• McDonald’s CEO James Skinner defended the Happy Meal against criticism from a consumer advocacy group. [Crain’s]
• Pamela’s Parkside Grill plans to close this weekend in Arlington Heights unless a new partner can be found quickly. [The Stew/Trib]
• Milkmen are still making the rounds in Southern California. [LAT]
• Baltimore has hired a new food czar to improve the way the city eats. [AP]
• The European Parliament yesterday called for a ban on food from cloned animals. [NYT]
• India’s food inflation is slowing down, but the cost and demand for fuel continues to rise. [WSJ]
• An experimental therapy may reduce the deadliness of peanut allergies. [Reuters]
• Lebron James will reveal on ESPN tonight which team he has chosen to play for next year; he’ll get free beer for life from Ohio’s Chardon Brew Works and Eatery if he stays in Cleveland. [Daily Mirror]
• Sustainable-seafood advocates say the best way to curb the expansion of lionfish into areas outside its natural habitat is to eat it. [Washington Post]