Sampler Platter: Chrissie Hynde protest scrapped, R.I.P. Sheila Lukins, flavors of Little Saigon and the long-gone Chili Bowl chain

-- In the U.K., prison food beats hospital food. BBC -- Lukins, who helped usher in the new American cooking of the 1980s with her Silver Palate food shop and line of books, died Sunday at age 66. New York Times -- Food Marathon, the Gastronomer, LA & OC Foodie and a few pals run a food marathon: six restaurants spread out over five miles in the SGV. -- Pretenders rocker Chrissie Hynde, who runs a vegetarian restaurant in her native Akron, Ohio, planned to protest outside a West Hollywood McDonald’s today, but the event has been scrapped due to the wildfires. Contact Music -- New York’s storied Café des Artistes to close. New York Times -- Indiana man claims he invented a microwavable plastic food container, sues two major food packagers. Chicago Tribune -- Eat Real sustainable food festival draws thousands to Oakland. SF Gate -- Remembering the long-gone chain of Chili Bowl restaurants, which opened in 1931 and were shaped like (what else?) a chili bowl. Los Angeles Times -- Eating LA takes chef Robert Danhi’s tour of Little Saigon in Westminster.