• The number of people in L.A. County who rely on food stamps is set to reach 1,000,000 by the end of the year. [Business Insider]
• If you thought institutional food was already bad enough, in Russian army, troops were eating dog food served in a stew. [Reuters]
• It’s here, but is it too late? Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes from the Best Kitchens on Wheels is now available for those who want to read about the nation’s food truck boom. [Chicago Tribune]
• Vegans sound excited that they’re going to have Salisbury seitan once LAX opens a location of Real Food Daily. [This Dish is Vegetarian]
• Thyme Contemporary Cafe in Lomita, which was recently dug up to search for the remains of the owner’s wife, is actually set to reopen any day now. [Contra Costa Times]
• Technology called near field communication, or NFC, should allow you to pay for restaurant meals with your phone beginning later this year. Cool, but we’re pretty sure they’ve already had this in Japan for like, a decade. [Cnet]
• If you’re pregnant and don’t have enough to worry about, you can now buy pink and blue cakes designed for the express purpose of revealing your baby’s gender to your friends and family. But how will people know what color gifts to bring to the party? [NYP]
• As beer sales drop and alcohol taxes rise in Britain, pubs are focusing on the food. So, what shall we call these places? Wait, we’ve got it, how about … gastro-pubs? [WP]
