• Sam Zell confirms that he has purchased the Elysian Hotel, promising to bring his magic management touch to what was, this year, ranked as one of the world’s greatest hotels. It will be renamed Waldorf-Astoria, because people visiting Chicago want to be reminded of New York.[Chicago Real Estate Daily]
• Turkey, Texas, will not be changing its name to “Tofurky,” despite PETA’s entreaties. Somehow, promises to treat the whole town to a Tofurkey-based vegan meal didn’t work, either. [NYDN]
• According to some scary infographics, feeding everyone on the planet will take every inch of soil. Sounds like we’d all better start eating less. [Co.Exist/Fast Company]
• We’ve always been a little afraid of the Big Brother potential of supermarket loyalty cards, which keep a record of everything a person buys at a chain, but it turns out they’re pretty helpful in tracing food-contamination outbreaks. [Salt/NPR]
• Despite what the people at Whole Foods will tell you, sea salt is no healthier than table salt. [NYDN]
