entrepreneurs learn the science of steaming a bun at Vienna Beef’s Hot Dog University – VIDEO (CHICAGO BUSINESS)
6. Waiters sue Waldorf-Astoria for stiffing them on tips and wages (NY DAILY NEWS)
7. Regional barbecue lines blur as the homey food becomes more popular on menus (R&I)
8. Today’s special: Angry tweets from hotheaded chefs (CHAIN LEADER)
9. Are these the world’s best macarons? Pierre Hermé’s world-famous mini-meringues are now available in Britain
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10. London’s Cipriani restaurant told to change name (REUTERS INDIA)
11. A Dinner Date with India & Spain (NY TIMES)
12. Chefs find quality tinned fish can lower food costs, add buzz to menus (NATION’S RESTAURANT NEWS)

Call the doctor, Paula’s cookin’…

1. Paula Deen cookbook tops docs’ no-no list: Physicians group designates ‘Kitchen Classics’ ‘unhealthiest’ of decade (SAVANNA NOW)
2. Chef’s top tips for barbecue bliss (BAY OF PLENTY TIMES)
3. FOX casting call for Gordon Ramsay’s Masterchef, city by city (MONSTERS & CRITICS)
4. All fibers may not be created equal (LA TIMES)
5. The banana: why is it such an object of ridicule? (TELEGRAPH)
6. Wine & Food Pairing – VIDEO (WINE SPECTATOR)
7. Top Five Places to Eat in Beijing (EPICURIOUS)
8. Smile & Say Cheese (VC STAR)
9. What’s for dinner? Self-esteem, literacy, and curtailed high-risk behaviour (CANADA.COM)
10. With all eyes on China as a growing superpower, its domestic wine industry is likely to burgeon (THE INDEPENDENT)
11. For decades, a bartender to the stars (LA TIMES)
12. Sci-Fi Foods We Wish Actually Existed (I09)

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1. ‘Restauration Rapide’ Nation: master chefs offer up fast food interpretations
2. Thomas Keller opens third Bouchon Bistro
3. Couple arrested after refusing to pay tip at Pennsylvania pub
4. New Jersey restaurant offers customers ‘pay what you can’ option
5. Ottawa’s private Parliamentary restaurant to serve seal meat
6. Chicken with some theatrics thrown in for good measure
7. Ruth West, founder of Ruthie’s restaurant, is dead at 76
8. Buenos Aires’ secret restaurants
9. Website offers restaurant deals
10. Show’s grand prize? A chain of restaurants
11. When Restaurants Behave Badly
12. Restaurant Owner’s Charm Offensive Includes Screaming