• A verdict of guilty has been issued in the Brown’s Chicken trial. The jury is now deliberating the death penalty. [WBEZ]
• The trend of dinner parties where everyone brings ingredients and cooks together is on the rise. [Tribune]
• Following the lead of the New York Times and Grant Achatz, Zagat is launching a wine club. [Zagat]
• Michelle Obama will appear on Sesame Street to promote gardening. [Reuters]
• Archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be Roman emperor Nero’s revolving banquet hall from the first century A.D. [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Alice Waters has received the California Prize for Service in the Common Good. [Serious Eats]