• Food-based charity auctions are on the rise in Chicago. [Chicago Business]
• Weeds like dandelion and purslane may be scorned by gardeners, but they’re increasingly popular in salads. [WSJ]
• Increased interest in slow food has led to a resurgence of canning. [NYT]
• New tome Catching Fire argues that cooking is what prompted human evolution. [NYT]
• A Washington D.C. Councilman is proposing a ban on single-slice pizza sales in the city’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, charging that they are somehow contributing to violence. [Slice]