• A bill that would require producers to label genetically engineered foods has been introduced to the Illinois Senate, reports the Local Beet.
• The second Charlie Trotter’s auction is happening right now.
• Chuck Cowdery has the most sober take on the dilution of Maker’s Mark bourbon.
• Baconfest has announced its 2013 schedule.
• Kevin Pang’s filed a masterful multimedia narrative on Grace chef Curtis Duffy.
• Eater stalked the first round of Check, Please! candidates.