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Meg Whitman Visits Philippe’s; LudoBites Crashes OpenTable Again

• Meg Whitman, who has spent $140 million of her own money on her campaign for governor so far, stopped at Downtown classic Philippe’s yesterday and refused an offer for her beef double dip to be on the house. [SCPR]

• Reservations for LudoBites disappeared in 90 minutes and crashed OpenTable again, leading to a flurry of complaints and calls for the chef to open a real restaurant in the comments of Eater. [Eater]

• Help Feed L.A. is making it easier for businesses to donate their surplus food by dialing 311. [LAist]

Cosmo named its annual Bachelor of the Year: a prep cook from Cleveland. [The Plain Dealer]

• A Cecconi’s and Soho House location is coming to South Beach. [Miami Herald]

•Oops! Nestlé was mistakenly allowed to use the logo for a British government anti-obesity campaign on a website promoting junk food. [BBC]

•A new book contains lots of lovely photos made entirely out of food. [AOL]

•A Silicon Valley CEO and UC, Davis, are teaming up to make a bunch of technological advances in winemaking. [WSJ]

Meg Whitman Visits Philippe’s; LudoBites Crashes OpenTable Again