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The Top 100 Restaurants Gets an Update; Starbucks Introduces the ‘Plenta’ for April Fools

The cover of the April 4th <em>Chron</em> Mag, with the restaurant names blurred.
The cover of the April 4th Chron Mag, with the restaurant names blurred.

• Mr. Bauer’s 15th annual Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants list comes out on Sunday, and he says that knocking the last three off felt like “[sending] my dog to the pound.” [Between Meals]

• Should food writers and editors be forced to disclose their vegetarianism? [Accidental Hedonist]

• John Korn visits the city’s best sports bars, and is getting ready to crown a winner. [The Bold Italic]

• The winners of this year’s San Francisco World Spirits competition. [Drink Me]

• Starbucks jokingly introduced two new sizes yesterday: the 128 ounce Plenta and the two ounce Micra. [Gothamist]

Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution did very well in the ratings, scoring ABC its highest viewership in that timeslot in 40 years. [Variety via Feast]

• Bravo’s website will launch the games “Top Chef Food Fight,” in April and “Who Is Top Chef?” in June. [Broadcast Newsroom]

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