Food FYI: L.A. adopts ban on plastic bags
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BYE-BYE, PLASTIC BAGS
Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarkets. Thanks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, et al. [Los Angeles Times]
BESHA THE ANONYMOUS
Oh, Eater LA and its commenters. Restaurant critic Besha Rodell on the bungled attempts to ferret her identity. [LA Weekly]
BK TRUFFLE BURGER
The latest Burger King menu addition in Hong Kong is a black truffle burger -- part of its premium series for “a taste of royal delicacy,” the company says. [Wall Street Journal]
BOUILLABAISSE ON THE BEACH
Tetou proves to be the seafood hot spot for celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival. [Just Jared]
FOOD CHAIN
In addition to the mysterious deaths of several hundred dolphins in Peru, pelicans are starving -- unable to reach anchovies that have retreated to greater ocean depths to avoid warmer surface waters. [Scientific American]
IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW
How to eat a pizza. [The Guardian]
EVERYBODY’S DOING IT
Food writer Jeffrey Steingarten tries the Master Cleanse. [Vogue]
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