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Jamie Oliver Wins Early Emmy; Faith Evans Detained at Marina Del Rey DUI Checkpoint

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution won Best Reality Show at last night’s Creative Arts Emmys. [BBC]

• Nearly a thousand more restaurants were closed than opened in Southern California during the 12 months that ended in March, twice the national average. [L.A. Times]

• Food activists are targeting chocolate and strawberry-flavored milk served in schools. [L.A. Times]

• Singer Faith Evans was stopped and detained at a DUI checkpoint in Marina del Rey this past weekend, with charges pending. [Washington Post]

• Brandon Belchie, hip hop’s “unofficial sommelier” and the man who introduced rappers to Cristal, is launching his own wine label. [MSNBC]

• In the wake of last week’s massive egg recall, restaurants are enlisting new egg suppliers. [NRN]

• Jolting potatoes with electricity may make them more nutritious. [Time]

• Candy manufacturers are angry at President Obama over Mexico’s new 20 percent duty on chewing gum and chocolate. [Yahoo]

Jamie Oliver Wins Early Emmy; Faith Evans Detained at Marina Del Rey DUI