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Sad news just in from Malibu, as Paul Shoemaker announces the imminent closure of his restaurant Savory, citing a lost battle for control with co-owner and landlord Zan Marquis. Doors are already sealed, meaning those who enjoyed the former Bastide chef's burgers will have to await the arrival of his next concept, Downtown's Juicy Lucy. Unfortunately, this shutter zaps away one of Malibu's better destinations for both foraged fresh dining and excellent pizza. A full statement from Shoemaker is below.

In a fairly confident move to get diners in to try its new fall menu, Citron, the restaurant at Viceroy Palm Springs, announces the offer of a "What It's Worth" promotion that allows people to pay whatever they think their meal should cost. As we're fairly confident there are some people who might take advantage of such an open offer, we had to ask, does this really mean someone can come in and order, like, ten dishes and pay .01 cents without a catch. "No catch here," came the response from the restaurant's marketing arm. Well, could you pay in pocket lint or doll hairs? "Unfortunately...[those] won't be accepted."

56 international wineries with over 250 wines will strike L.A. this Saturday at the return of Wine Riot, an oenophile's day-long exploration that seeks to take the snobbishness out of tastings and replace it with wanton beschnozzlement, along with some dude named DJ Cassette, food samples like cupcakes and waffle frites, informal wine pairing classes*, an iPhone tasting app, and one of those photo booths that pairs so well with getting one's fade on with friends. This year, Second Glass's nationally staged event is moving to Downtown L.A.'s Majestic Halls and will have two sessions: the first from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. and another from 7:00 to 11:00 P.M. Since we really want you to have a good time in life, we're giving away three pairs of tickets to any one of the two sessions you prefer.

$46 million spent by Big Agriculture and all we get is the same old food labels. California's Proposition 37, the "Right to Know" initiative which would require genetically modified foods to be labeled, was struck down in last night's election, with 53% of state voters standing against the measure. Agriculture biotechnology giant Monsanto lead the blindside against this bill, spending over $8 million dollars of its own money in a fight that sought to convince shoppers the measure would make their groceries more expensive, aided by several more bankrolls from companies like Dupont, Kellog's, Dow, PepsiCo., General Mills, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and arguments from farmers, grocery chains, and even The L.A. Times.