• With the news that Charlie Trotter will close his eponymous Chicago restaurant, here’s a look at some of the food trends he’s getting credit for helping to start, including seasonal eating, the chef’s table, and the offal craze. [Atlantic Wire]
• A five-year-old was shot and killed in East Oakland over the weekend while standing outside his family’s taco truck, Los Amigos #2. [NBC Bay Area]
• Good news for industry folk: S.F. just became the first city in the country with a minimum wage over ten dollars. It’s now $10.24, as of January 1. [SF Biz Times]
• Also, eight states saw minimum-wage hikes at the beginning of the year, which has some restaurant owners scrambling to figure out how they’ll make payroll. [NRN]
• Something to go with that Viagra? Energy drinks are now being marketed to seniors. [NYDN]
• Attention, Porkslap drinkers, it’s time for an upgrade: Whiskey is now available in cans. [HuffPo]
• Culinary irony: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (that vegan organization that rails on non-vegan cookbooks every year) has called out school-food crusader Jamie Oliver for publishing one of the unhealthiest cookbooks of the past year. [NYDN]
