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Arson Trial Set for Vallejo Wine Blaze; Saffron Reaches $3,000 a Pound

• Sausalito wine buff Mark Anderson will go to trial for arson Oct. 6. He’s accused of setting a Vallejo wine warehouse on fire in 2005. [SF Chronicle]

• The California Supreme Court won’t take a case against Starbucks, in which workers accuse the coffee chain of illegal tip sharing. [SF Chronicle]

• The price of saffron is nearing $3,000 a pound. [WSJ]

• The grand-nephew of M.F.K. Fisher is writing a book about the friendship between his great aunt, Julia Child, and James Beard. [NYO]

• Speculation that Gourmet and Bon Appetit could have their publishing schedules reduced is running wild at Conde Nast. [NYO]

Arson Trial Set for Vallejo Wine Blaze; Saffron Reaches $3,000 a Pound