• Lady Gaga performed in London recently while suffering from food poisoning. She willed herself not to vomit onstage by realizing, “if I do, [fans] are going to think I’m drunk. And I don’t want them to think I am human, let alone drunk.” And God forbid they know she eats. [Gather]
• Construction has begun on Fresh & Easy’s second South L.A. store on the corner of Jefferson and Crenshaw in a new development called West Angeles Plaza. [NBC]
• Nerses Galstyan is being made to stand trial for the quadruple homicide at Hot Spot restaurant in North Hollywood last year. [Contra Costa Times]
• Groupon has apologized and pulled its ads that debuted to much controversy at The Superbowl. [Groupon]
• Turns out the food-safety bill that passed last month contains a little-noticed clause protecting whistle-blowers. Does this mean we’re finally going to find out what’s really in hot dogs? [Seattle Times]
• Even Kraft, which happens to be the world’s second-largest food company, is feeling the effects of food inflation. So if your American cheese costs more, there’s why. [FT]
• A widespread outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has afflicted North Korea’s livestock, and it’s expected to exacerbate the country’s food shortages. [FT]
