• The Northeastern Student Government voted strongly against bringing Chick-fil-A to campus, despite spending four years trying to bring them to campus. Too chicken? [UH]
• Life for people with food allergies is getting easier and easier, thanks to increased awareness. Meanwhile, life for everyone else is getting harder: no peanuts? [WSJ]
• Snacking has become a breakfast-time pursuit, or so food manufacturers would have you think. [WP]
• Italy’s latest wine region is red-hot: The area around Sicily’s Mount Etna volcano. [NYT]
• Restaurant chains like Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse are refocusing their energy on beverages. Cocktail-culture trickle down? [NRN]