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Jim’s Steaks Manager Charged With Selling Drugs; Apples, Pumpkins and Kale Are Having a Moment

• Apparently up until the recent arrest of manager Andre McMillian, South Street institution Jim’s Steaks was slinging a lot more than just Cheez Whiz. McMillian is charged with selling everything from pot and cocaine to Percocet and Xanax from the cheesesteak joint. [Daily News]

• Get ready: Apples, pumpkin, farro, and kale will all have a moment this fall. [NRN]

• Be careful out there, spice lovers: A spicy-curry-eating contest in Scotland sent two contestants to the hospital. [STV]

• Paula Wolfert had no idea the Moroccan-food discussion group she started on Facebook would become one of the most active groups on the site. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

• Evidently David Burke has a magazine. And a line of zero-calorie “flavor sprays.” Yikes. [Eater NY]

Jim’s Steaks Manager Charged With Selling Drugs; Apples, Pumpkins and Kale