• Michael Voltaggio and Ludo Lefebvre hardly need us to stand up for them. Today, the inked-up chefs offer their own rebuttal to The New York Times about paying their dues. [LAT]
• Inspired by Supersize Me, an Illinois blogger plans to run a marathon after subsisting on a 30-day diet of McDonald’s food. [Time]
• Scientists take on the million or so dead fish in the Redondo Harbor? Eh, don’t worry about it, this kind of thing happens. Let’s just hope a tsunami doesn’t deliver them to your doorstep today. [Salon]
• OMG, Gwyneth Paltrow is so laid-back in the kitchen: She makes spontaneous fried zucchini and drinks Oregon Pinot Noir! [Food & Wine]
• Guess what? Dogs and cats are natural carnivores, so putting them on a vegan diet might not be a hot idea. [NYDN]
• Have you checked in yet today? Social media, especially location-based tools, is becoming the go-to marketing method for restaurants. [NRN]
• Arabica coffee from Colombia has been hurt by erratic, too-warm weather in recent years to the point where some fear it might never rebound. [NYT]
