• One way to spend this long weekend is to go cherry picking at some of the East Bay’s bursting-at-the-seams orchards, many of which let people come in and harvest their own. [CoCo Times]
• Nate Appleman calls his cooking style “rustic,” which goes with his perception of Northern California dining as laid-back compared to New York. [Caterer Search]
• A mobile reindeer hotdog vendor in Alaska is not on twitter, and has the coolest van ever. Go figure. [SE]
• Nutritionist and SF Chronicle contributor Marion Nestle looks at a study that found affluent people to be healthier because healthy food costs more. [Atlantic]
• Sixteen employees were laid off from Zagat yesterday. [FishbowlNY/Mediabistro via Eat Me Daily]