• Barbara Lazaroff may have denied Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband a cake for the star’s birthday party, but Wolfgang Puck still provided a German chocolate cake of his own. The actress, however, was kept behind closed doors. [Boston]
• Puerto Rico has cold-blooded plans to murder its iguanas and export their meat, since there are too many of the critters roaming the territory. Interesting plan, but who’s buying? [NYDN]
• Basically, all the fun foods (coffee, booze, chocolate, ice cream) are terrible for digestion, while boring ones like bananas are what you should eat. [Health.com via Fox News]
• An L.A. food truck called Neri’s Curbside Cravings is getting attention for its Filipino-style burger, with tocino and tapa served on pan de sal. [ABCCBN]
• Largely credited to its expansion in China, Yum Brands’ (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut) sales have soared. [LAT]
• Juicing is huge, both with Starbucks addicts and all over the country. [NRN]
• New research shows that friends eating together mimic each other bite for bite; so if your lunch buddy is a scarfer, you might put on weight. [NYDN]
• This woman must’ve really wanted her French fries: She pulled up to the McDonald’s pick-up window and tried to order there, blocking drive-through traffic until police finally had to come tase her. [Fay Observer]
