• Stephanie Izard will be cooking for NATO members in Brussels in advance of the NATO summit here; they’ve also been sent a package of Chicago favorites including Lou Malnati’s deep dish pizza, Manny’s Corn Beef, Vienna Beef hot dogs and blues musician Lonnie Brooks. [ABC7]
• All the cultural economist types are suddenly debating why taco trucks tacos are tastier. Some conclusions: tacos are very well suited to informal service, and at a truck, there’s no making up for mediocre food with strong margaritas. [Slate]
• There’s one group high food prices doesn’t hurt a bit: farmers. In the U.S. agricultural industry, it’s “a real boom time.” [NPR]
• Let this confirm your suspicions that all your colleagues with their enticing chocolate chip cookies are making you fat. [WSJ]
