• 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]