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Choking Diner Saved by Journalist; Heinz’s Redesigned Ketchup Packets

• A Time Out Chicago writer used the Heimlich maneuver to save a choking woman’s life at Old Jerusalem Restaurant in Old Town. [TOC]

• Danny Omari, the New York restaurateur who was sued in 2009 by Superdawg for opening a similarly-named restaurant, has turned it into a fried-chicken stop. [Grub NY]
Related: Superdawg takes NYC’s Super Hot Dog to Court

• After forty years of complaints that its ketchup packets are too tough to open, Heinz is launching a redesigned packet modeled after ketchup bottles. [NYDN]

• Controversy erupted at the NBC cafeteria yesterday when, in honor of Black History Month, it served a special of fried chicken, collard greens, and cornbread. [Questlove/Twitter via Intel]

• Boston tops a recent list of America’s least drunk cities with New York coming in at number eight. [USA Today via Intel]

Choking Diner Saved by Journalist; Heinz’s Redesigned Ketchup Packets