Farmers are planting fewer acres of corn, which could mean even higher food costs. (AP)
On a related note: The number of Americans using food stamps is reaching an all-time high. (New York Times)
A little bit of good news for anti-Starbucks coffee geeks: Although Starbucks has bought the high-end Clover coffee machine, it won't have access to the recipe database Clover users have been building. (New York Times)
This puts my review of Burger Bar in perspective: An $81 burger in New York City. (Bottomless Dish)