Sampler Platter: Fried chicken, type-A sandwiches and summer salads

Thank goodness it's Friday's food news roundup...

• Guests taking the 10-finger discount at restaurants. Squid Ink
• The secret to your inner self is located in a sandwich. Chicago Tribune 
• "If the human tongue has a secret password, then [the McGriddle] is the code. How the preference for bacon wrapped in sweet pancakes is an unfortunate side effect of human evolution." We're doomed. Science Blogs 
• KyoChon's fried chicken is coming to the Glendale Galleria. Tropico Station 
• 101 summer salads. (To eat after your McGriddle.) New York Times 
• Cocaine-laced Skittles. News4Jax
• Comedian Michael Ian Black shills for Klondike with a series of amusing videos.
• Invent your own potato chip in Kettle's Create-a-Chip Challenge.

-- Elina Shatkin

Photo: Fried chicken wings with cabbage salad and pickled radish. Credit: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times