Panera Opens Another Pay-What-You-Want And More News

The Daily Meal brings you the biggest news from the food world.

Industry
Ozersky points out that why yes, Asian-Americans chefs are kind of a big thing right now. [TIME]

Politics
In the last days before the foie gras ban, California diners are cramming in all the foie gras they can get. [CBS News]

Restaurants
Panera Bread is opening another pay-what-you-want café in Chicago, the fourth in the nation. [NBC]

Science
The Public Library of Science Medicine has decided to issue a three-week series on big food, examinimg not only the policies of giant food corporations, but also the politics behind it all. [LA Times]

Health
Studies find that "moderate" drinking during the early days of pregnancy had no effect on the kids. [US News]

Odd News
A candy thief in Ohio just targets peanut butter cups. The total amount of candy stolen over the past months is worth $400 to $600. [AP]

Openings
Dorie Greenspan is opening a storefront for her famous cookies in the Lower East Side and East Harlem in New York City. [Washington Post]

Oh hey, Todd English is also opening a new French restaurant, Chateau Cherbuliez, in New York. [Eater]

Tradition
Apparently President Obama is making it a thing to give cakes on others' birthdays, including journalists. [Obama Foodorama]

Booze
Sherry pairings are a thing, and it's all backed by science. [NY Times]