Just in time for nationwide implementation of mandatory menu labeling comes word that a direct connection between eating restaurant meals and weight gain doesn’t exist. “The causal link between the consumption of restaurant foods and obesity is minimal at best,” a new study concludes. Too bad the Brazilian judge making McDonald’s pay $17,500 to a unit manager who ate too much on the job never read this research.

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First came the ubiquitous taco trucks and lunch wagons. Next came the Kogi-fueled gourmet food truck wave. Now it’s getting really serious as the chef from a Michelin-starred restaurant has hit the road—in Detroit, no less. Wannabees take note: The barrier to entry to the food truck game is getting steep.

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A slew of restaurant industry prognosticators are already telling us what the new trends will be in 2011. But only Michael Whiteman lets you know what’s on the way out, too. Take a look at his list of “Past Their Sell-by Date” trends before you change your menu or shell out big bucks for a franchise.

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