• Temecula wine-country property owners are in a tizzy over hot air balloonists’ incursions on their properties. [PressEnterprise]
• Taco Bell has started testing cupcakes in some of its Southern California stores. [O.C. Register/Fast Food Maven]
• A class action lawsuit against Yogurtland has been filed for unsanitary practices that allegedly involve reusing left-over product. [NBC L.A.]
• Against The Whole Foods boycott, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition descended on a San Diego branch of the market to buy and promote goods. [Examiner]
• S.I. Newhouse’s love of glossy magazines over digital revenue streams may well have been the nail in the coffin for Gourmet. [Crain’s]
• Sales of boneless chicken wings are outstripping even those of skinless boneless chicken breasts. [NYT]
• Ferran Adria is considering opening a tapas restaurant. [Big Hospitality via Eater National]
• Chicago’s Felony Franks, a hot dog shop staffed by ex-cons, has proved controversial with some neighbors finding the penal puns amusing and some offended and troubled. [WSJ]
• Carly Simon is suing Starbucks’ music label Hear Music, charging that mismanagement is to blame for her most recent album’s shoddy sales. [NYT]
