• Tomorrow, you can audition for 24 Hour Restaurant Battle at the Westin on Third Street. [Bits + Bites]
• It’s not the French Laundry or Per Se, per se, but… Thomas Keller’s $835, 11-course Hong Kong dinners, which sold out six months ago, are happening this week. [SceneAsia/WSJ]
• Two writers from King of the Hill are developing a “multi-generational sitcom” about a family-owned food truck. [Eater]
• Time to get mazel trashed? If you’re wanting to booze it up this Hanukkah while still keeping kosher, vodka company L’Chaim also makes kosher rum, tequila, and wine. [NYDN]
• The recession in Europe means casual takeout shops, brasseries, and gastropubs are getting more gourmet cred. It’s about time! [AP via Fox News]
• Don’t slurp down that organic eggnog just yet: Nutmeg made by Frontier, an organic spice company, has been recalled over salmonella concerns. [OregonLive]
• It turns out crack pie might have more in common with actual crack than you thought: A study shows the brain’s reactions to junk food and drugs are not that different. [NPR]
