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Praying for an Empanada Trend; Diet Coke is the New Martini

• Some Chicago restaurateurs are betting on the empanada being the next hot trend in food. [Cafe Media]

• The three martini lunches of the Mad Men days have been replaced by power lunches of salad and Diet Coke. [NYP]

• Subway will launch a breakfast menu next month. [NRN]

• There is no real scientific basis for the claim that eating six small meals a day, as opposed to three big ones, will speed along your metabolism. [NYT]

• The new health care legislation will mean big changes for restaurants, between the requirement to provide health insurance, and the compulsory menu labeling. [NRN]

• A new law in Dubai bans all cooking with alcohol. [The National via Eat Me Daily]

Praying for an Empanada Trend; Diet Coke is the New Martini