Toronto’s clandestine supper clubs, celebrity chef survival rates, Susur Lee’s PR ploy

• The recent rat fiasco at Loblaws’ Dupont location raised awareness across the city about food safety issues. Here, CTV’s detailed (read: gross) look at what can go wrong when rodents invade. [CTV] • Underground supper clubs are more common in Toronto than we would have guessed. Apparently, the lawless establishments aren’t just for the rebellious; tight patron regulations ensure that they’re for the discerning foodie, too. [BlogTO]

• Culinary skill is only part of what makes a celebrity chef. With so many variables contributing to success, The Guardian asks what kind of kitchen superstar will survive these shaky times. [The Guardian]

• Adam Platt’s review in New York (and a few others) made the future of Shang—Susur Lee’s new Manhattan restaurant—seem murky. But that’s not the whole story, as Lee’s publicist is setting out to prove. [Ottawa Citizen]

• Wordy menus are not always the result of culinary confusion. They could be a ploy to stimulate customer-server discourse. [Dana McCauley]