• Authorities are reporting sightings of Matrice Richardson, nearly a year after her disappearance following an arrest at Geoffrey’s restaurant in Malibu. [Mercury News]
• Eagle Rock’s School of Self-Reliance is teaching Angelenos how to spot and collect wild foods. [L.A. Times]
• Two people were shot outside of Tam’s Burgers last night. [KABC]
• Madonna brought her private chef with her on a recent transcontinental flight so that she could enjoy a macrobiotic meal while in the air. [Daily Star]
• Recent culinary school graduates in the Dr. Oz-founded HealthCorps program will soon head to high schools around the country to teach teens about healthy food choices. [NYDN]
• British health minister Anne Milton thinks that calling the overweight “fat” instead of “obese” would be more likely to motivate weight loss. [Reuters]
• “American-style” coffee chains like Starbucks and Costa are on the decline in the United Kingdom. [The Scotsman]
• More than 22 percent of NBA fans identify Taco Bell as the sports official fast-food joint, thanks to pitchman Charles Barkley. [Forbes.com]
• Dairy Queen wants Yogubliz Inc. to stop selling a product called Blizz Frozen Yogurt because it’s similar to the ice-cream chain’s Blizzard favorite. [Business Week]
