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China Considers Emoticon Restaurant Grades; Water Grill Loses Its Top Chef

• Since letter grades in restaurant windows might be too subtle for some diners, China is considering posting happy and sad faces to let consumers know whether an eatery is safe. [Squid Ink/LA Weekly]

• The U.S. Armed Forces is investigating whether fish oil for soldiers might be a way to reduce suicides. [USAT]

• New research suggests a daily glass of red wine does not stave off aging, after all. Make up your minds, scientists! [NPR]

Water Grill has lost its Top Chef Amanda Baumgarten after seven months. [Squid Ink]

WP24 has a new pastry chef, Cassie Ballard, who introduced a new selection of pastries to the upscale Chinese restaurant. [PopSugar]

• Chick-Fil-A opened in Hollywood yesterday. Build it and they will come. [Squid Ink]

• Roy Choi was never intending to open “an Indian eatery,” but a West Indian-influenced eatery. Failing geography, Eater reports he’s now serving Jamaican street food. [Eater]

• Obese people now outnumber the hungry globally, creating a “double-edged scandal” for nutrition worldwide. [AFP]

China Considers Emoticon Restaurant Grades; Water Grill Loses Its Top