Did you know that Daniel has closed-circuit cameras watching every plate? That’s one of ten dark secrets of the restaurant business [SmartMoney]
How good can a pizza delivered to New York from Oregon be? Pretty damn good, apparently. [Serious Eats]
Balthazar’s not all that — and not just because it’s busy, either. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Op-ed: The Restaurant Opportunities Center, which operates Colors, has its employees under a Stalinist reign of terror. According to the Post, natch. [NYP]
Can we all go on responsibly eating dark chocolate when a global cocoa crisis looms? [The Independent]
There’s a three-course “lunch box” for $25 at Le Cirque. [Restaurant Girl]