• Wahoo! Another reason to chug-a-lug: Researchers in Vienna have found red wine to be a possible treatment for type 2 diabetes. [Wine Spectator]
• Even if Rulon Gardner, a competitor onThe Biggest Loser, sheds some pounds, he might have trouble keeping them off since the restaurant he owns in Wyoming serves a one-and-a-half pound burger. [NYDN]
•一个餐厅,格林斯博罗的北卡罗莱纳dded chicken and waffles to its menu after the owners tried the combination at Roscoe’s. Ah Roscoe’s, does your sphere of influence know no bounds? [News and Record]
• Eater is looking for L.A.’s hottest hot chef to compete in a national sexy chef fight. [Eater]
• America’s most popular pizza topping is pepperoni, but like most foods Americans love, it’s a bastardized ingredient — it’s definitely not Italian. Speaking of pizza, pie-makers are gearing up for the Super Bowl, one of the year’s “five big pizza days,” according to this article. [NYT,USAT]
• Former City Council candidate Rudy Martinez owns a sushi restaurant in Eagle Rock. [LAT]
• One Japanese school caused a controversy by serving whale meat as part of a “cultural” lunch week. Meanwhile, in some U.K. restaurants, shark’s fin is off the menu. [Slashfood,Bloomberg]
• Today in sweets: Dunkin’ Donuts has rolled out a limited-edition cocoa yeast flavor, while Cold Stone Creamery is serving warm desserts. [SE,NRN]
