• Fearing salmonella contamination from the Minnesota factory where the bases are made, Dunkin’ Donuts has temporarily stopped selling hot chocolate and Dunkaccinos. [Herald]
• After complaints about the smell from neighbors, Brookline’s Roadhouse has stopped using its smoker. [Brookline TAB]
• Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to citizens: lay off the vodka. [Reuters]
• France’s value-added tax on restaurant meals falls today to 5.5 percent from 19.6 percent. [NYT]
• Beer cocktails are cropping up on drink menus nationwide. [NYT]
