A Brooklyn bartender was stabbed outside the Branded Saloon on Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights after his dog became entangled with that of an ex-con.
[NY Daily News]
Sam Sifton remembers Shorty Tang, the inventor of sesame noodles as we know it, after seeing Tang’s biography posted on the blog RiceWineVinegar.
[Diner’s Journal]
Topeka, Kansas-based PT’s Coffee Roasting Co., last year’s Roast Magazine Roaster of the Year, can be found at Luna Espresso, Baco Café, and now at Southside Coffee.
[Ristretto/T Magazine]
The E.U. has ruled that bisphenol A or BPA caps don’t need to be cut despite recent studies linking it to increased risk of heart disease, breast cancer and diabetes.
[Reuters]
South Korea is in a mini kimchi crisis, causing prices to soar and restaurants to consider charging for kimchi, which is usually free.
[Wall Street Journal]
McDonald’s is denying a Wall Street Journal report that it’s considering dropping health care coverage due to new federal health care regulations.
[Nation’s Restaurant News]