• Though Ad Hoc at Home is billed as Thomas Keller’s most accessible book yet, home cooks may still find it challenging. [WSJ]
• Michael Bauer defends the role of better-than-Denny’s restaurants in society. [Between Meals/SF Gate]
• Bay Bridge closure keeps Gussie’s Chicken and Waffles waitress (and thousands of others) out of work. [SF Chronicle]
• A man dressed as Colonel Sanders managed to finagle his way into the U.N., where he then posed for a photo with General Assembly president Ali Treki. [Telegraph]
• Food blogger Luisa Weiss of The Wednesday Chef has gotten a book deal. [Eat Me Daily]
• Pennsylvania police recently stumbled upon what they thought was a meth lab, but turned out to be a defunct wine-making operation. [NYP]