• A Chicago 2016 commercial was filmed at Mike Ditka’s Restaurant. [Sun-Times]
• Sheila Lukins, author of the Silver Palate cookbooks and owner of the influential Silver Palate shop, has died at 66. [NYT]
• Bottled water manufacturers are locked in an all-out price war to try to win back consumers who’ve switched to tap. [WSJ]
• Bitch magazine founder Lisa Jervis has written a locavore cookbook. [Salon]