• Through a pilot program at Highland Hospital in Oakland to fight childhood obesity, a group of families receive free “grub boxes” from the People’s Grocery in West Oakland with fresh fruits and vegetables. [Chron]
• Local winemaker and star of the current season of The Bachelor, Ben Flajnik, was on hand pouring tastes of his wines at the Chronicle Wine Competition public tasting last weekend, and there is at least one photo. [Chron]
• Here’s new evidence that using antibiotics in raising meat increases the risk of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” in humans. [Salt/NPR]
• Still or sparkling? Chatty or hands-off? Servers all over are increasingly trained to read body language and provide the style of service they think a table would prefer. [WSJ]
• Alex Rodriguez reportedly follows a special high-protein diet that has him bringing his own food to restaurants. We bet chefs just loooove him. [Off the Bench/NBC Sports]
• The story of an old moonshiner named Popcorn Sutton who seemed to know a thing or two about branding. [Grub Street NY]
• Though many people so believe in raw milk’s health benefits that they’ll flout state laws to drink it, the unpasteurized product causes illness at a rate thirteen times higher than its pasteurized counterpart. [Your Life/USAT]
• Maple syrup producers are concerned that the mild winter in the Northeast may affect their flow. [AP via HuffPo]
