• Three Chicago restaurants, Alinea, Les Nomades and Schwa, placed on Zagat Survey’s list of the country’s top restaurants, a list of 30 restaurants that scored a 29 out of 30 for food. [USA Today]
• There, in the ground, it’s … super broccoli! Scientists have grown a strain of the vegetable that contains three times the usual amount of Glucoraphanin, a chemical that staves off artery-clogging. [ABC News]
• The WSJ finally notices that chefs are tweeting; it’s not just blogger disses, but also photos of what they’re cooking and other details from inside the kitchen. [WSJ]
• Bill Gates can add a George McGovern Leadership Award to his résumé: the Microsoft billionaire was honored for his work improving farming and fighting hunger. [AlertNet]
• Contrary to widespread belief, living near fast-food joints doesn’t seem to make people fatter. However, living near an excellent Italian bakery is another story. [Reuters]
