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Why Jack London Square Is Still Empty; Drinking Really Is Good for You

• We noted a few long-delayed Jack London Square restaurant projects, like Bracina, in our fall preview. KTVU discusses what’s been taking so long, and how Ellis Partners still wants to make a “splash” with a critical mass of openings. [KTVU]

• Playing with the wine-list iPads (and eating) at Barbacco. [Cooking with the Single Guy]

Boogaloos had a small fire yesterday, but they’re reopening today, apparently. [Mission Local]

• Domino’s Pizza invites bloggers into their dough factory. [Slice]

• Heavy and moderate drinkers live longer than nondrinkers, according to a new study. [Time]

• Movie theaters and airplane menus will soon have to begin posting calories under a new federal law. [WSJ]

• Inspectors at the Iowa egg farms responsible for the recent salmonella outbreak found barns infested with flies and maggots and heaping piles of manure. [NYT]

• Archaeologists recently found evidence that humans have been bringing food to funerals for at least 12,000 years. [Reuters]

• Whole Foods will put up signs saying how all meat animals were raised by next year. [USA Today]

Why Jack London Square Is Still Empty; Drinking Really Is Good for You