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• It just became cheaper to eat out in Paris, and everywhere else in the EU — each country can now set value-added tax rates below the 15 percent minimum. [New York Times]
• The Chopping Block, the new show where couples do their best to impress Marco Pierre White in a restaurant wars-like competition, premieres tonight on NBC. [Los Angeles Times]
• It's official — Virginia's restaurants will be smoke-free by Dec. 1. The law was signed by Governor Tim Kaine on Monday. [Roanoke Times]
• Calorie counts may be appearing on Oklahoma menus soon; the state senate voted to set up a task force to examine the issue. [MSNBC]
• It looks like Michelle Obama is taking up the healthful eating cause and encouraging people to eat fresh, unprocessed foods. [New York Times]
