• Chopin unveiled a seven-foot tall, hand-blown bottle of vodka at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, with plans to auction it off for charity. [Beverage World]
• An Australian company has released a new beer that contains 41% alcohol, called “Sink the Bismark!,” being promoted as the strongest beer in the world–stronger than vodka or whiskey. [NZ Herald]
• Chefs are defending veal, as long as it has ethical origins. [Bloomberg]
• Avocado Season is starting in California, leading Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger to whip up some recipes using the fruit. [Yahoo! Finance]
• Burger King will soon raise the price of its double cheeseburger from a dollar to $1.19. [WSJ]
• A new kitchen design from Electrolux doesn’t require pots and pans — just make a hole in the surface by pressing down with your hand and pour the ingredients right in. [NYDN]
• Two Burger King workers in Jacksonville were arrested after slipping Hydrocone pills into customers’ burgers. [Florida Today via Eater]
