Points of Interest

It's the weeken and time for a round up of interesting tidbits:

Michael Bauer in SF has some interesting data from food distributors showing how much costs have risen in the past few years. It's an eye-opener about the restaurant business. [Between Meals]

For some people, wine isn't enough. Brooklynguy's brisket looks so good, I want to make some for myself this weekend. [Brooklynguy]

File under "sign of the coming apocalypse". Starbuck's has opened their first retail merchandise store in Southern California. [Natural-Specialty Foods Memo]