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American Grilled Cheese Kitchen Due Next Week; Louisiana Restaurants File Suit

• An early look at American Grilled Cheese Kitchen, which is ready for its close up at South Park next week. [Eater]

• A restaurant in Stockton falls victim to a violent, early-morning robbery. [AP/Examiner]

• Kauffman (once again) traces street food’s road to legitimacy. [SFoodie, Earlier]

• A Sebastopol entrepreneur is trying to introduce Americans to natto (fermented soy beans), and is so far having limited success. [WSJ]

• Ten Louisiana restaurants have filed suit against BP from damages resulting from the recent oil spill. [NRN]

• Urbanspoon’s restaurant reservation tool launches today. [WSJ]

• Nicolas Cage chooses which animals to eat based upon how dignified they are when they have sex. [Guardian]

• Ground beef prices are skyrocketing, leading fast food chains to try to steer customers towards other menu items like chicken and salads. [WSJ]

• Though KFC originally planned to retire the Double Down on Sunday, the chain will continue to offer it for as long as customer demand persists. [USA Today]

• Hershey’s is suing Williams Sonoma over a brownie pan that Hershey’s claims mimics its chocolate bar design. [Huffington Post]

American Grilled Cheese Kitchen Due Next Week; Louisiana Restaurants File Suit