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Four Loko Is Not For the Faint of Heart; Craft Beer Sales Increased 12 Percent in 2010

• A tire salesman from New Jersey is suing Phusion Projects, makers of Four Loko, over claims he suffered permanent heart damage after drinking 2 ½ cans of the caffeinated malt liquor. [CBS Philly]

• A “flavor tripping” exhibit will be one of the highlights of next month’s Philadelphia Science Festival. [KYW Newsradio]

• One restaurant owner ate grilled bat in the Seychelles and declared it “the single worst thing I have ever eaten in my entire life.” [NYT]

• Thinking of opening a restaurant? Here’s some advice, including: learn the biz, prepare for stress, and “sacrifice your social life.” Still keen? [In Charge/WSJ]

• Wipe off that bitter beer face and stick your snout into a bottle of good brew: craft beer sales rose by 12 percent in 2010. [Denver Business Journal]

• Think it’s hard to lose weight when you’re writing or blogging or just thinking about food all the time (tell us about it!)? Well, writer Peter Kaminsky did it, and he shares some tips. [NYDN]

Four Loko Is Not For the Faint of Heart; Craft Beer Sales Increased 12 Percent