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OK, so this isn't local or of particular importance. But, here we go:

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The sauce for a spicy Italian sandwich was apparently a must have for one Florida man. The man, Reginald Peterson, called 911 twice after a sandwich shop left off the sauce.

Peterson initially called the emergency number Thursday so that officers could have his subs made correctly, according to a police report. The second call was to complain that police officers weren't arriving fast enough.

More of the Associated Press story here.

Word just arrived that the Second Floor Bistro Bar, the new restaurant at the Westin Galleria, has joined the KRLD Restaurant Week lineup. The restaurant, which opened earlier this summer, is a concept from Scott and Gina Gottlich, founders of Bijoux in Inwood Village.

The Second Floor will offer the special menu for the weeks of Aug. 11, 18, and 25. To reserve, call 972-450-2978 and request a Restaurant Week reservation.

For the RW menu, go to the jump...

Yes, a Dallas chef is heading to Cowtown. Blaine Staniford, ex of Tex-Asian spot Fuse and the recently defunct Scene, will be the executive chef at Grace in Fort Worth. The restaurant, which will serve "Modern American classic fare," is the brainchild of Adam Jones, who left Del Frisco's in 2006 to helm the project.

Jones said in a phone interview that he'd been interviewing chefs for a while. Staniford recently borrowed friend Scott Gottlich's kitchen at Bijoux and cooked Jones a six-course lunch there -- it landed him the job.

Jones aims to open Grace by the end of October, if all goes according to construction plans.

I've noticed yet another food store has appeared in my neighborhood. "Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage" has opened its doors in the strip center on the northwest corner of Coit and Campbell in Richardson. Grand opening is Sept. 6, but the soft open gave me a chance to ask the company one question: What were they thinking?

What am I referring to? Drive less than 2 miles north from this new store on Coit and you'll pass a SuperTarget, Sam's Club, Super Wal-Mart, and Central Market. Head 2 miles south and you pass a Tom Thumb, yet another Wal-Mart grocery, Kroger's, and Whole Foods Market. (And, btw, an intriguing Middle Eastern grocery called Zituna's on the west side of Coit a bit south of Arapaho that offers an amazing array of halal sausages and salamis, but I digress...) And Sprouts Farmers Market is close enough on Campbell that you could practically hit it with a rock.

So what's the niche for this new place? Actually, they have some pretty good answers. Head for the jump to find out.

The Environmental Working Group ranks 45 produce items from highest pesticide load to lowest. Sad to say, peaches top the list, with the highest amount of pesticide.
Looking at the list, it's easy to develop your own mental cheat sheet. Things you eat whole -- peaches, apples and the like -- are more likely to contain pesticide residue than things you peel -- onions, avocados and pineapple, for instance.
Find out more here.

Our spy at the AIWF's XVII Annual Caesar Salad Competition (held Sunday at the Fairmont) says: that executive chef John Tesar from the Mansion Restaurant won.

In second place: J.W. Foster of the Fairmont's Pyramid Restaurant. And Brian Wubbena of Truluck's took third place.

He didn't win The Next Food Network Star, but that didn't stop the cable channel from giving Adam Gertler his own show, too. The Philadelphia native will debut Will Work for Food on Sept. 30, a show in which he will emark on a, "fearless journey to learn about a wide variety of unique food jobs," according to a news release sent out today.
"On The Next Food Network Star Adam exhibited a unique combination of quick wit, passion for food and an engaging personality," Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production for Food Network, said in the release. "He earned millions of fans across the country who have let us know that we have a second star in our midst."
Hmm. Seems like there's someone else in that final three that may be wondering when her show is going to debut.