• Police have released surveillance video showing the owner of San Jose’s Mexicali nightclub getting abducted and ultimately shot on January 8. In total, three people were killed that night. [ABC]
• Russell Moore recycles red wine at Camino and makes his own red wine vinegar in back in little oak barrels. [AP]
• A pictorial of a meal at Bodega Bistro in the Little Saigon. [Cooking with the Single Guy]
• Bad news for that lunchtime Caesar salad you were planning: A study has found chickens capable of feeling empathy. [Telegraph UK]
• Not much for sports? You can still join the March Madness with this food-named-bands tournament bracket that squares off the likes of Jelly Roll Morton and Blue Oyster Cult. [HuffPo]
• Booze news: Sherry is finally getting a little respect; It may not teach kids healthy drinking habits to let them imbibe at home. [NYT, WSJ]
• The U.N. says food prices will likely stay high all year thanks to elevated crude-oil costs and smaller crops. And the U.N. is also calling for more rice production in Asia. [Bloomberg, AFP]
• But hey, at least McDonald’s is having a good year! Global sales were up nearly 4 percent in February. [USAT]
