• With the introduction of fresh ingredients (as opposed to whatever they usually serve) Taco Bell could become Chipotle “on a budget.” [Reuters]
• Russ Parsons and crew get props for holding up the gold standard of recipe testing. Way to go, Russ! [Washington Post]
• Manganese, which is abundant in nuts and whole grains, may be an antidote to E. coli. [AP via HuffPo]
• Some reflections on the joys of a food fight. [Guardian UK]
• Chichen Itza’s Gilberto Centina and his son are running the Yucateco restaurant together, awww… [Intersections South L.A.]
• The Belgian climes of Downtown’s Little Bear are proving popular with crowds, while Ryan Sweeney tells that story about Saint Arnold again. [LAT]
• Wines grown in the Galicia region in Spain’s northwest corner are very different than other Spanish wines, with far more minerality. [NYT]
• Yes, there is a Kosher weight-loss camp. [Jew & the Carrot/Forward]