• Eight states saw minimum-wage hikes at the beginning of the year, which has some restaurant owners scrambling to figure out how they’ll make payroll. [NRN]
• Something to go with that Viagra? Energy drinks are now being marketed to seniors. [NYDN]
• Attention, Porkslap drinkers, it’s time for an upgrade: Whiskey is now available in cans. [HuffPo]
• Culinary irony: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has called out school-food crusader Jamie Oliver for publishing one of the unhealthiest cookbooks of the past year. [NYDN]
• With the news that Charlie Trotter will close his eponymous Chicago restaurant, here’s a look at some of the food trends he helped start, including seasonal eating, the chef’s table, and the offal craze. [Atlantic Wire]
• New statistics reveal that food-stamp use at city Greenmarkets flourished in 2011. Probably all those hipster food-stampers. [NY 1]
