• Nobu owner Richie Notar had a sleeping pill and alcohol induced meltdown on a red-eye flight on Monday. [NYP]
• The new trend in New York date-night dining is decidedly casual. [NYT]
• Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals converted Natalie Portman to veganism. [HuffPo]
• Since Dennis Rosen became chairman of the State Liquor Authority six weeks ago, applications have been processed in a much timelier fashion. [NYT]
• A mosque across the street from the Breslin is not happy about the restaurant’s alcohol and pork. [NYO]
• Nello is being sued by two meat and fish purveyors. [NYP]
• Though Ad Hoc at Home is billed as Thomas Keller’s most accessible book yet, home cooks may still find it challenging. [WSJ]
• The latest trend in Brooklyn bartending: keeping a weapon beneath the bar in case of violence. [Brooklyn Paper]
• A survey of chefs’ worst kitchen injuries reveals that Perilla’s Harold Dieterle once finished service with a severed tendon. [Metromix]
• Playwright Paul Rudnick basically lives on sweets. [NYT]
• Meat companies are not happy about the “Meatless Mondays” recently instituted in Baltimore public-school cafeterias. [Atlantic Food]
• A man dressed as Colonel Sanders managed to finagle his way into the U.N., where he then posed for a photo with General Assembly president Ali Treki. [Telegraph UK]
• Food-blogger Luisa Weiss of the Wednesday Chef has gotten a book deal. [Eat Me Daily]
• Pennsylvania police recently stumbled upon what they thought was a meth lab, but turned out to be a defunct wine-making operation. [NYP]
• Joe Bastianich and Ivy Stark are among the chefs and restaurateurs running in the New York marathon. [TONY]
• Contrary to prior reports, Beer Table will not be opening a second location in Chelsea Market. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Earlier: Beer Table and Jacques Torres Expand to Chelsea