• 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]