• Since August, Table Fifty-Two chef Art Smith has lost over 80 pounds through diet and exercise. [ABC7]
• The concern over Asian Carp has gone international, with Ontario petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to join Michigan in its suit against Illinois. [Toronto Star]
• Jersey Shore’s The Situation seems to be quite the cook, based on his meals in two recent episodes. [Food & Wine]
• Domino’s Pizza CEO David Brandon is leaving the company to become the University of Michigan’s athletics director. [WSJ]
• The widow of former Times food and wine writer R.W. “Johnny” Apple will auction off his massive wine collection. [WP]
• Due to concerns about food safety, Taiwan will ban some U.S. beef imports. [NYT]
• A 513 pound bluefin tuna was sold for $177,000 at Tokyo’s Tsukiji market. [WSJ]
• A Toronto man found 50 dead ants in his McDonald’s breakfast burrito. [Toronto Sun]
• Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone will compete on this season of Celebrity Apprentice. [Herald Sun]
