• Intelligentsia coffee has partnered with San Francisco-based indie hip-hop label Anticon to release coffee blends inspired by Anticon’s releases. [AVClub]
• Tickets to Baconfest Chicago sold out within minutes of going on sale, but the organizers will be holding one last contest for those desperately in need. [Baconfest]
• PSAs that present binge drinking as a shameful act may actually increase it, reports a new study. [NYDN]
• Former waiters are suing both Maggiano’s Little Italy and the Hard Rock Cafe, charging tipping misconduct. [Boston Herald]
• Thousands of processed foods are being recalled after salmonella was found in hydrolyzed vegetable protein, but FDA officials say the risk of illness is low, since the salmonella disappears after cooking. [NYT]
• Mable Hoffman, creator of the best selling Crockery Cookery, died last month at 88. [WSJ]
