• Wouldn’t you know it? As food prices have risen, so have the profits of Archer Daniels Midland, the giant grain company. What a weird coincidence! [Bloomberg]
• A restaurateur in Cincinnati is giving away free Champagne at his restaurants to “toast those who carried out the mission to kill bin Laden.” [WLWT]
• Restaurant owners outside Detroit are accused of trying to kill a competitor by beating him with an aluminum bat, as well as threatening to kill his family. Still doesn’t sound as gruesome as the Lucali knife fight. [Detroit Free Press]
• Look out Wheaties, avocados are now the in thing for breakfast. [Business Wire]
• According to this one writer in Michigan, Mar Vista’s Hurry Curry offers Indian fried chicken. Really? [Len Connect]
&38226; Grilled cheese, which let’s face it, even the most incompetent cook should be able to prepare, is having its big moment right now, with trendy versions spread across the land. [WSJ]
• Eating more of certain foods, like hot red peppers, can aid in weight loss. [NYT]
• Tilapia: Easy to farm and bland-tasting. No wonder it’s so popular these days! Of course, it also “contains relatively small amounts of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids” and is a major pollution threat. [NYT]
