• A car slammed into a small restaurant at 7th and Flower, Downtown this morning. [N.B.C. L.A.]
• The CEO of CKE Restaurants blames California’s “socialist type” government when it comes to his brands, Carl’s Jr.’s and Hardee’s, having difficulty competing with McDonald’s. [Slate/Big Money]
• California’s 550 abandoned or non-working mercury mines endanger our fish supply and water cleanliness, but are very rarely cleaned up. [LAT]
• Michelle Obama picked up eggs, chocolate milk, cheese, and vegetables at the opening of the White House farmers’ market. [The Caucus/NYT]
• Kraft recently began charging consumers for its previously-free Food & Family magazine and readers are not happy. [WSJ]
• Weight Watchers is suing Dreyer’s for advertising the points values of its Skinny Cow products. [NYP]
• The world’s largest pie fight happened yesterday during a taping of Live with Regis and Kelly. [Gothamist]
• The world’s biggest burger can be found in Southgate, Michigan, and weighs 185 pounds. [Telegraph]
