• The price of saffron is nearing $3,000 a pound. [WSJ]
• The grand-nephew of M.F.K. Fisher is writing a book about the friendship between his great aunt, Julia Child, and James Beard. [NYO]
• Speculation that Gourmet and Bon Appétit could have their publishing schedules reduced is running wild at Condé Nast. [NYO]
• Elaine Kaufman of Elaine’s is a serious art collector. [NYP]
• Bay Ridge band Southern Comfort has been served a cease and desist by the liquor Southern Comfort. [Brooklyn Paper]