• Gibson’s Steakhouse in River North paid the city nearly $10,000 to replace some dying trees along their patio. [Crain’s]
• City-run farmers’ markets in Beverly, Daley Plaza, Division Street, Lincoln Park, and South Shore Bank will start accepting food stamps. [Trib]
• Cupcake mania has hit Paris with several bakeries opening over the past few years.. [The Moment/NYT]
• Jamie Oliver plans to spend millions of his own money to improve British primary school meals. [BBC]
• VH1’s new slate of reality programming includes Beso: Waiting on Fame, a program about Eva Longoria-Parker and Todd English’s LA restaurant. [Broadcasting & Cable]
• Craft beer currently represents seven percent of American beer sales and that number is steadily rising. [WSJ]
• Penguin has given Ruth Reichl’s Not Becoming My Mother the “softer” title For You, Mom. Finally in the book’s paperback edition. [Chapter & Verse/Christian Science Monitor]
