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Harvard Club Closed Until Graduation; McDonald’s Eyes Cold Beverages

• The Harvard Faculty Club, shuttered by a Norovirus outbreak over Easter, won’t reopen until after graduation. [Globe]

• McDonald’s hopes to seriously beef up its share of the beverage market by adding frappes and smoothies. [USA Today]

• Half a year after Gourmet’s final issue, its readership does not seem to have transferred to other high-end food magazines. [NYT]

• Endicott Meats plans to sue Gordon Ramsay, charging that he owes $190,000. [NYP]

• When Andrew Cuomo announces his candidacy for governor of New York, girlfriend and Food Network star Sandra Lee will be beside him. [NYT]

• Taco Bell will roll out a $2 meal deal today. [NRN]

• Bacon from the Mangalitsa (or “sheep”) pig can cost up to $82.99 a pound. [NYDN]

• Black produce, including garlic, chickpeas, and walnuts, is all the rage this season. [NYP]

• Richard LaMotta, inventor of the Chipwich, died last week at 67. [NYT]

• One-time Food Network host Juan-Carlos Cruz was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to hire a homeless man to murder his wife. [Huffington Post]

Harvard Club Closed Until Graduation; McDonald’s Eyes Cold Beverages