• Boston officials now realize that food trucks are the wave of the future: They’ve proposed an ordinance to create up to 25 licenses tailored for mobile food-catering vehicles, making it easier to set up shop on city streets. Grilled cheese for all! [Globe]
• A bunch of people are not amused by a joke recipe for “kung pao kitten” that appeared in a University of Missouri newsletter. PETA, is that you pulling some kind of elaborate stunt? [Kansas City Star]
• Just like the evil geniuses over at McDonald’s had plotted, their limited-edition McRib sandwich helped boost sales nearly 5 percent last month. [USAT]
• If you’re already stuffing your face with a couple of doughnuts, plus some coffee, each morning, well, now it’s possible that breakfast might just make you smarter. [NYDN]
• Another reason to bring on the doughnuts: The FDA has approved a new weight-loss pill, called Contrave. [Catholic Online]
• Butter may be even worse for you than you think: Researchers in Toledo, Ohio, found evidence of the flame-retardant chemical PBDE in nine out of ten brands they tested. [ABC Local]
