Sampler Platter: kimchi, (un)happy hour in the U.K., French cafes

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• Volunteers make the world’s biggest batch of kimchi: 143 tons! SF Gate
• Britain cracks down on happy hour. Isn’t that like the USA banning apple pie? Daily Mail
• Café owners in France facing ruin due to: A) global economic downturn B) anti-smoking regulations C) the death of the country’s traditional café culture D) all of the above. N.Y. Times
• When food warning labels fail: Whole Foods goes nuts over chocolate bars. Trading Markets
• A tale of two FDAs... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will open three offices in China after lead, melamine and other contaminants found in Chinese products. The FDA cracks down on raw milk. Because there aren’t enough Chinese food scandals to keep them busy.
• Where does Barack Obama get his corned beef? Now you know. LA Times
• Sunflower Farmers Market enters the cutthroat world of Texas organic groceries. Austin American-Statesman
• A 77-year-old widow struggles with stubborn Starbucks lid, scalds skin, sees doctor, spills out of bed, splinters sacrum, sues for $3 mil. N.Y. Post

-- Elina Shatkin

Volunteers in front of Seoul’s City Hall make kimchi, a traditional Korean side dish of fermented cabbage. Sponsored by Yakult, this annual charity event helps needy neighbors.