A collection of food stories from across the web.
• Detroit’s restaurant scene is booming, with writer Bill Addison saying, “I do believe it’s safe to call the rush of openings an official renaissance.” [Eater]
• A South Florida restaurant that’s routinely had trouble with local health codes, including 13 recent violations — like finding live maggots and rodent droppings — threw out the state inspector and then a news station. [WPLG]
• Despite prior objections from city leaders, Chick-fil-A moves closer to opening at Denver International Airport. (Denver Post)
• The Good Taste Awards say Australia is the wine destination of the year, Berlin is the new vegetarian capital and Santiago, Chile is the next great food city. (Saveur)
• “College students order more frozen yogurt than any other food.” (USA Today)
• America throws away 40 percent of its food, equalling some $165 billion. How can we do better? (Grist) On the other hand, Singapore is now the second most food-secure country in the world, after the U.S. (The Diplomat)
• In the fight over GMOs, companies from Monsanto to Stonyfield Farm are buffering their credentials by recruiting academics. (New York Times)
• Amy’s Baking Company, a Scottsdale restaurant which rose to fame after “a disastrous appearance on Kitchen Nightmares,” has closed. (Arizona Republic)
• Restaurant-discovery site Zomato, which recently acquired and spiked Urbanspoon, closed $60 million in new investments. [TechCrunch]
• A new report says both consumers and the Food and Drug Administration can do more to prevent Salmonella. (New York Times)
