• Owner of Geoffrey’s clears air about its responsibility in Matrice Richardson case, the woman who was arrested for not paying her bill at the restaurant, released and disappeared. [Malibu Surfside News]
• This was the year of mezcal, say cocktail geeks and high-end bartenders. [Serious Eats]
• If there’s one person who would know a hangover cure, it’s Lou Amdur from Lou on Vine. [Squid Ink]
• People are complaining that the recipes in Jamie Oliver’s new 30 Minute Meals book can take up to an hour to actually make. Sounds like Rachael Ray’s empire is in no danger of crumbling just yet. [Daily Mail]
• Who needs Google? Groupon, which passed on the big G’s $6 billion takeover bid, is attracting big-time investors like T. Rowe Price and Fidelity Investments. [Dealbook/NYT]
• Did you know it’s illegal for bars to advertise their happy hours in New Hampshire? It is! But a new bill aims to correct that bit of silliness. [Foster’s Daily Democrat]
