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Facing Tons of Empty Tables, Aqua Offers a $20.10 Lunch; Bet on the Super Bowl to Win Wine Fest Tickets

• Aqua’s gotten pretty tumbleweedy at lunchtime, and they’re now offering a $20.10 prix fixe lunch to lure “post-downturn” business diners. [WSJ]

• Michael Bauer submits an informal review of Yountville’s Redd on his blog, after patting them on the back for dealing with their noise problem yesterday. [Between Meals]

• Wine blogger W. Blake Gray is running a Super Bowl pool in order to give away two tickets to a Petite Sirah fest. Wait, what? [W. Blake Gray]

• The federal Office of Management and Budget will weigh in on how much grass a cow must eat in order to produce organic milk. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

• Though fast food chains love to tout the weight loss benefits of their lower-fat items, experts say the amount of sodium in those dishes is still sky high. [NYT]

• Americans can now purchase Japanese company Wasara’s high-end disposable tableware. [Concious Cook/Bon Appetit]

• Papa John’s suddenly closed twelve locations in Washington State on Tuesday. [Voracious/Seattle Weekly]

• Hardee’s has launched a new Double Sausage Egg ‘N’ Cheese Biscuit, which clocks in at a whopping 830 calories. [Riverfront Times]

Facing Tons of Empty Tables, Aqua Offers a $20.10 Lunch; Bet on the Super Bowl