• On Monday, Shaquille O’Neal made a 2,500-pound pasta donation to the Greater Boston Food Bank. [NESN]
• A veteran fishmonger from Danvers discoverd a lobster with both male and female parts. [Wicked Local]
• Paula Deen will be the grand marshal at next year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena. [Star-News]
• The New York Times says candy gets a bad rap, but then wonders if it’s really any worse than, like, soda. [NYT]
• That former Food Network chef who allegedly tried to hire homeless men to kill his wife pleaded no contest. [LAT]
• Chain-restaurant stock prices are on the rise. [USAT]