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Ruth Reichl Ditches Gourmet Tribute; Villariagosa Wagers with Pink’s Hot Dogs

• Ruth Reichl didn’t show up at a Sunday party in honor of Gourmet. [NYDN]

• The mayors of Philadelphia and Los Angeles are wagering that the winning city in the NLCS will volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, with the losing city donating cheesesteaks or Pink’s hot dogs, respectively, to the volunteers. [USA Today]

• Raley’s of Sacramento is recalling over 1,200 pounds of Del Monte cantalopes from fears of salmonella contamination. [TheMoneyTimes]

• A security guard shot and wounded a man he kicked out of Pacoima’s El Sesteo Mariscos restaurant, who then opened fire on him in the parking lot. [ContraCostaTimes]

• Rocco DiSpirito once auditioned for the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago. [what i want to see on the screen via Eater National]

• Macaroni and cheese is the new hipster food. [WSJ]

• French farmers recently protested rising grain prices by setting bales of hay on fire on the Champs-Elysees. [WSJ]

Ruth Reichl Ditches Gourmet Tribute; Villariagosa Wagers with Pink’s Hot Dogs