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Alice Waters Wants To Be On T.V. Too; Yelp Makes Changes After Charges

• Alice Waters would like to do a television series. [Slashfood]

• In response to charges that the program acted as extortion, Yelp eliminated advertiser’s ability to choose a “favorite review” to be highlighted. [Business Insider]

• Australian winemaker Thomas Angrove, the inventor of boxed wine, died last week at 92. [Herald Sun via Consumerist]

• More and more people are posting photos of their food to the internet, motivated by everything from art to a desire to stay on diet. [NYT]

• BLT Steak launched a contest to have fans name three new restaurants coming to New York, L.A., and D.C. [PR Newswire]

• Popeye’s signed a deal to brand its own DVD rental kiosks. [HomeMediaMagazine]

• Trans-fats are particularly dangerous for women with heart disease, often leading to sudden cardiac arrest. [MSNBC]

• Induction-range cooking might be the iPad of kitchen technology: fraught with both promise and disappointment. [NYT]

• An Alaska bar received fake one-dollar bills, an unusual amount for counterfeits, in its tip jar. [MSNBC]

• Heirloom apple crops are on the rise. [NYT]

• The cupcake backlash has hit Europe. [Salon]

Alice Waters Wants To Be On T.V. Too; Yelp Makes Changes After Charges