• To mark the year's end, the Chron's Inside Scoop column sums up the last twelve months in spinoffs and chef shuffles. [Chron]
• Bocanova, in Oakland's Jack London Square, gets some attention from the Journal. [WSJ]
• Down in Campbell, a developer is trying to turn a vacant bank into a nightclub. Neighbors aren't having it. [NBC]
• KQED rounds up the biggest food stories of the year, including the various food recalls and the rise of insect cuisine. [KQED, Earlier part one]
• Nobody wants to read another dieting story, but here's a scientific look at biologically keeping the weight off. [NYT]
• No more C-cups with that cup of coffee. A topless Montreal restaurant has decided to stop fighting the city, and put some clothes on. [Montreal Gazette]
• James Oseland thinks Kansas City is the next great food town, and that meatballs give way to meatloaf. [msnbc]
