• It's not just big fancy fish like tuna and salmon that suffer from overfishing; bottom-of-the-food-chain species like mackerel and squid are dwindling at a rapid rate, which has an exponential effect on the rest of the ocean's species. [SFGate]
• Organic food is currently only regulated at the production level, but now a German scientist is working on a way to test whether grocery products are organic once they reach retail. [NYT]
• Yet another story on how working professionals are turning to food banks — this time in otherwise affluent Marin County, California. [CNN]
• The 100th annual Michelin Guide was released over the weekend; partially in protest of its rigorous judgment process and make-or-break reputation, two Michelin-starred French chefs have announced that they are pulling their restaurants out of the running. [UK Telegraph]
• Levy Restaurant Group, which owns Obama-family favorite restaurant Spiaggia, flew out chef Tony Mantuano from Chicago to DC to surprise the President with dinner. Obama called Mantuano his "favorite chef." [Tribune]
