• The first-place pumpkin at this year’s Topsfield State Fair weighed in at 1,471.6 pounds. [Herald]
• In general, however, it’s a rough season for local pumpkin growers. [Globe]
• The winner of b.good’s garlicky greens eating contest downed seven and a half pounds of spinach in five minutes. [Herald]
• Padma Lakshmi spends much of her Sundays eating sandwiches in bed. [NYT]
• A McDonald’s will open in the Louvre. [Telegraph]
• The system for inspecting ground beef for E. coli is still flawed, making the consumption of ground beef a gamble. [NYT]
