• There was a fire last night on the roof between Razan’s Organic Kitchen (2115 Kittredge) and Great China restaurant in Berkeley. Both restaurants were evacuated. It’s unclear if either suffered significant damage. [Berkeleyside]
• Little Griddle (Market and Fell) gets the Bargain Bites treatment. [Chron]
• 7x7’s Readers’ Choice Awards are out, and there aren’t any surprises in the Eat + Drink category (Best Vietnamese: Slanted Door, Best Brunch: Foreign Cinema, etc.), but Chambers Eat + Drink gets some love in the Best Newcomer category. [7x7]
• Yeah, yeah, lots of people are allergic to gluten, but vegetarians who aren’t should embrace wheat gluten in lieu of tofu as a protein source. [Slate]
• What do we as earthlings have in common besides a sense of humor and a love for children? We all find nutrition labels difficult to read. [NYDN]
• Those sweet wittle white polar bears that are iconic of the Coke brand are back, including in a planned Super Bowl ad. Cheers to that. [USAT]
• Quizno’s teetered on the brink of bankruptcy but managed to avoid it with “restructuring.” [NRN]
