Sampler Platter: Hungry Girl, South Bay Japanese food marathon, ‘Top Chef’ in Vegas

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Thank goodness it’s Friday’s food news...

• Washington Post profiles Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien, who turned her self-started website into a powerhouse of dieting and low-cal recipe advice.
• Gourmet Pigs, Food Destination, Right Way To Eat!, Kung Food Panda, Mattatouille, Folie à Choisauce, Teenage Glutster and Rumdood join forces for a South Bay Japanese food marathon.
• Controversy over South L.A. liquor store: Some neighbors are trying to get Century Liquor to stop selling booze. The store’s owners say they’re being blamed for violence that has little to do with their business. KCET
• Confirmed: The next season of ‘Top Chef’ will take place in Las Vegas and will begin filming next week. Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times forces Josh Friedland, editor of the Food section, to drop the slogan ‘All the News That’s Fit to Eat.’ The Daily Bread has an analysis.

-- Elina Shatkin

okonomiyaki served on noodles. Credit: Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times