Sampler Platter: The beef whisperer, L.A.’s best tearooms, milky science and weird bacon products
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What do goat milk, Gwyneth Paltrow and bizarre bacon products have in common? They all make an appearance in today’s roundup of totally inessential food news.
--Meet the beef whisperer. He can tell a cow’s age, gender and breed from one bite of meat. The Independent--Iconic Mel’s Drive-In closes today in Seal Beach. OC Register--Morning Edition anchor Chery Glaser’s five favorite L.A. tearooms. KCRW--What carbonation really tastes like: sour. Wired--Twelve weird bacon products you won’t believe. Delish--Poring over facts about milk: cow’s, goat’s, soy, almond, rice and hemp. Los Angeles Times--Please enjoy this sausage necklace. Pahl-Fleischer--Litigious Monster Energy threatens actual movie monster. Consumerist--Gwyneth Paltrow shows you how to make a light Spanish dinner of tortilla espanola, poached shrimp and bread with tomato sauce. Goop--Sam Sifton on Daniel Boulud’s DBGB Kitchen & Bar. (New York Times) In the meantime, Daniel Boulud Brasserie at the Wynn in Las Vegas will shutter. (Eating Las Vegas)--OpenTable announces its 2009 Fit for Foodies winners. No surprises in terms of L.A. restaurants: The Bazaar, Osteria Mozza, Palate, Street.
-- Elina Shatkin