The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 4.8

By Ian Froeb on Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:41 am

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More worries about the impact of rising food costs -- strikes, riots or both -- in Asia and also in Africa. (AFP)

A good story on immigrant chefs in Italy: Does Italian cuisine require an Italian chef? (New York Times)

Several New York City restaurants ban bottled water. (UPI)

Local news: The owner of a popular East St. Louis restaurant is busted for dealing drugs. (Belleville News-Democrat)

-Ian Froeb