• The official count is in: Attendance at the National Restaurant Association show fell by 24 percent this year. [Crain’s Chicago]
• An Illinois ground beef manufacturer recalled almost 100,000 pounds of ground beef yesterday after a cluster of E. coli infections. [NYT]
• McDonald’s will explore the use of “cage-free” hens for their eggs. [Chicago Business]
• Despite rumors to the contrary, Giada De Laurentiis says she and Rachael Ray are not feuding. [NYDN]
• Sixteen employees were laid off from Zagat yesterday. [FishbowlNY/Mediabistro via Eat Me Daily]
