Breakfast Buffet: Tuesday, 8/19

BY OWEN MORRIS

A nice photo roundup of this weekend’s ethnic festival in Swope Park. The first picture pretty much sums up Kansas City. (Noodletown)

Michael Phelps’ diet has become almost as legendary as his swimming prowess. But what happens when a mere mortal tries to eat the Phelps’ diet for a day? It’s not pretty. (Guardian)

I know it’s early to be thinking about Christmas presents but right now a new book about giant vegetables is at the top of my list. I’m serious. I want to know how exactly one grows a carrot 19 feet long! Times Online)

Casual dining restaurants are a good barometer of how the middle-class economy is doing Business Week explains and right now, casual dining restaurants ain’t doing so hot. (Business Week)