Let’s go shopping…

1. Oakville Grocery Closes for Renovation (GOURMET RETAILER)
2. Top 10 Worst Supermarket Foods (YAHOO!)
3. Supermarkets test man-friendly aisles in an effort to reduce ‘intimidation factor’ experienced by male shoppers (THE DAILY MAIL)
4. Singapore supermarket bans shark fins (SMH)
5. ‘I don’t feel like shopping or eating anymore’: Outrage over NASCAR driver’s Twitter rant after he saw woman breastfeeding at supermarket (DAILY MAIL)
6. English tourists in 560 mile trip to Scotland to use supermarket vouchers (DAILY RECORD)

Prose, essays, reviews, interviews & poetry with a focus on food:

1. 40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering (RANDOM HOUSE)
2. The art of canning grape leaves: An 80-year-old hippie who “moved back to the land” teaches me an invaluable culinary skill (SALON)
3. Popeye cookbook reveals Sailor Man’s healthy-eating secrets (GUARDIAN)
4. A Boat-to-Table Initiative Brings Fish to Chefs (NY TIMES)
5. Making Rare Appearance: People and Their Appetites (NY TIMES)
6. Ruth Reichl penning book from her Twitter feed and ‘Gourmet’ exposé (INDEPENDENT)

Breakfast at Tiffanys…

1. Tiffany refuses to turn Alaskan salmon into gold fish (SLASH FOOD)
2. Starbucks defeats woman’s tea burn lawsuit (REUTERS)
3. Cooks Source: US copyright complaint sparks Twitter and Facebook storm (GUARDIAN)
4. Gourmet cheese supporters battle over feds’ health concerns (AOL)
5. Wis. Library Accepts Food In Lieu Of Overdue Fines (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
6. Five Myths About Thanksgiving Dinner (CNN)
7. Culinary icon Chuck Williams releases the ultimate cookbook (MERCURY NEWS)
8. Gourmet Touch Brings Out Subtleties of Reindeer (HELSINKI TIMES)
9. In Spain, a Move to Ban Refillable Olive Oil Bottles in Restaurants (OLIVE OIL TIMES)
10. Nobuyoshi Araki for Barneys (NOWNESS)

Bottoms Up!

1. World’s Oldest Whiskey (IAFRICA)
2. Bartenders Discuss Aviary and a World Without Bartenders (GRUB STREET)
3. Drunkorexia: Dangerous Booze Diet Fad to Stay Skinny (TIMES OF INDIA)
4. Bringing Back the Classic Cocktail – AUDIO (CALIFORNIA REPORT)
5. Sam Adams beer hits $115 a bottle next month (THE STAR)
6. Wine from Twitter Inc. (SLASH FOOD)
7. Booze Binge Kills Uni Pair (MIRROR)
8. Wallaby plied with ecstasy, booze – report (STUFF)
9. On a Spirited Journey: Boozehound – BOOK REVIEW (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
10. Craft Booze Earns Cheers (JS ONLINE)

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

1. Seattle’s Ivar’s Makes Plans For the Future: Free Chowder and Seagulls Beware (SEATTLE WEEKLY)
2. Celebs Who Used to Be Hooters Girls (PEREZ HILTON)
3. The Evolution of American Restaurants – VIDEO (NBC NEW YORK)
4. The 7 habits of highly annoying food servers (CITY PAGES)
5. 2010 Most Fit for Foodies Winners – Top 50 Restaurant List (OPEN TABLE)
6. Need a Reservation? That Could Depend On How Big You Are on Twitter (Really) (ADVERTISING AGE)