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Dark Lord Day is On the Way; Taco Night Pringles Recalled

• The hype is beginning over Three Floyd’s Brewing’s Dark Lord Day; “golden tickets” will be handed out on the 17th. [Chicagoist]

• A 280-pound man dressed as Freddy Krueger is sought for the robbery of an Oak Park convenience store. [WQAD]

• Proctor & Gamble is recalling Taco Night and Cheeseburger Pringles due to salmonella concerns. [Salon]

• Is specialty coffee like Stumptown the next Starbucks? [Time]


• Restaurant diners are ever more interested in health, responding positively to low-fat, low-sodium, and organic products. [NRN]

• Benihana recently refused an offer of purchase — without even knowing the price. [NYP]

• Subway hopes to have as many stores in China as McDonald’s by 2020. [NYDN]

• Takeru Kobayashi broke the world record for meatball eating yesterday, consuming 29 Ikea meatballs in one minute. [Dumbo NYC]

Dark Lord Day is On the Way; Taco Night Pringles Recalled