• LAPD is searching for leads to a suspect in a $10,000 burglary at Sherman Oaks’ Cafe Bizou. [LAT]
• Carl’s Jr. is rolling out made-from-scratch biscuits to 300 SoCal stores by November 1. [OCV Register]
• More Dia de los Muertos divertido, as El Random Hero drops his own guide to Day of the Dead. [L.A. Taco]
• Here’s a list of eight foods that should probably be banned before foie gras, including Bluefin tuna, factory-farmed chicken, and feedlot cattle. So true. [HuffPo]
• A newly proposed nutrition label would rate packaged foods for their healthfulness based on a three-star system. The stars are kind of festive too. [NYT]
• Enjoy your produce aisle while it’s still just produce; now that it’s believed items sell better next to fruit and veggies, packaged goods are trying to invade. [WSJ]
• Food stamp eligibility has typically been based on income, but now some states are taking assets like vehicles into account. Last we checked, it’s hard to eat a truck. [USAT]
• Texas prisons are cutting costs by serving just two meals a day to inmates on the weekends. [NYT]
