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KFC Criticized For ‘Cure’ Campaign; Revisiting the History of the Po’Boy

• Twenty people were recently detained for allegedly smuggling cocaine in in-flight meal containers between the Dutch Antilles and the Netherlands. [News]

• KFC’s “Buckets for the Cure” campaign to benefit breast cancer research has come under fire, with some questioning the appropriateness of a fast food chain getting involved in a health-based promotion. [NYDN]

• The po’ boy was created to feed striking streetcar workers in 1929. [Salon]

• A so-called “close friend” of slain Zabumba owner Monica Beresford-Redman sold the victim’s private emails that reveal marriage problems to TMZ. [CNN]

• Two brothers have been charged for the quadruple homicide in North Hollywood’s Hot Spot Cafe. [USA Today]

• L.A. Times’ Health Section is searching for people to submit to “pantry raids” where bad food will be replaced by healthier choices. [L.A. Times/Booster Shots]

• A Mexican restaurant on Van Nuys Blvd. was one of five businesses that burned down yesterday morning. [Daily News]

• Salmonella cases have been traced back to ahi imported to Hawaii and other Western states. [Star Bulletin]

• Business is up at restaurant chains across the nation. [WSJ]

• Is England’s L’Enclume the next El Bulli? [Time]

• Gastropubs are on the rise. [NRN]

KFC Criticized For ‘Cure’ Campaign; Revisiting the History of the Po’Boy