• Coinciding with yesterday’s pre-release of the 2011 Michelin Bib Gourmand picks, each restaurant recipient got a bit of sidewalk graffiti of the Michelin man. [Eater]
• How the wait for a liquor license around here went from 60 days to six months. Hint: The ABC in Sacramento might be quietly protesting their furloughs. [Chron]
• Five sommeliers who “kick ass.” [7x7]
• The Society of Professional Journalists has given Birdsall a prize. [SFoodie]
• Iron Chef Michael Symon is now one step closer to becoming Ohio’s version of Rocco DiSpirito: As his portfolio of TV shows grows, he’s been forced to close one of is Cleveland-area restaurants. [Chronicle-Telegram]
• The latest victims of cheap foreign imports: American catfish farmers. [USA Today]
• The fall of the Gordon Ramsay empire will apparently never get old: Now his father-in-law has stepped down as CEO of Gordo’s company. [Daily Mail]
• Never Ending Pasta Bowls for everyone: Red Lobster and Olive Garden are expanding into the Middle East. [Orlando Business Journal]
