• As part of the “fire in the hole” online cruelty meme, a drive-through customer at a Roseville Boston Market location threw scalding hot spinach back at his server, causing severe facial burns. [Rocklin & Roseville Today]
• Whole Foods now has their own answer to Two-Buck Chuck: It’s called Three Wishes, it comes in three flavors, and naturally, it’s $3. [Slashfood via Yumsugar]
• The coffee-of-the-month club from Citizen Bean, and a few other of Pim’s favorite things. [Chez Pim]
• Gavin and Jennifer are serving cookies and cocoa on Sunday at City Hall, and there’ll be a snow park for the kids outside. [Appeal]
• A report by Chicago-based research company Technomic found that fish tacos are having a moment and Mexican food is more popular in general.[NRN]
• A precocious, whistle-blowing youngster in China investigated some mushrooms and found them rife with a harmful bleaching chemical. Way to go, and now for the real question: Is Julia Roberts available to play his mother in the movie version of this? [Sydney Morning Herald]
• Some altruistic hunters in Central Pennsylvania will donate around 10,000 pounds of venison to local food banks. So, how many deer is that? [Reuters]
• If you insist on feeding your pet raw meat, here are some safe-handling tips. [Oregon Live]
• The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has released a new set of guidelines to aid doctors in diagnosis and treatment. Guess you’re going to have to stop claiming you’re allergic to butter, calorie-phobes! [Business Week]
• Better stock up: Starbucks and Kraft are embroiled in a kerfluffle over the distribution of the former’s coffee in grocery stores and other retail outlets. [USAT]
