Culinary Tidbits . . . ★ A smoking ban in and around outdoor dining areas and within 40 feet of food trucks will be enforced starting March 8th 2011 in Los Angeles City. This also includes Starbuck’s outdoor terraces for those of you who enjoy to smoke cigarettes while drinking coffee.
★ TV actress, Eva Longoria’s, ill-fated Las Vegas restaurant venture Beso, along with consulting celebrity chef Todd English, filed for bankruptcy protection, in what has become a complicated tangle of accusations from investors and principals.
