• Mayor Daley wants to increase the number of liquor licenses available along the lakefront parks to raise more tax revenue. [Trib]
• The couple Steve McDonagh and Dan Smith, also known as the Hearty Boys, invited gay marriage opponent Mike Huckabee over for dinner. [TOC]
• The Chicago Gluttons will appear on Outside the Loop Radio on WLUW 88.7. at at 10 a.m. to talk about their recent win for Best Indie Blog. [Chicago Gluttons]
• Restaurants across the country are beginning to see signs of recovery. [NYT]
• In Great Britain, whoopie pies are the new cupcakes. [Times]
• Thomas Keller thinks high-end diners on both coasts are fairly similar. [WSJ]
• Americans’ interest in growing mushrooms at home is on the rise. [NYT]
• A British VitaminWater ad campaign that encourages healthy people to take sick days is attracting controversy. [AdAge]
• The James Beard Foundation got its own category on Jeopardy earlier this month. [Eater]
