Sampler Platter: goat cheese, tofu houses and olive harvests

Dec. 8, 2008 12:34 PM PT

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A Monday morning dose of food news...

Former Blur bassist Alex James trades groupies for gastronomy as an award-winning cheese maker known for his Little Wallop. (It’s a goat cheese.) N.Y. Times
When the going gets tough, the tough eat casseroles. (Recipe-enabled!) The Daily Beast
Eight-year-old Jack Witherspoon, who’s battling cancer, is cooking for a cure. Momlogic
Creative revenge via food: Make pasta sauce with your estranged husband’s $1,000 bottle of wine. The Daily Telegraph
Who knew? The iodine in salt makes you smarter. N.Y. Times
50 Meals visits Gu Jip, ‘a hidden gem’ of a tofu house in Gardena.
‘What my 3,000-pound steer has taught me about faith.’ Slate
A look at the annual Caltech olive harvest festival (held Nov. 7). gas•tron•o•my
Eater LA reports that auction house Bonhams & Butterfields will have Brown Derby items up for auction later this month. Matchbooks, ashtrays, wall décor items, souvenir tablecloths and more.
Twinkies and Hostess maker now solvent. Sweet! MyFox Kansas City
N.Y. Times visits Bardot in Hollywood. ‘It is not Bardot’s intention to become a hip celebrity hangout.’ Oops.

-- Elina Shatkin