• Shoppers enjoy standing in line during the holidays at the Italian Market. [KYW]
• Cheese balls have been reinvented with artisan cheeses and high-end ingredients. [NPR]
• One study says that increased foodie-ism, the rise of organics, and the Food Network were among the fifty things that changed our lives this decade. [AP]
• 2009 was the year that Southern Italian salumi ‘nduja went mass market, “making it the Lady Gaga of pork products.” [NYT]
• Danny Meyer is just one of the many restaurateurs using menu psychology to try to influence diners’ orders. [NYT]
• A Michigan man calmly ordered a coffee with a five-inch knife stuck in his chest. [NYT]
