Mediavore: The Next Chapter

• The CoCo Times beer column will be taken over by Jay R. Brooks after longtime writer Bill Brand died of injuries inflicted in a streetcar crash in February. [On Beer]

• Fresh after Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day, Haagen Dazs is offering free ice cream on May 12. Mark those calendars. [GrubGirl]

• Tyler Florence takes the hint and removes the auto-play music from his new website. Now if only he could get the rest of it right. [Food Network Humor]

• The conventional agribusiness industry is mad about the Obamas’ all-organic garden and sent Michelle a letter asking her to use pesticides. [Telegraph UK]

• In an effort to compete with Pizza Hut, Domino’s is now selling bread bowls filled with pasta. [WSJ]

• Because of last year’s salmonella scare and resulting oversupply, less peanuts are being planted this year. [WSJ]

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Mediavore: The Next Chapter