• Jack LaLanne celebrated his 95th birthday at John’s Grill yesterday. [SF Chronicle]
• Santa Rosa’s Grateful Bagel/Cafe sustained about $300,000 worth of damage last night in a fire thought to have started around the coffee roaster. [Press Democrat]
• Ruth Reichl got a free sandwich at the Newark Airport yesterday when the clerk recognized her and said “I’m so sorry; this one’s on me.” [NYP]
• Baltimore’s anonymous pizza bloggers are getting odd packages like steak knives in tomatoes or messages in jars left on their doorsteps. [Slice]
• At 1,725 pounds, a pumpkin grown in Ohio may be the world’s largest. [NYDN]
