Sampler Platter: GrubHub launches in L.A., Susan Orlean considers the chicken, Superior Grocers opens in South LA, Vegemite renamed as iSnack2.0
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A new Japanese restaurant, a new grocery store for South L.A., a new name for Vegemite and more in today’s food news roundup.
--Superior Grocers is the first full-scale supermarket to open in the South Central Avenue corridor in at least five years. Los Angeles Times --Susan Orlean considers the chicken. The New Yorker --Agura Japanese Dining coming to La Cienega. Blackburn + Sweetzer --Naming Contest Fail: New Vegemite spread to become the ever so catchy iSnack2.0. News.com.au --Angry child’s ‘bacon is good for me’ rant gets remixed. YouTube --GrubHub, which lists all the restaurants in your area that deliver food, launches in L.A. Click this link from Thrillist and get a $10 discount if you’re a first-time user. --Californians may soon be paying increased deposits on drink containers because lawmakers have been raiding the state’s recycling fund. Los Angeles Times --Folgers holds a contest (Sep. 30-Nov. 7) where five winners will receive a seven-day, six-night trip for themselves and up to three guests to travel to their hometown. (Restrictions apply.)
--Elina Shatkin