Mediavore: Bookbinder's Shuttered; Shocking Fast Food-Obesity Link
• Jean-Georges Vongerichten wants to use his company, Culinary Concepts, to create a haute cuisine chain with the market presence of McDonald's. [Fortune]
• Citing "mechanical emergencies," Old Original Bookbinder's is temporarily closed for the foreseeable future, although questions abound over how long it will be before the historic restaurant opens again. [Philly Gossip/Daily News]
• In their inaugural column for the Atlantic Monthly's new food channel, Tim and Nina Zagat explain that no matter how tough times get, people will never stop eating out. [The Atlantic]
• A recent study found that teens whose high schools are located a tenth of a mile or less from a fast food restaurant are far more likely to be obese than those with schools further away. [LAT]
• More espresso roasters are using some Robusta beans, which have been traditionally maligned, in their blends to give the coffee an extra kick from the Robusta's abundance of caffeine. [Times Topics/NYT]
