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Bauer Is Feeling Overwhelmed by the Restaurant Boom; Russia Deals With Its Drunks

• Michael Bauer notes that unlike in other cities, the restaurant business here is booming, and he’s a bit overwhelmed with the list of reviews he has to schedule by the end of the year. Don’t expect too many updates on older eateries, in other words. [Between Meals/Scoop]

• A look at The Summit’s “Kinko’s-style” guerrilla marketing campaign. [SFoodie]

• British grocer Fresh & Easy, which broke into the SoCal market four years ago, is headed for the Bay Area and looking to compete with Safeway on a Trader Joe’s-ish model. [Chron]

• In an effort to curb alcohol abuse, Moscow liquor stores are now banned from selling vodka and cognac between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m. [NYP]

• Iowa’s Wright County Egg recalled 380 million eggs yesterday after hundreds nationwide were sickened by salmonella. [NYT]

• CSAs are huge in the Berkshires. [NYT]

• Starbucks plans to use its stores as test markets for products it hopes to get in grocery stores. [WSJ]

• Donald Trump is launching a line of teas and promises that “you won’t find a more lavish tea drinking experience in the world than with my exclusive collection of premium blends.” [Shopping Blog]

Bauer Is Feeling Overwhelmed by the Restaurant Boom; Russia Deals With Its