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Chicago Bans Sweets in Schools; Yelp Cedes to Complaints

• Donuts and Pop-Tarts are just a few of things items now banned from Chicago public schools in favor of whole grains and green vegetables. [S-T]

• In response to charges that the program acted as extortion, Yelp eliminated advertiser’s ability to choose a “favorite review” to be highlighted. [Business Insider]

• Alice Waters would like to do a television series. [Slashfood]

• More and more people are posting photos of their food to the internet, motivated by everything from art to a desire to stay on diet. [NYT]

• Induction-range cooking might be the iPad of kitchen technology: fraught with both promise and disappointment. [NYT]

• Heirloom apple crops are on the rise. [NYT]

• The cupcake backlash has hit Europe. [Salon]

• Australian winemaker Thomas Angrove, the inventor of boxed wine, died last week at 92. [Herald Sun via Consumerist]

Chicago Bans Sweets in Schools; Yelp Cedes to Complaints