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Paula Deen Misses The Plate; Kyle McLaughlin Turns Winemaker

• Paula Deen threw out the first pitch at Nationals Park on Wednesday, but didn’t reach home-plate. The cook was in town to help Smithfield Foods donate 25,000 pounds of protein to Capital Area Food Bank. [ESPN]

• The sister of Zabumba owner Monica Beresford-Redman will argue to a judge today for custody of the slain woman’s two children, who are currently with the parents of their father, who is still a suspect in her death. [Loing Beach Press Telegram]

• A man was stabbed in the back with a chef’s knife yesterday in a state office building in Downtown L.A. [Mercury News]

• Actor Kyle McLaughlin is also a winemaker and recently launched a new Cabernet called Pursued by a Bear. [WSJ]

• As the economy recovers, restaurants are likely to phase out recent discounts and deals. [QSR via Feast]

• Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka has sold a million bottles. [NYP]

• Some food bloggers wish that restaurants would provide better lighting for photography. [AP]

• A Chinese woman went into a coma after eating too much raw bok choy. [NYDN]

Paula Deen Misses The Plate; Kyle McLaughlin Turns Winemaker