• Gordon Ramsay gave up at mile 20 of the London Marathon. [Telegraph]
• Huitlacoche, or “corn smut,” turns out to be packed with nutrition and highly valuable, despite the years that U.S. farmers spent trying to eradicate it. [MSNBC]
• Tuna at restaurants could have higher levels of mercury than tuna found in markets. [Yahoo! News]
• Vietnamese restaurants serving modified Cajun cuisine are on the rise throughout the South and in California. [NYT]
• A woman allegedly stole a man’s phone in a Fontana Del Taco, then pepper-sprayed him when he tried to take it back. [Press Enterprise]
• The Qsine restaurants on Celebrity Eclipse cruise ships are now equipped with iPads for ordering. [Travolution via Feast]
• There are now a few hundred more restaurants in New Orleans than there were before Hurricane Katrina. [NYT]
• Opening a restaurant in a hotel or condo development is a great way for a young chef to bypass many of the traditional financing issues. [Time]
