• Brooklyn’s People’s Pops is hoping to land a distribution deal with supermarkets like Whole Foods. [NYDN]
• The National Parks Service has applied for a permit to serve beer, wine, and liquor at private events at the Statue of Liberty. [NYP]
• The winner of this year’s World Burrito-Eating Championship downed 33.5 beef burritos in ten minutes. [NYDN]
• Francois Payard has filed for bankruptcy after this summer’s closing of Payard Patisserie & Bistro. [Crain’s]
• Caesar’s, the Tijuana restaurant that popularized the Caesar salad, has closed. [AP]
• Dannon will reimburse consumers for up to $100 of Activia or DanActive yogurts after losing a case charging that claims of the yogurts’ ability to boost immunity are unsubstantiated. [NYP]
• Kellari Taverna is opening a branch in D.C. [Zagat Buzz]
• Jason Neroni’s next gig will be at Blanca in North San Diego County. [Metromix]
• A new South Bronx affordable-housing complex will feature a 10,000-square-foot rooftop farm. [Gothamist]
• The newly thrifty Japanese are eating fewer $100 melons. [NYT]
• In Brooklyn, restaurateurs like Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo are opening businesses in clusters. [NYT]