The City of Oakland Slowly Comes Around to Revising Food Truck Laws; Living Social Lauches a Food-Delivery Service
• Oakland is slowly coming around to legitimizing food truck gatherings, with a preliminary resolution that will allow them until the law banning them can be officially revised. [EBX, Earlier]
• Verve Coffee co-founder Colby Barr discusses how coffee industry got a bad rap for customer service. "Yes, it's really important to understand the depths of coffee agronomy and the nuances of tasting, but we are operating in a retail market, not a laboratory." [SFoodie]
• If you're wondering why every new restaurant these days seems to label itself "farm-to-table," it's probably because people will pay more for this kind of food (though doesn't it also cost the restaurant more?). [NRN]
• If America's youth are fat and have gnat-like attention spans, it probably starts with Congress counting pizza as a vegetable. [Salt/NPR]
• Living Social is getting into the food-delivery arena, debuting Living Social Instant in D.C. The company also rolled out Living Social Room Service, with fancier touches from nicer restaurants. But wait, doesn't it kind of contradict the name Living Social if you never leave your house/room? [TechCrunch]
• Bon App's resident kvetcher turns his griping to getting rushed at restaurants. When you're out, he'll be the guy screaming, "No, I'm not ready for you to clear my plate!" [BA Daily/Bon Appetit]
