Food and dining news from around the web and the world…
* How do chefs invent a signature dish that withstands the test of time? Practice. Practice. Practice. [BBC Food]
* Everyone is looking ahead to the food trends that will define dining in 2013. Check out what writers in Milwaukee, Chicago, and New York think.
* You can help free the chickens in Chicago. For a while anyway. [Chicago Business]
* Restaurateurs: This is not the way to get a leg up on the competition. Maybe try a Groupon? [MedicalDaily.com]
* Bean counters, take note. Starbucks is the most expensed restaurant in the country. [Eater]
* From the ‘Moment of Zen’ files: Here’s a video of a man eating the entire Hobbit-themed menu at Denny’s. [WorstPreviews.com]