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Beyonce Eats Fries for Two; Wine Floods the Ballpark

• Since you were dying to know, the pregnant Beyonce is craving French fries. [Today/MSNBC]

• With diners more open to a range of international foods, and more interested in health, Mediterranean cuisine is having a moment. [NRN]

• You’re almost as likely to drink wine at the ballpark these days than a beer. [Washington Post]

• Looking to up your eggage? Lien Ta looks at ten L.A. dishes featuring the incredible, edible egg. We’ll add Mezze’s sweetbread shakshouka, Petrossian’s egg royale, Tavern’s butter crumbed egg, Susan Feniger’s kaya toast, and Salute’s breakfast pizza to the packed list. [HuffPo]

• Not too many surprises in the Zagat L.A. rankings this year as Spago takes the number one spot and top tier restaurants like Melisse, Urasawa, and Matsuhisa earning accolades. [My Fox LA]

• News flash: You’re not getting into Michael Voltaggio’s ink. anytime soon. [Hollywood Reporter]

• Thousands of employees of our “Big Three” supermarkets will vote on a new contract protecting their health care today, saving you from aggressive picketers when you just want a carton of milk. [Gant Daily]

• Farm land costs are up, and that, coupled with the difficulty of getting loans, makes it really hard for young farmers to get started. [NPR]

• Bloggers have changed food reviewing by evaluating early, by being more positive than critics, and by celebrating the low as well as the high, opines this blogger. [Will Write for Food]

• Outback Steakhouse’s founder is switching protein sources to offer a quick-service chicken concept; the first location will be in Tampa. [NRN]

Beyonce Eats Fries for Two; Wine Floods the Ballpark