Sampler Platter: Sang Yoon’s new noodle bar, Steven’s Steakhouse, ‘natural meat’ & more

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Food crumbs on Inauguration Day...

• Chef Sang Yoon plans to open an Asian noodle bar down the block from Father’s Office 2.0 in Culver City, but it’s NOT an Asian gastropub. Food & Wine

• Act swiftly and boldly to improve the wine served at the White House, Slate urges.

• gas•tron•o•my checks out vintage Steven’s Steakhouse, family-owned in Commerce since 1954.

• Häagen-Dazs shrinks size of its containers, raises ire of its consumers. Eat Me Daily

• USDA issues voluntary guidelines for ‘naturally raised’ meat. Ethicurean offers more stringent guidelines.

• Hollywood burger stand Molly’s, a fixture since 1929, to be torn down to make way for office building. Eater L.A.

• British-based Tesco, owner of Fresh & Easy, tunes in to Twitter. Telegraph

-- Elina Shatkin