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First Lady Michelle Obama was spotted off-duty from the food police this week, simply spending Saturday in the company of daughters Sasha and Malia over a bite at Enoteca Drago, working her shoulders over some heavy fork-lifting. And speaking of spending cherished moments with loved ones, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez entertained some theatrical teppanyaki at Benihana, then later in the week, were caught having a Subway-catered picnic in the park. Romantic, no less with the teens' official photographer documenting their every awkward nibble. Elsewhere, funny-boy Judah Friedlander tipped his cap to himself at a birthday party held in a random 7-11, Lindsay Lohan fled the pressure over a safe and sane dinner at Cafe Habana, and Jennifer Aniston and dude had a big double-date with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at Katsuya in Brentwood. To see where else celebs ate, drank, and stared achingly into each others' eyes, read on.

Waiting tables can feel like a little like playing the lottery; one day a customer bounces on the bill, the next Jay-Z's giving you $50,000 for a tip, right before four customers stomp you for bringing them the wrong plate. So went the shifting fortunes for Minnesota waitress Stacy Knutson this week, who was left a to-go box stuffed with $12,000 in cash by a customer at Fryn' Pan, apparently as a tip. But then Knutson did a silly, if honorable thing, and reported the cash, wadded and wrapped in different denominations, to the police.

A new Mexican restaurant named Calle Tacos is announcing its plans to open soon in Hollywood. And while that particular neighborhood rarely gives us much hope of seeing an authentic taqueria hit its streets, it's nonetheless a more worrisome sign when you have to explain this to Angeleños in your press release: "Our garage door opens directly onto Hollywood Blvd welcoming every diner- even those who don't know how to pronounce our name- don't worry, you will get it, “Cay- yay”. Calle in Spanish means “street” and that is exactly what we serve- street food." Ay de mi!

Drop your fuertes and cara caras for a second, because there's some serious drama going down at The Hollywood Farmers Market (again). The L.A. Times follows up on the firing of the market's founder and CEO, Pompea Smith, following 21 years of service. The ouster comes at the hands of SEE-LA, the nonprofit board that operates the market and its various satellite markets, which released a statement that expresses gratitude to Smith, while pressing on with its stated desire for "a change of leadership." This quest for change eventually lead to the 10-to-1 vote, requested by Smith herself, that lead to her getting canned. What might be behind the firing?

Moo Dae Po, Brian Chong's all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant that clinched the blue ribbon at KTown's inaugural 'cue cook-off with its galbi, is announcing expansion plans to Rowland Heights. The well-organized outfit even has an entire Facebook page set up for the new San Gab side of its business, revealing that "K-Town's most-talked about Korean BBQ is coming your way...We know what a pain it is to have to drive so far in search for some decent KBBQ so we decided to bring the best right to you!"