• To help cut its debt, a panel for McCormick Place proposed allowing outside restaurants and caters to bring food into the convention center. [Crain’s]
• Ramps are “a species of conservation concern,” according to a Canadian environmental group. [Mouthing Off/F&W;]
• Japan suspended beef exports on Tuesday following the discovery of three cows with symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
• Though officials in Northern states are focused on eliminating the Asian carp, Southerners are busy trying to figure out how to turn them into a marketable commodity. [NYT]