• A record 8,214 people visited the Saturday opening of the Green City Market at its outdoor location in Lincoln Park. [Green City Market]
• The Grocery Bistro is moving from the West Loop to Streeterville. [Chicago Magazine]
• McDonald’s hopes to seriously beef up its share of the beverage market by adding frappes and smoothies. [USA Today]
• Half a year after Gourmet’s final issue, its readership does not seem to have transferred to other high-end food magazines. [NYT]
• Endicott Meats plans to sue Gordon Ramsay, charging that he owes $190,000. [NYP]
• When Andrew Cuomo announces his candidacy for governor of New York, girlfriend and Food Network star Sandra Lee will be beside him. [NYT]
• Taco Bell will roll out a $2 meal deal today. [NRN]
• Bacon from the Mangalitsa (or “sheep”) pig can cost up to $82.99 a pound. [NYDN]
• Black produce, including garlic, chickpeas, and walnuts, is all the rage this season. [NYP]
• Richard LaMotta, inventor of the Chipwich, died last week at 67. [NYT]
• One-time Food Network host Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to hire a homeless man to murder his wife. [Huffington Post]