• Restaurants across the country are beginning to see signs of recovery. [NYT]
• Thomas Keller thinks high-end diners on both coasts are fairly similar. [WSJ]
• Pizza in Los Angeles goes beyond the Italian, with an abundance of styles from countries like Armenia, Brazil, Croatia, and Japan. [L.A. Times]
• A manager at an Oklahoma City bar attacked patrons with a sword when he felt they were being too noisy, slicing off the nose of one man. [KTLA]
• In Great Britain, whoopie pies are the new cupcakes. [Times]
• The L.A. Airport Commission is being disqualified from voting on potential concessions being added to LAX as its chairman Chairman, Alan Rothenberg, owns over a million dollars in CPK and has a position on its board. [L.A. Times]
• L.A.’s food trucks are increasingly finding an audience in Orange County. [O.C.L.N.N.]
• For the next three days, McDonald’s will be giving seven-ounce samples of its new frappes away for free. [Fast Food Maven]
• Americans’ interest in growing mushrooms at home is on the rise. [NYT]
• A British VitaminWater ad campaign that encourages healthy people to take sick days is attracting controversy. [AdAge]
• The James Beard Foundation got its own category on Jeopardy earlier this month. [Eater]
