• The influx of street-food vendors has led to a rise in turf wars, with the trendy newcomers facing off with more established carts and trucks. [ NYT ] • Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to citizens: Lay off the vodka. [ Reuters ] • France’s value-added tax on restaurant meals falls today to 5.5 percent from 19.6 percent.

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Street Food Fight; Rocco and Chodorow Are Cool