Sampler Platter: L.A. Tamale Festival canceled; Five Guys Burgers expanding; bacon is the new black

--The most heartbreaking casualty of the global economic collapse: The 5th Annual Los Angeles International Tamale Festival has been canceled. --Doughboys to open by end of year ... maybe. Blackburn + Sweetzer--Signal Mountain, Tenn., passes nation’s first green food resolution. Treehugger--Five Guys Burgers and Fries, which already has locations in Carson and Cerritos, will expand aggressively in California, with 300 new locations. Fast Food Maven--Platine chef Jamie Cantor makes it into this week’s issue of People magazine (p. 134) with recipes for apple cranberry pie and pilgrim punch. Platine will be on hand at this weekend’s Unique Los Angeles gift fair.--Eater LA launches Sexiest Chef contest.--Cute and inevitable: the periodic table of cupcakes. Jezebel--White House pastry chef Bill Yosses makes a marzipan-and-chocolate sculpture of the executive mansion complete with pet dog Bo. Daily Mail--Bacon lovers can proclaim their love for the other white meat on clever limited-edition posters, T-shirts and aprons that declare “Bacon is the New Black.’ 4505 Meats--The 500-calorie McRib is back -- with a bonus advertising fail.--Low-maintenance turkey and leftovers revamped. Goop--Food Network offers 12 Days of Cookies (through Dec. 12).--With revenues down, AMC theaters officially ban all outside snacks. Smart Spending