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Plastic Bag Ban Rejected; Roger Ebert Begins Food Writing

• The California Senate has rejected a ban on plastic bags. [AP/Google News]

• Burger King may go up for sale. [WSJ]

• As mixology becomes ever more sophisticated, bartenders are increasingly interested in protecting their intellectual property. [The Atlantic]

• Though cancer robbed Roger Ebert of his lower jaw, rendering him unable to eat, he’s recently developed a skill for food writing. [NYT]

• A Texan man has invented fried beer. [Telegraph UK]

• A man was arrested in Massachusetts for trying to smuggle a kilogram of cocaine inside of a hollowed-out bologna. [Huffington Post]

• L.A. is full of new business meeting-friendly restaurants. [BizBash]

• McDonald’s plans to open 45 new stores in India this year. [WSJ]

• Vita Coco coconut water is partnering with Jet Blue on a new promotional campaign. [NYP]

• A judge ordered Indonesia’s Buddha Bar to close because local Buddhists were upset by the name. [Reuters]

Plastic Bag Ban Rejected; Roger Ebert Begins Food Writing