• David Chang wants you to know how awesome flying first class is, particularly the liquor. Oh, and he’s sorry for spilling cranberry juice on that well-dressed lady while he was high. [WSJ]
• The average American drinks 45 gallons of soda per year. The average American is also overweight. Think about that. [AdAge]
• Pour out a bowl for Cheerio’s: the breakfast cereal is now 70 years old. [USAT]
• Uh-oh: “The same strain of E. coli blamed for 46 deaths in Germany now appears to be affecting people in France.” [On Deadline/USAT]
• When following wacky diet crazes, it’s best to know what you’re doing. The baby food diet, for example, is meant for babies, not grown-ups. [KABC]
• This Saturday’s “soda exchange” in Koreatown didn’t exactly find a lot of people willing to turn in their soda for fresh fruits and veggies. [LAT]
• A movement is forming to eat all California-raised food one day a week, to be called “Eat local, buy California grown day.” [Fresh Plaza]