• The Chicago Auto Show might ostensibly be about the cars, but the food on offer is pretty exciting too. [Tribune]
• Location-based social media app Foursquare has signed a deal with Zagat to include a “Foodie” badge. [NYT]
• The Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards program is folding after 20 years. [The Stew]
• In an effort to solve budgetary woes, some states are looking to privatize liquor stores. [WSJ]
• Moby edited a new book on veganism. [Voracious/Seattle Weekly]
• People who drink two or more sodas a day have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. [NYP]
• Canadian McDonald’s have added new menu items for the Olympics, including a s’mores pie and a chicken parmesan wrap. [CityPages]
