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Socialite Soup Freak-out; Climate Change Could Double Crop Prices

• “Our check average is about $50 per person, and yet they will find a way to make their dinner for two total $51.01.” A tale of restaurant-coupon fatigue, from a manager’s side. [Serious Eats]

• Life as a socialite weekending in the Hamptons is rough: A privileged Melissa Berkelhammer reportedly threw a tantrum that woke other hotel guests and involved her dissatisfaction with some soup. [Page Six/NYP]

• “The new weather,” i.e., climate change, could as much as double staple-crop prices globally over the next couple of decades. [Fast Company]

• When Todd English needs a break from being such a fabulous go-getter, he hits the gym. [NYT]

• Whole Green Kids, a day-care caterer claiming to offer local, organic, Kosher, and Halal meals, is being accused of providing none of the above and scamming everyone. [Star]

Socialite Soup Freak-out; Climate Change Could Double Crop Prices