• Culinary irony: The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has called out school-food crusader Jamie Oliver for publishing one of the unhealthiest cookbooks of the past year. [NYDN]
• Eight states saw minimum-wage hikes at the beginning of the year, which has some restaurant owners scrambling to figure out how they’ll make payroll. [NRN]
• The founders of Panda Express are getting into the dry-cleaning game with a business named Panda Dry Cleaning, planned to expand into an eventual 200 stores. [Mercury News]
• Pasadena restaurant and business owners are frustrated that The Rose Parade’s Monday date lead to a drop in business. [LAT]
• Something to go with that Viagra? Energy drinks are now being marketed to seniors. [NYDN]
• Attention, Porkslap drinkers, it’s time for an upgrade: Whiskey is now available in cans. [HuffPo]
• With the news that Charlie Trotter will close his eponymous Chicago restaurant, here’s a look at some of the food trends he helped start, including seasonal eating, the chef’s table, and the offal craze. [Atlantic Wire]
