Food and dining news from around the web and the world…
* One man’s trash is another man’s tasting menu. Ingredients that would have wound up on the compost heap are being heaped onto diners’ plates. [Washington Post]
* A pasta dish that’s seriously rich. And at $2,000 a plate, it ought to be. [NYPost]
* Counting calories? You may not want to count on the posted counts at restaurants. [ABC News]
* Food allergies are nothing to sneeze at. Find out how to dine out without falling ill. [TimesFreePress.com]
* Iron man. Salt Lake City chef Viet Pham of Forage defeated Bobby Flay on Iron Chef. [Standard-Examiner.com]
* Worst. Tip. Ever. A disgruntled taxpayer passes the buck to a server. [Gawker]