• The poor Cheesecake Factory is one of the chains most strongly affected by higher gas prices. Chipotle and P.F. Chang’s also feel the pain. [NRN]
• Following on the sale of Bissap Baobab and a relocation around the corner, owner Marko Sanghor says he wants to create a “West African village” along 19th Street. [Mission Local]
• Foodie Chap Liam Mayclem chats with Bar Bambino chef Lizzie Binder. [CBS]
• A bunch of people got food poisoning after Oysterfest last month. [SF Gate]
• Jonathan Kauffman explains to a reader why Nojo just had a three review week, and why that makes him sigh. [SFoodie]
• Good news for the antisocial: More and more restaurants are offering online ordering, letting customers completely bypass all human interaction. [NPR]
• Remember how we told you we’re all literally eating crap? Well, that’s also the reason all these people in Europe are sick with E. coli. [Slate]
• Sorry, everyone, high food prices are here to stay until at least 2012, says a U.N. agency. Developing nations will continue to be hardest hit. [AFP]
• Meanwhile, Groupon might help if you’re feeling the pinch: The coupon giant is getting into the groceries game. [Chicago Business]
• And in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, governments are all, forget (largely imported) groceries, plant a garden! [Business Week]
