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Even Sunset Wants In on the Street Food Thing; Monsanto Wants to Donate Seeds to Haiti

Sunset mag’s Celebration Weekend in Menlo Park will feature a “Street Food Alley.” [SFoodie]

• This man has eaten at the same restaurant in New York (Sardi’s) consistently for 77 years. [NYT]

Cowgirl Creamery wins Small Business of the Year award. [SFist]

• Someone alert Snookie!: Eating carrots, cantaloupes, peppers, spinach, and apricots can give the skin a tan-like glow. [NYDN]

• Monsanto’s plan to donate 130 tons of pesticide-coated hybrid seeds to Haiti was met with alarm by food activists. [Squid Ink/LA Weekly]

• As American palates shift toward preferring bolder tastes, food companies are ratcheting up the heat and flavors in their products. [WSJ]

• The NBA is partnering with food companies to get edible team logos plastered onto pizzas and toast. [USA Today]

• Fresh Express is recalling bagged lettuce and other products after finding traces of salmonella. [Feast]

• The food designer behind popcorn chicken has created a “choke-proof” hot dog that breaks up into eight pieces during cooking. [Consumerist]

• Lay’s new ad campaign is intended to help consumers think of the potato chips as a real food. [NYT]

Even Sunset Wants In on the Street Food Thing; Monsanto Wants to Donate