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Jamie Oliver Blasts U.S. McDonald’s; SK Foods’ Boss Slapped with Five More Felonies

• McDonald’s in the United Kingdom are much healthier than their American counterparts, according to Jamie Oliver. [NYDN]

• Activist group Breast Cancer Action is not impressed by KFC’s new Pink for the Cure promotion, calling it “pinkwashing.” [Fork in the Road/VV]

• Leslie Buck, the designer of the iconic Greek-inspired “We Are Happy To Serve You” coffee cup, is dead at 87. [NYT]

• New felony charges have been filed against SK Foods’ Frederick Scott Salyer, who is now accused of fixing tomato prices and rigging bids with three of his company’s customers. [L.A. Times]

• Burbank’s Tony’s Darts Away is a huge hit with L.A. vegans, as well as beer drinkers. [L.A. Times]

• Over the past two weeks, over twelve West Hollywood restaurants and retail stores, including Marco’s Trattoria, were burglarized. [WeHoNews]

• Spectrum’s wine auction, one half of which was held this week in Charlie Palmer’s Costa Mesa restaurant, earned a world-record-breaking $3,475,260 million with 858 lots being exchanged. [Stock Markets Review]

• “Sugar” Shane Mosley loves to eat at Katana when he comes to L.A. [L.A. Times]

• D.C. is the latest city to consider a soda tax. [Obama Foodorama]

• Oregon is leading the way in sustainable wineries. [NYT]

• Traditional luxury foods are increasingly coming from nontraditional places: think Wagyu from Belgium. [WSJ]

Jamie Oliver Blasts U.S. McDonald’s; SK Foods’ Boss Slapped with Five More