• Sweden’s Lars Kuprik Backman is certain he’s the inspiration for the Swedish Chef muppet, claiming that Jim Henson was likely inspired by his disastrous early ‘70s cooking demonstration on Good Morning America. [ABC News]
• As more and more Americans get into food, the definition of “food snob” is shifting and encompassing larger groups. [NYDN]
• Sustainable restaurants are even bigger in London than they are Stateside. [WSJ]
• Wrigley’s has dropped Chris Brown as its spokesman after his arrest for domestic violence. [NYP]
• Michelle Obama took her daughters to get cheeseburgers at Top Chef alum Spike Mendelssohn’s Good Stuff Eatery in DC. [NYP]
