• Another blow to fading annual food festival Taste of Chicago, this year’s festival being shortened from ten days to five and moved to July this summer. Instead of slowly killing the festival, the obvious solution would be to improve it. But what do we know? [Chicago Business]
• Speaking of city food festivals, Taste of Park Ridge chairman Albert Galus was arrested after federal agents found “two assault rifles, a handgun and a large amount of ammunition” during an unrelated search. [Sun-Times]
• Nobody wants to read another dieting story, but here’s a scientific look at biologically keeping the weight off. [NYT]
• No more C-cups with that cup of coffee. A topless Montreal restaurant has decided to stop fighting the city, and put some clothes on. [Montreal Gazette]
• James Oseland thanks Kansas City is the next great food town, and that meatballs give way to meatloaf. [msnbc]
• The bank ING Direct has opened a cafe and wifi lounge in California, where you can drink frappucinos but not do anything too financial. [SF Gate]
