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Fans Still Fighting to Make a Landmark Out of an Oakland Dive; Paula Deen to Change Nothing About How She Cooks on TV

Kingfish Pub, once dubbed 'a bait shop with barstools.'
Kingfish Pub, once dubbed ‘a bait shop with barstools.’ Photo: Lance Iverson/Chron

• Oaklanders are still fighting to get landmark status for the tiny Kingfish Pub & Café, a dive bar at Telegraph and Claremont that opened in 1922. [Oakland North, Earlier]

• Unsurprisingly, medical examiners and investigators have concluded that a man who died in police custody last fall after harassing patrons at Nation’s Giant Hamburger in San Leandro, was high on meth. [Chron]

• Genetically engineered crops had a bumper year in 2011, despite resistance from places like Europe (and the Bay Area) where people want them to get special labels and generally feel weird about them. [USAT]

• Paula Deen, despite the diabetes thing, has no plans to change the way she cooks on TV until at least 2013. [HuffPo]

• A South African fried chicken chain that’s “a mix of Portuguese and African-style spicy chicken” is expanding rapidly worldwide. Yes, please! [NYDN]

• Bread is the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet. Who knew? [Healthland/Time]

• Mindful eating is about “savoring every bite,” and is considered a form of meditation through food. It’s also one of the tips in French Women Don’t Get Fat, so expect a bonus in that regard. [NYT]

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