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Bourdain Does Song and Dance in Oakland Tonight; Supermarkets Snubbing Schweddy Balls

• Anthony Bourdain talks with the Mercury News about the food scene in California — where, as Jonathan Gold says, eating is a “counter-cultural activity” — in advance of his appearance at the Paramount Theater in Oakland tonight. It looks like there are still tickets, btw. [Merc]

• Here’s a list of eight foods that should probably be banned before foie gras, including Bluefin tuna, factory-farmed chicken, and feedlot cattle. So true. [HuffPo]

• A newly proposed nutrition label would rate packaged foods for their healthfulness based on a three-star system. The stars are kind of festive too. [NYT]

• Some supermarket chains, like that group of humorless conservative moms, are turning up their nose at Ben & Jerry’s Schweddy Balls. [HuffPo, Earlier]

• Enjoy your produce aisle while it’s still just produce; now that it’s believed items sell better next to fruit and veggies, packaged goods are trying to invade. [WSJ]

• Food stamp eligibility has typically been based on income, but now some states are taking assets like vehicles into account. Last we checked, it’s hard to eat a truck. [USAT]

• Texas prisons are cutting costs by serving just two meals a day to inmates on the weekends. Fine, but it’s not really “brunch” if you eat it between 5 and 7 a.m., is it? [NYT]

Bourdain Does Song and Dance in Oakland Tonight; Supermarkets Snubbing Schweddy