• Santa Monica City Council approved the ban of single-use plastic bags last night. Starting in September, residents will have to bring reusable bags with them or face a ten-cent charge for every paper bag they get. Careful Calabasas, you could be next! [Bloomberg]
• Jonathan Gold will give the the 43rd annual Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture at U.C. Riverside on February 9th. [Press Enterprise]
• Continuing its ongoing quest to take over the world, Amazon is hoping to expand into grocery delivery. [Gizmodo]
• Step away from the Frappuccino… and the Cold Stone Creamery Lotta Caramel Latte, and four other ridiculously high-calorie coffee drinks. [Slashfood]
• Surprise, surprise! Left to their own devices, preschoolers would pick a diet of fried foods and sugary sweets and seldom pick natural foods. [L.A. Times]
• Grow your own: mushrooms, that is. At-home fungus kits are on the rise. [WSJ]
• At the World Economic Forum in Davos, food inflation is a big item on the agenda, just like it was in 2008. [MarketWatch]