• Local locavore Rob Gardner of The Local Beet was featured on a CBS2 segment Friday night for his family’s commitment to eating local. [CBS2, via SFoB]
• Starting tomorrow, Starbucks will offer its first-ever gluten-free product, a Valencia orange cake. Meanwhile, the nationwide rollout of McCafe, McDonald’s Starbucks imitator specialty coffee bar, begins today. [MPWire/[AMNY]
• A Texas man accidentally purchased a recipe book that might turn out to contain the original Dr Pepper formula. It’s expected to sell in the high 5 figures at auction. [NBC:C]
• A map of organic farms in the United States reveals clusters in the Northeast, Northwest, and California - a strikingly different distribution than conventional farms. [NYT]
• Two food bloggers have proposed a code of ethics for their ilk, which includes provisions like “We will reveal bias” and “We will be civil.” [FoodEthics]]
