Winery scam; Martini Madness sold out and other food and wine events; Disappeared restaurants updates; nibs and sips (Sonoma Index-Tribune) Martini Madness sold out ... As some of you may have, I received an e-mail purportedly from one "Anna Maldonado" who identifies herself as "an American" and whose e-mail address appears to be an Italian hosting site called Katamail.com . She says she lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand, and that "when I was around last time I got a bottle of one of your wines from a friend as a gift and I love ... [News Source]

Mad cow investigation has nothing to do with meat (The Chronicle-Journal) The case of a Northwestern Ontario woman who may have succumbed to a genetic form of mad cow disease is being investigated by health officials. [News Source]

Mad Cow Theatre to Present Letts’ Superior Donuts (Playbill) Superior Donuts, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts (August: Osage County) that ended its Broadway run at the Music Box Theatre on Jan. 3, will make its Southeast regional premiere in March at Florida's Mad Cow Theatre. [News Source]

Consumers’ Foundation demands prion tests on U.S. beef imports. The Consumers' Foundation demanded Tuesday that the government include prion tests in its inspection of U.S. beef imports to detect any possible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) contamination of the products. [News Source]

Consumers’ Foundation demands prion tests on U.S. beef imports. The Consumers' Foundation demanded Tuesday that the government include prion tests in its inspection of U.S. beef imports to detect any possible bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) contamination of the products. [News Source]

Flipping brilliant: British PE teacher sets world record for longest football throw-in (Daily Mail) Danny Brooks, 28, has perfected a special flip that enabled him to throw a football 49.78 metres (163ft 3.8in). [News Source]