Serious Eats

Posted by Adam Kuban, August 13, 2007

Philly developer buys Saxelby's Coffee, plans to offer a "milder, homier alternative to Starbucks." [Philadelphia Inquirer]
China is the latest country to be hit with rising food prices [New York Times]. Meanwhile, the Chinese TV reporter who hoaxed that cardboard-filled-pork-buns story is sentenced to jail—one year [Washington Post].
Even if it's just dining in the dark: First Los Angeles, then San Diego. Will pitch-black dinners catch on in San Francisco? [San Francisco Chronicle]
New York food blogger Restaurant Girl becomes New York Daily News restaurant critic [Eater]. And the Village Voice weighs in on her lack of anonymity.
Popular Thai food court in L.A. closes temporarily. Seems that demand for papaya salad, fish cakes, and the like outpaced available parking spaces at Wat Thai Temple. But wait—isn't L.A. one big parking lot? ;) [L.A. Times]
Demand for cage-free eggs exceeds supply [New York Times]. The San Francisco Chronicle had this story earlier this month [via Ethicurean]. Meanwhile, the Humane Society calls on Wendy's to use cage-free eggs [Houston Chronicle].
Geez. What else is in high enough demand that a shortage looms? Champagne, because emerging markets such as India, Russia, and China are swilling it like it's going out of style. [ABC News]

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