• Chicago’s infamous “food deserts” have shrunk since they first came to the forefront of the news three years ago, thanks to the openings of new grocery stores. [Tribune]
• An expansion of the landmark Congress Hotel has been approved; it would include, among other things, a new restaurant for the historic building. [Sun-Times]
• World-renowned chef Alain Ducasse wants to create space food for astronauts. [Bloomberg]
• KFC’s chicken giveaway snafu has resulted in a class-action lawsuit. [TMZ]
• Uruguay’s El Garzón is one of South America’s hottest new restaurants, despite being tremendously expensive and in a hard-to-reach rural area. [WSJ]
