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Tracking the Top Bathroom; Lobster Turf Wars Heat Up

• The bathroom makes the restaurant: Michael Bauer canvasses the best cans in town. [SF Gate]

• Mid-range “American comfort food” may be a thing at restaurants right now, but people downright line up around the corner for Popeye’s fried chicken. [Mission Mission]

• A Maine lobsterman is in jail after shooting a competitor in a territory dispute. [AP/SF Examiner]

• Starbucks partly credits McDonald’s for it’s recent bump in sales, saying that the new McCafe brand brought more attention to the general coffee category. [Ad Age]

• A new Jews for Jesus pamphlet makes prominent use of Food Network personalities. [Fork in the Road/VV]

• A new Senate bill could ban trans fats from school lunches nationwide. [Crain’s]

Tracking the Top Bathroom; Lobster Turf Wars Heat Up