• The Plough & Stars is celebrating 40 years in business with a three day birthday party. [Globe]
• McDonald’s plans to launch a dollar breakfast menu in January. [WSJ]
• As the Thanksgiving season starts, Food Network, Butterball, and Epicurious are all trying to establish themselves as the authority on turkey. [Ad Age]
• David Chang and Peter Meehan are blogging their Momofuku cookbook press tour. [The Q/GQ]
• Kraft has officially launched a hostile bid for Cadbury. [WSJ]
• Ruby Tuesday has spent more than $100 million over the past two years to make the restaurant chain more upscale. [NYT]
• Arby’s sales have been slumping for the last seven quarters. [Slate]