• Some Northern California wineries with macabre themes and names do a booming business right around Halloween. [AP/Mercury News]
• California food banks are starting to use local produce direct from the farm. [NYT]
• Diane Feinstein is leading a pack of legislators to urge the U.S. Dept of Agriculture to fairly distribute $350 million to Central Valley dairy farmers. [Central valley Business Times]
• Red Sox manager Terry Francona battled through a mild case of food poisoning before Thursday’s American League division series opener against the Angels. [LA Times]
• Jamie Oliver is looking for investors to open 30 of his Italian restaurants across Asia. [Bloomberg]
