Sampler Platter: Nutella, beef and the great burrito debate

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Burritos, Nutella, hospital food and more in today’s food news roundup.

• Epicurious wins James Beard Award for best food blog.
• LA Taco schools you on authentic Mexican burritos from Chihuahua, Sinaloa and other northern Mexican states.
• Digital Chocolates makes an $8 Wiimote replica out of white chocolate. Slippery Brick
• The truth about European Nutella: it ‘is slightly less sweet, is a tiny bit firmer in texture, and seems to have a better aftertaste.’ Amy Scattergood. (Read Amy’s Nutella piece for us, here.)
• StarChefs.com reports that for the first time in four years, chef salaries are down.
• U.S. government sues Chino-based meat company whose workers were caught on video abusing cattle, leading to the nation’s biggest beef recall last year. San Jose Mercury News
• Are restaurant tables too small? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigates.
• ‘Delicious’ hospital meals (scroll down until you get to Paris). Hospital Food

— Elina Shatkin

al pastor burrito at Taquería La Estrella. Credit: Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times.