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Kirstie Alley Shills for New Weight-Loss Program; Bad Tipper Banned from Restaurant

• Actress Kirstie Alley is behind a new online weight-loss program called OrganicLiason.com. [PR NewsWire]

• Newhall Coffee Roasting Co. is starting Coffee for a Cause to enable non-profits to market blends under their own name. [Market Watch]

• The Canadian women’s ice hockey team might get in trouble for swilling champagne and beer on the ice after winning a gold medal. [NYT]

• Online rumors suggest Barry Bonds showed up to The Dodger Caravan at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles and left after a fan insulted him. [Mercury News]

• Munich’s starkbier season (or strong beer fest) is a less touristy alternative to Oktoberfest. [WSJ]

• Tip pools are perfectly legal as long as a restaurant pays more than the minimum wage, ruled a federal appeals court yesterday. [KTVZ via Eater]

• The L.A. Jewish Home is holding a contest to find the best matzah brei recipe for Passover. [PR Newswire]

• North Carolina’s Kampai Japanese Steak & Seafood House banned a regular for being a bad tipper. [Eater]

Kirstie Alley Shills for New Weight-Loss Program; Bad Tipper Banned from