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Sampler Platter: Vendy Awards, giant burrito eat-off, America’s best burgers, Costco comes to New York City (sort of)

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A burrito bigger than a baby, the truth about Thousand Island dressing, Korean barbecue in Koreatown and more in today’s food news roundup.

-- Street food gets the red-carpet treatment at New York’s Vendy Awards. Gourmet -- Govind Armstrong, executive chef of 8 Oz. Burger Bar, shows you how to make his grilled cheese and short ribs sandwich. Epicurious -- Essex parts with chef Chris Ennis, trims menu, will expand. Food Fair by Diego opens in Mid-City West. Eater LA - -Binary Tastebuds and Choisauce compete to see who can eat more of the massive Special Burrito at Manuel’s El Tepeyac. L.A. & OC Foodventures -- America’s best burgers. (No L.A. joints on the list.) Travel & Leisure -- Man starts business delivering low-cost Costco items to New York City residents. New York Times -- Quarrygirl lists L.A.’s top five omnivorous restaurants for vegans. -- Where Thousand Island salad dressing and six other condiments get their names. Mental Floss -- Eating LA checks out the $16.99 all-you-can-eat meal at Hae Jang Chon. -- Hungry Kat noshes on pork belly, spareribs and stew at Ham Ji Park. -- Just four days after announcing that its new Vegemite spread would be called iSnack2.0, Kraft says it will axe the name because so many people hate it. News.com.au --The Boston Globe has a beef with reality cooking shows. -- Bangladesh rewards farmer who killed more than 83,000 rats in an effort to protect crops. AP -- First Lady Michelle Obama approaches diet and exercise with moderation and sanity. NY Daily News (On Nov. 10, she’ll kick off ‘Sesame Street’s’ 40th anniversary season with an appearance that focuses on health and nutrition.)

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-- Elina Shatkin

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