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McDonald’s Ear-Eater Will Serve Prison Time; Christina Hendricks to Appear on “Top Chef Masters”

• Andrew J. McDonald, the Hingham man who bit someone’s ear off during a McDonald’s parking lot brawl in 2009, was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday. [Globe]

• Remember how Christina Hendricks divulged to us that she almost went on Top Chef Masters, but the scheduling didn’t work out? Well, now she and husband Geoffrey Arend seem to have found a time: word is they recently taped a sixties-themed episode. [Inside TV/EW]

• Once vilified, coconut oil has become the “darling of the natural-foods world,” writes Melissa Clark. [NYT]

• The USDA’s new dietary guidelines tell us to eat more fish, but golly, it’s hard to keep track of which are sustainable. [WSJ]

• In case you haven’t noticed, urban wineries are a trend. Here’s some history on that and some thoughts on why it’s happening. [Eater]

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