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Obama Mulls A White House Farmer’s Market; Iraq Loves Its Own Top Chef

• In further support of small farmers, Obama wants set up a farmer’s market outside the White House. [Grist]

• Iraq has its own top chef, Chef Firas, who runs a popular morning cooking show from Baghdad. [BBC]

• Ratings for the Food Network jumped to record levels this summer, maybe due to “fresh ingredients more widely available and more people are trying to re-create restaurant dishes at home,” says network president Brooke Johnson. But the article thinks people are sad about real estate and comforting themselves with food shows. [Bloomberg]

• Starbucks is raising the price of hard-to-make drinks like frappacinos by as much as 30 cents, but will cut prices on simple cups of joe. [NYP]

• Taco Bell’s new morning. menu will feature Jimmy Dean sausage, Seattle’s Best coffee, Dole produce, and Cinnabon alongside its signature chalupas, gorditas and double-decker tacos. [NYDN]

• Kids’ menus feature most of the fried and unhealthy foods they did four years ago, even though more parents seem interested in healthier options. [NRN]

• Hormel Foods’ profits jumped this quarter, partly thanks to the falling prices of corn, which the company uses for turkey feed. [Bloomberg].

Obama Mulls A White House Farmer’s Market; Iraq Loves Its Own Top Chef