• Can borscht be cool again? Hard to say, but Gold brand soup is trying to make it so. [WSJ]
• OMG, stop everything: Justin Bieber has declared that he loves to barbecue! [HuffPo]
• In a move that would not make Michael Pollan very happy, state senators have named corn New York’s official state vegetable. [Brooklyn Paper]
• Meredith publishing company has acquired EatingWell magazine and launched a site called Recipe.com. [AdAge]
• The U.K.’s most popular food? Not fish and chips, but rather, chicken tikka masala. [Calcutta Tube]