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Sonoma Welcomes Back Williams-Sonoma; Lots of Coffee May Prevent Diabetes

• Williams-Sonoma is free to open a store in the city where it was founded: The Sonoma City Council last night voted down a proposal to ban formula retail. [NBC, Earlier] Update: The AP reports there still may be a few hurdles with the city’s planning folks. [AP]

• At this year’s Fancy Food Show, gluten-free was once again a huge trend, and the Hudson Valley Foie Gras booth was really popular. [BiteClub]

• Here’s a brief interview with Saison chef Joshua Skenes in which he names Cotogna and Chinatown’s Z&Y; Restaurant as two favorites in town, and he says he’s working on a book. [KQED]

• Heavy coffee drinkers may be at lower risk for type 2 diabetes. We’ll resist the bad-taste urge to make some kind of Paula Deen joke here. [NYDN]

• Speaking of La Deen, she reportedly spent the night before her diagnosis announcement at New York’s Asellina, where she hailed “the best tiramisu she’d ever tasted.” That must be some effective drug she’s hawking. [Page Six/NYP]

• Here’s a list of six “extreme” canned beers, bro. [SE]

• Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan had its grand reopening party last night, but that couldn’t lure Beyonce — she stayed home with baby Blue Ivy. [DNA Info]

Sonoma Welcomes Back Williams-Sonoma; Lots of Coffee May Prevent Diabetes