• Forget the Asian carp, the vampire fish is already causing damage in Lake Michigan. [Great Lake Echo via Gapers Block]
• Fourteen locations along the lake were approved to serve alcohol by the Chicago City Council’s License Committee. [Trib]
• Freshway Foods lettuce has recalled its lettuce in 23 states. [NYP]
• A group of brewers are locked in a race to create the most alcoholic beer possible. [LAT]
• With the effects of the oil spill still unknown, Gulf Coasters are stocking up on seafood as fast as they can. [NYT]
• Wine importer V.O.S. Selections filed suit against Gordon Ramsay this week — the second wine company to do so in two weeks. [NYP]
• Though consumers plan to dine out more this year than the last, they hope to pay less money at each meal. [NRN]
• CBS recently ordered a pilot for a cooking game show starring Emeril Lagasse. [Deadline Hollywood Daily]
