• Padma Lakshmi defends former Cafe Was chef Alex Reznik, saying, “”He totally didn’t steal the pea puree…If he did, he would have been sent home.” [E! Online]
• Former Forbes CEO Jim Spanfeller’s forthcoming food site The Daily Meal recently hired Always Hungry’s Jeff Zalaznick as its National Restaurant Editor. [Eater]
• From New York and Philly to Los Angeles, Korean food is “hot.” [Philly]
• Downtown Long Beach’s Smooth’s Sports Grille will close after 22 years. [Long Beach Post]
• The third edition of Eat: Los Angeles has been published. [Press Telegram]
• Starbucks is set to raise prices on labor-intensive and large drinks. [CNN]
• A new site sells cereal marshmallows without the cereal. [Gearfuse]
