• Food giveaways are a relatively inexpensive way for chains to promote themselves, hence their new ubiquity. [WSJ]
• Pepsi plans to remove all its full-calorie sugary drinks from schools worldwide by 2012. [Crain’s]
• Adam Dell, the alleged biological father of Krishna Lakshmi, allegedly wants more time with the baby. [NYP]
• There will be table games by mid-summer at Parx casino in Bensalem. [PBJ]
• Starting this summer, Starbucks customers will be able to fully customize their Frappuccinos. [WSJ]
• Salsa might be Mexico’s most misunderstood food, prepared differently in different countries and states. [NYT]
• Top Chef Season Two contestant Marcel Vigneron will star in SyFy’s reality show Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen. [The Futon Critic via Eat Me Daily]
• Rocco DiSpirito’s Now Eat This! is number one on the New York Times bestseller list. [PR Newswire]
• Frequent food and wine columnist Janelle Carrigan has left the Wall Street Journal. [Eater]
• New kitchen appliances are based around the idea of ultra-convenience, like a device that browns toast and poaches an egg at the same time. [NYT]