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Starbucks to Serve Beer; Weinermobile Crashes; Michael Jackson Butter Statue Nixed

Starbucks will start offering wine and beer at one of its Seattle stores next week with an eye toward expanding their offerings nationwide. [NYP]

The Iowa State Fair has discarded its plans to display a statue of Michael Jackson made out of butter after the announcement was greeted with controversy. [NYT]

An Oscar Mayer Weinermobile crashed into a home near Milwaukee. [NYP]

Highbrow foodies are much more interested in low-end foods than before and the economy is the likely culprit. [NYT]

A New York man who quit his job to figure out KFC’s secret recipe says he’s discovered it and will publish the results in a book. [NYP]

States and federal government are making food stamps easier to use at farmers’ markets. [NYT]

Faced with federal legislation that would require all chains with twenty or more locations nationwide to list calorie counts on their menus, big chains are arguing the rules should apply to a broader segment of the restaurant industry. [WSJ]

Tom Colicchio and his wife are expecting a second child. [People]

Starbucks to Serve Beer; Weinermobile Crashes; Michael Jackson Butter Statue