• Supermarkets nationwide are making an effort to better educate their butchers about cuts of meat. [WSJ]
• Local chefs like Applewood’s David Shea are figuring out ways to work around this year’s tomato blight, like making tomatoes more of a garnish than a centerpiece. [Bitten/NYT]
• So it’s come to this at Condé Nast: Graydon Carter is eating in the cafeteria. [NYO]
• Five Italian wineries have been charged with making counterfeit Brunello wine. [NYT]
• It’s a good summer for peaches. [NYT]
• Green bell peppers are reviled by most food lovers, but they do have their defenders, like Boqueria’s Seamus Mullen. [NYT]
• The Food Network’s Bartender Wars filmed in the East Village yesterday. [EV Grieve]
• West Village pan-Asian spot Aja is no longer. [Zagat Buzz]
