• Cash for food supplies and donations of pet food top the list of needs for The Red Cross and Salvation Army while aiding evacuees from the Station fire. [L.A. Times]
• California’s Mel’s Drive-In is offering diners 20 percent off their meal if they bring in a Yelp review they’ve written for the restaurant. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
• Guatemalan Pollo Campero plans to have 300 stores in the U.S. within the next five years. [PR Web]
• Facing a large oversupply of rice, the South Korean government is launching a campaign to convince residents that eating rice is their patriotic duty. [Reuters]
• Rachael Ray appeared as a ball girl on David Letterman’s Andy Roddick segment. [Eater SF]
• In an effort to entice customers, restaurants are rolling out family-focused promotions like kids eat free nights. [WSJ]
• British television chef Clarissa Dickson-Wright, of cooking show Two Fat Ladies, has admitted to taking part in a hare coursing event, which were banned in 2004. [BBC]
