• Bans on smoking in restaurants have done little to quash the popularity of free boxes of matches at eateries’ doors. [NYT]
• The rumored cost to shut down Union Trust so Reese Witherspoon could fake-dine there while shooting a film: $150,000. [Illadelph]
• Though restaurants have been discounting entrees during the recession, they’ve quietly raised dessert and drink prices. [Boston Globe]
• Will kids eat healthy food instead of junk if it comes from a nifty machine? This lady thinks so. [Meal Ticket]
• The FDA will begin cracking down on food labels that mislead customers about the product’s health benefits. [WSJ]
• Food & Wine is the latest media organization to launch a wine club. [Eater NY]
