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20,000 Pounds of Food Stolen in Garden Grove; LBC Restaurants Reward The Carless

• Thieves broke into an underground facility at Garden Grove’s United Labor Agency in California, stealing about 20,000 pounds of food and $25,000 worth of toys donated for needy families. [RightJuris]

• Over 20 restaurants in Long Beach will offer discounts this Friday to cyclists and other car-less diners. [Press-Telegram]

• 2009 wine sales are projected to be up from last year’s. [Reuters]

• Some restaurants are making a return to bartering, trading food for services like pest control. [WSJ]

• Lingering devastation from last year’s Hurricane Ike means this could be the last season for Galveston Bay’s oystermen. [NYT]

• Julia Stewart, CEO of the parent company for Applebee’s, is trying to revitalize the chain as she did IHOP. [Forbes]

• The James Beard Foundation is teaming up with the 2010 Equestrian Games for a series of dinners. [Eater]

20,000 Pounds of Food Stolen in Garden Grove; LBC Restaurants Reward The Carless