• The price of pork belly has increased by about 90% over the past year, leading to trouble for pork-centric restaurants. [Crain’s]
• Grandma Sally’s Waffle and Pancake House in Glen Ellyn suffered extensive damage in a fire this morning. [Chicago Breaking News]
• Each country gives their own rations to troops in Afghanistan: the French supply cassoulet, while Americans hand out hamburgers. [NYT]
• Coffee prices are currently at a twelve-year high. [NYDN]