• Last week on KQED’s Forum, several players involved in the current battle between food-truck operators and downtown brick-and-mortar restaurant owners gathered to debate the city’s new street-food permitting policies. Basically, this war isn’t likely to end soon. [KQED, Earlier]
• Regarding coq au vin, and Absinthe’s adapted version of the dish. Bauer says chef Adam Keough “has improved the dish immensely.” [Chron]
• The Food Network went all freegan on us last night with a one-hour special called The Big Waste. Bobby Flay, Michael Symon, Anne Burrell, and Alex Guarnaschelli all went dumpster diving and cooked meals for 100 people using grocery-store waste. [Zagat Buzz]
• Snails are crawling their way into Asian, Italian, and even Spanish preparations. Catch them if you can. [WSJ]
• For anyone interested in fooling himself into thinking a chicken nugget could be healthy, Chick-Fil-A is adding a grilled version of the poultry morsels to its menu. [USAT]
• One food and beverage website is claiming that F&B; jobs have accounted for over a quarter of recent employment growth. We think they’re trying to say “You’re welcome.” [PR Web]