Mediavore

Moby Edits Book on Food Choices; India Crafts Chili Grenades

• Southern California’s Jewish Persian population traditionally have a Friday family dinner, which could be compared to “a dry run for the Passover Seder.” [N.Y. Times]

• India will make grenades out of bhut joloika (ghost chilis) to fight terrorism. [Discovery News]

• A New Jersey burglar broke into a restaurant, cooked chicken and rice, and left without stealing any money or doing his dishes. [MSNBC]

• Artist Moby is the editor of a new book, Gristle, exploring food choices, written by Miyun Park. [Huffington Post]

• An Alaskan SWAT Team arrived to confront three teenagers involved in the robbery of a pizza man. [MSNBC]

• A family of South Central restaurant owners were robbed at their Northeast L.A. home by two men posing as police officers. [KNX1070]

• Many L.A. restaurants are participating in Water Week this week, charging one dollar for tap water to fund clean water programs in the developing world. [SMPD]

• Many people have trouble understanding food label jargon like “natural” and “healthy.” [Huffington Post]

• Orthorexia, an eating disorder in which sufferers are inordinately concerned with healthy food, is on the rise. [NYDN]

Moby Edits Book on Food Choices; India Crafts Chili Grenades