• Actress Debi Mazar, who herself “grew up on food stamps,” recently cooked to raise money for Downtown’s Midnight Mission. [CNN]
• A location of Hooter’s is being considered for the space across from L.A. Convention Center. [Blog Downtown]
• A $72-million renovation of the Van De Kamp Bakery in Glassell Park is drawing lawsuits alleging that voter-approved bond money was misused. [L.A. Times]
• An LAPD Swat Unit surrounded a Sun Valley restaurant this morning, with a suspected gunman inside. UPDATE: The restaurant turned out to be empty. [L.A. Times]
• WP24 will host a benefit dinner for C-Cap on October 24th. [L.A. Times/Daily Dish]
• The McRib is finally going to be available at McDonald’s nationwide. [WSJ]
• Because everyone’s afraid of a global food crisis, the price of corn is skyrocketing. [AP]
• L.A.’s push to regulate food trucks similarly to restaurants is taking all the fun out of the fad. [NYT]
• An Australian anti-obesity ad compares junk food to heroin and shows a young kid getting ready to shoot up. [Herald Sun]
