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Corrupt Guards Sneak Food to L.A. Inmates; What Is the Next El Bulli?

• Corrupt guards at different L.A. county jails are being accused of sneaking food (and more often, drugs) into the facilities for inmates who pay the right price. Read how it all starts with just one simple burrito. [LAT]

• Back in the day at the Stork Club, Sherman Billingsley used hand signals to communicate various things to his staff such as “Get this table a free round of drinks.” Today, similar signals are still used at New York’s Eleven Madison Park. [NYT]

• Only about two percent of all food imports were inspected in the U.S. in 2010, just in case domestic cantaloupes aren’t scary enough for you. [MSNBC]

• Here’s a list of restaurants worldwide that might be the next El Bulli. [WSJ]

• Women think about food more than sex, agonizing about their diets over their relationships. [Daily Mail UK]

• L.A.-based Onch Movement is designing realistic-looking steak necklaces and bacon bracelets. [LAT]

• How many kinds of Pringles are there? As this illustrated chart shows, quite a few. Prawn Cocktail? Okay … [NYTM]

• No matter how often restaurants publish calorie counts or Michelle Obama pushes veggies, Americans still just want to order burgers and fries. [Businessweek]

Corrupt Guards Sneak Food to L.A. Inmates; What Is the Next El Bulli?