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  1. the chain gang
    Kim Jong-un Reportedly Wants an American Burger Chain to Open in North KoreaThis, according to a new CIA report, anyway.
    By Clint Rainey
  2. bad news
    Walmart’s Salmon That Funds North Korea Could Be in Supply Chain for Over a YearWalmart, Aldi, and others imported over 2,000 tons of the tainted seafood this year alone.
    By Clint Rainey
  3. Food Propaganda
    Kim Jong-un Gave North Koreans a Televised Cooking ContestViewers probably would’ve loved to get a taste of “broccoli five ways.”
    By Clint Rainey
  4. News
    North Korea-Run Restaurant Workplace Is HorribleEven Applebee’s would be an upgrade.
    By Clint Rainey
  5. Dear Leader
    North Korean Regime Goes Full Locavore With Its New ‘Patriotic“Grow vegetables extensively in greenhouses!”
    By Clint Rainey
  6. Empire Building
    British Tabloids Lose It Over Rumor of North Korean-Run Scottish Restaurant“It’s a nonsense,” the regime says.
    By Clint Rainey
  7. Mediavore
    LAUSD Launching Free Breakfast Program; Vegans Mad at Strawberry FrappucinosThe meatless go crazy when they learn Starbucks has spiked their shakes with coloring from a beetle.
  8. Mediavore
    Breitbart’s Last Political Discussion Held at The Brentwood; SoCal ResidentsThe political pundit may have talked shop with a man he’d just met only 50 minutes before he was declared dead.
  9. Mediavore
    Sel de la Terre Will Shutter; Beyoncé Breast FeedsPlus North Korea’s food aid and more, all in our morning news round-up.
    By Kara Baskin
  10. Mediavore
    L.A. Cracks Down on Illegal Markets; The Rise and Fall of CriscoElsewhere, Michael Bloomberg is hoping to control portion sizes in the New York diet.
  11. Mediavore
    Infant Diets Predict Future Taste for Salt; North Korean Food Aid DelayedKim Jong Il’s death might have derailed the resumption of U.S. donations.
  12. Mediavore
    Scrubs-Clad Counterfeiter Rips Off Chesco. Deli; Feeding Babies Starchy FoodsPlus: Kim Jong Il’s death could hold up U.S. food aid in North Korea; and casual dining restaurants try to lure sophisticated diners with special menu items, all in our morning news roundup.
  13. Mediavore
    Hosni Mubarak Refuses Solid Food; Hunger Worsens in Horn of AfricaThe deposed dictator is on a hunger strike of sorts as he sits in an Egyptian cell.
  14. Mediavore
    Food Crisis Grows in Africa and North Korea; Eating Out Makes You FatThe rapper plans a U.K.version of 40/40 with soccer player Ashley Cole.
  15. Mediavore
    Food Banks Await DRPA to Deliver on Funding Promises; Eating In RestaurantsPlus: The E.U. resumes food aid to North Korea; Philippine sugar producers boycott Coke, all in our morning news roundup.
  16. Mediavore
    North Korea In Need of Food Aid; L.A. Times Rants About The Beard AwardsA debate is being had over whether the U.S. and South Korea should offer assistance.
  17. Mediavore
    Costco Ditches Endangered Fish; Where Aubrey Plaza EatsThe mega-retailer agrees to stop selling a dozen varieties of threatened seafood.
  18. Mediavore
    Bimbo Acquires Sara Lee’s Bakery Business; Libya Offers Food Money toPlus: Good magazine takes issue with Costco even after the big-box agreed to stop selling endangered fish; and Campbell’s Soup Co. works to curb a health crisis that it and other food companies helped create, all in our morning news roundup.
  19. Mediavore
    LL Cool J Battles Banana Pudding; Four L.A. Chefs Nominated by Food &The rapper admits he has a weakness for junk food.
  20. Mediavore
    Campbell’s Soup to Invest $10 Million Into Programs to Fight Hunger andPlus: Starbucks wants its coffee served in half a million hotel rooms; and Garden of Eatin recalls its tortilla chips, all in our morning news roundup.
  21. Mediavore
    Lady Gaga Performs With Food Poisoning; Groupon Pulls Superbowl AdLady Gaga explains, “I don’t want them to think I am human, let alone drunk.”
  22. Mediavore
    Lindsay Lohan Rejects Father’s Chinese Food Delivery; Food Becomes a Focus ofThe star objects to an unannounced, if potentially tasty, visit, while Barney’s and Vogue are hungry for chefs and edibles.
  23. Mediavore
    Bodega Owners Cheer Four Loko’s Ban; Fashion Sorts Obsessed With FoodPlus: more food shortages in North Korea, lead-lined grocery bags, and more, all in our morning news roundup.
  24. Mediavore
    Krispy Kreme Rolls Out a New Business Strategy; Even in a Recession Business IsPlus North Koreans are defecting to South Kore and China due to food shortages, and reusable bags from Wal-Mart and Target contain lead, all in our morning news roundup.
  25. Mediavore
    E. Coli Scare Shuts Down Schools in NJ; Atlantic City’s Visitors Are SpendingPlus a new study says alcohol is more dangerous than crack and heroin, and North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong-un, is “chubby,” all in our morning news roundup.
  26. Back of the House
    The Hackensack-Pyongyang Connection The New Yorker has a truly mind-boggling story in this week’s issue, a story so bizarre we could hardly believe it, even though we’re familiar with the subject. Bobby Egan, the owner of an unremarkable Hackensack meatery named Cubby’s, has become an unofficial liaison with the North Korean government. We expected the piece to be pretty lighthearted, the tale of an unwitting dupe doing PR for Kim Jong Il as if he were the Mayor of West New York. The truth is far weirder, and more chilling: In fact, Egan presents himself as an adviser to the North Koreans on high matters of state.