• A Bucktown doctor pledged $10,000 to NPR in exchange for a dinner for ten cooked by Charlie Trotter at his home. [The Stew]
• The Bensidoun French Market at Ogilvy Transportation Center picked up a top honor at the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards. [Sun-Times]
• Katie Lee doesn’t have any professional kitchen experience, but that’s not going to stop her from becoming a food star. [NYT]
• In case The Cove got you wondering what whale tastes like, it’s “similar to reindeer or moose.” [Slate]
• The town of Champagne is concerned after jobs cuts at bubbly company Piper & Charles Heidsieck. [Decanter]