Sampler Platter: Jell-O, poutine, fugu & more

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• Details about Muse, its casual counterpart Parq and the rooftop Conservatory Grill, the three eateries in Montage Beverly Hills, which is scheduled to open Nov. 17. Eater LA
• Lindsay Lohan’s potential brother-in-law helps make Jell-O molds cool again?! DJ Mark Ronson quivers with delight. Times Online
• Blu LA cafe opens tomorrow in downtown in the Pacific Electric Lofts. Angelenic
• Canadians debate who invented poutine the way Angelenos debate who invented the French dip. The poutine issue may finally have an answer. Toronto Star
• Subtle changes in packaging means you spend the same amount of money for less food. LA Times
• Want water at McDonald’s? You’ll have to pay for a bottle. Consumerist
• A look at documentary ‘Food Fight,’ which screened this past weekend. Eating LA
• Jonathan Gold eats a Korean version of Japan’s deadly blowfish (fugu) and thankfully doesn’t die. LA Weekly
• Even the Grim Reaper deserves a birthday cake. Cake Wrecks
• Blogging about Great Chefs of LA, a fund-raiser for the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California. Gourmet Pigs
• Enough cheese will make anything palatable, even Turnip Gratin. The Pioneer Woman Cooks
• Forget Comme des Garçons designing for H&M. This crocheted hamburger tube dress is all the rage. Joy Kampia via A Hamburger Today
• From the ‘path to hell is paved with good intentions’ department: new regulations eliminate bake sales at many California schools. NY Times

-- Elina Shatkin

Photo: Peach sorbet in a bed of peach Jell-O. Credit: Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times