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Get Free Farmers’ Market Produce This Weekend; U.S. Is Importing More Italian Wine Than Ever

• A group called the Wigg Party is hosting a farmers’ market produce free-for-all at Hayes Valley Farm on Sunday afternoon, giving away leftovers from six of the cities’ markets. [Haighteration]

• Bauer conducts another informal commenter poll, this time for the best French fries in S.F., and the winner is McDonald’s. [Between Meals/Scoop]

• SFoodie calls Bauer’s comment that he can’t find enough good Mexican in the Bay Area “tantamount to failing to see a blade of grass in Golden Gate Park.” [SFoodie]

• Due in large part to the popularity of Prosecco, Italian wines now represent the largest portion of the imported wine trade in the U.S., and beating Australia by $45M. [Wine Enthusiast]

• Susan Spicer is still selling plenty of Gulf seafood in her New Orleans restaurants, but she and others are feeling the pinch as fewer fish varieties are available. [Slashfood]

• Airports are looking to boost alcohol sales to help raise revenue for their cities. [WSJ]

• Though Fanta sells like crazy in Africa and Latin America, it remains only the eighth most popular soft drink in the United States. [Slate]

• Chick-Fil-A created the world’s largest sweet tea in Oklahoma yesterday, weighing in at 1,440 gallons. [PR Newswire]

Get Free Farmers’ Market Produce This Weekend; U.S. Is Importing More