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Restaurants Forced to Pay for Background Music; Ruth Reichl on the Next Big Issue in Food

• Well, here’s a frat boy’s literal wet dream: A big rig carrying cases of Bud Light flipped over on a Sacramento highway, sending beer everywhere. [CBS Local Sacramento]

• Ruth Reichl on the next big topic in food politics: “The real issue is those people out there in the fields, surrounded by pesticides for their entire lives … The real issue is the fact that agriculture in this country can’t operate without illegal labor.” Come to think of it, neither can restaurants. [Inside Scoop/SF Gate]

• Oh no! Our local Great Food Truck Race boys, the guys behind Korilla, were kicked off the show for allegedly stuffing their cash drawer. [Gothamist]

• Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, the country has spent $3.4 billion protecting the food supply, a fragmented system where “nobody’s in charge,” as one official says. [AP]

• No doubt in a last desperate effort to at least make someone pay for music, record labels have become way more vigilant in the past few years about forcing restaurants to pay for background music. No word about whether they crack down on hold music. [HuffPo]

• The poor, starving skinny types at Fashion Week are finding slim pickings in the food-giveaway arena. Boo-hoo. [DNA Info]

• In case you’re traveling to New Delhi anytime soon, take note that Le Cirque has opened up inside a hotel there. [Zagat Buzz]

Restaurants Forced to Pay for Background Music; Ruth Reichl on the Next Big