• After President Obama’s joke about holding a “Slurpee summit,” 7-Eleven executives are working hard to make it actually happen. [USAT]
• One writer looks at what it’s like to go out to dinner in Afghanistan. [Salon]
• Using trees it had stored after The South Central Farmers were forced to vacate, The Huntington Library will explore sustainable urban agriculture through a new fifteen-acre project called The Huntington Ranch. [L.A. Times]
• Target is coming Downtown, with a heavier focus on food and household products. [L.A. Times]
• A mold growth called koji helps ferment soybeans and rice to make Japanese miso, soy sauce, and sake. [L.A. Times]
• To accommodate theme park renovations at California Adventure, Disney’s annual Food & Wine Festival is being put on hold through 2012. [NBC]
• Whole Foods is raking it in this year. [WSJ/MarketWatch]
• This is really going to happen: The Daily News pens a piece about New York’s next First Lady, Sandra Lee. [NYDN]
• Can pregnant mothers give their children allergies? Honestly, nobody really seems to know. [Time]