• Watermelons everywhere can breathe easy for a bit. Gallagher is recovering after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday. [NYP]
• Today’s award for best headline: “Scientists say sex-starved flies drown their woes in alcohol.” [AP via MSNBC]
• But won’t consuming all that green dye on Saint Patrick’s Day be bad for you? Eh, no, probably not. [HuffPo]
• Last Sunday, one very motivated armed robber hit three different local fast food outlets. [KABC]
• Learn how a humble young critic named Jay Weston helped introduce Irish coffee to a thirsty United States. [HuffPo]
• The Daily Meal compiled its 60 (Plus) Coolest People in Food & Drink, including Jonathan Gold and Susan Feniger. [LAist]
• Josiah Citrin, Michael Voltaggio, and Chris Cosentino will all be cooking at The L.A. Times Festival of Books in April, Nancy Silverton will be there for a talk. [LAT]
• The constant pressure on sites like Living Social and Groupon to come up with new daily deals “may be pushing deal sites into dangerous territory.” [USAT]
• The Middle East has its very own OpenTable clone! It’s called Tawilati. [Digital Journal]
• Read up, fatso: The Daily News looks at the phenomenon of food addiction. [NYDN]
