Dining and restaurant news…
* Hold the gluten. More restaurants are offering menu items that are safe for celiac disease sufferers to eat. [Winston-Salem Journal]
* The game is chicken. Thomas Keller (The French Laundry) on unacceptable behavior and what his last meal would be. [FT.com]
* Flashers ruining meals. If you must photograph your food, leave your flash off. Thank you. [The New York Times]
* This doo is a don’t. If you dine out with your child, please remember that the table is not a changing station. Again, thank you. [Sun Times]
* Pump up the volume. Why restaurant music is often too loud or too lame. [Austin 360]
* Speaking of music. Even if it isn’t always music to your ears, per se, it’s music and restaurants have to pay for it. [InsideScoop SF]
* Dining with the Star Trekkers. Where Captain Picard would dine aboard the Enterprise. [Geek of the Day]
* The Liz Taylor diet. You may not lose any weight, but you’ll probably enjoy yourself immensely noshing on the notorious man eater’s menu. [Village Voice]
* Shout to the top. How some of Houston’s top chefs and restaurateurs got their start. [Houston Culture Map]
* Dish on your dish. A new start-up in Boston invites you to rate every dish you eat. [Boston.com]
* This woman’s work. Being a female pastry chef can be truly perilous. [Feministing]
* ‘Your name here’ and Wollensky’s. The midtown Manhattan location of Smith & Wollensky will be renamed after a different diner for 29 days during October. [The New York Times]
* Nifty Sifty. In honor of The New York Times restaurant reviewer Sam Sifton’s departure, the folks over at the Huff Post round up 10 gems. [Huff Post Food]