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How to Infiltrate Villa Taverna; New Olympic Menu Items Appear at Canadian McDonald’s

• The Bold Italic ventures into some of the city’s most rarefied private club spaces, like Villa Taverna and The University Club. [Bold Italic]

• Traci Des Jardins’s new ballpark replacements, Mijita and Public House, are still in the pre-plywood phase over in the former Acme Chophouse space. [Eater]

• Crushpad, the place where you could make your own wine using high-quality grapes, is moving from SF to Napa. [W. Blake Gray]

• Canadian McDonald’s have added new menu items for the Olympics, including a s’mores pie and a chicken parmesan wrap. [CityPages]

• In related news on the domestic front, Michelle Obama will unveil her campaign to fight childhood obesity today. [WSJ]

• In an effort to solve budgetary woes, some states are looking to privatize liquor stores. [WSJ]

• Moby edited a new book on veganism. [Voracious/Seattle Weekly]

• People who drink two or more sodas a day have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. [NYP]

How to Infiltrate Villa Taverna; New Olympic Menu Items Appear at Canadian