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Mashup genius Swede Mason has transformed clips from the British version of MasterChef into a two-minute techno groove that any post-rave-era food fan can appreciate. The sight of Gregg Wallace's giant, softball-like head forced to endlessly repeat "buttery biscuit base" is enough to make us smile on this rainy Tuesday......

Torrance-based Seafood Solutions Inc. was sentenced yesterday to pay $1 million in fines and community service payouts for falsely labeling frozen fish fillets. (You mean those Gorton's fish sticks weren't mahi mahi? We, for one, are shocked.)......

The most brutal sporting event this past weekend wasn't the Super Bowl (suck it, Pats), the Lingerie Bowl (sexy won; dignity lost), the Puppy Bowl (they're all winners) or even the Wing Bowl (again, dignity lost but go Kobayashi!). It was the Guac Bowl, an annual ode to the creative......

In honor of what would have been the 67th birthday of reggae musician Robert Nesta Marley -- you may know him as Bob -- Cana Rum Bar is hosting a shindig tonight featuring music, good vibes and Jamaican rums. Sting Wrays, a combo of Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum, grapefruit......

We've got no real excuse for this photo gallery except that it's Monday, and we love us some sweet food porn. Saturday afternoon, the L.A. Cupcake Challenge took over the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, where nearly three dozen local bakeries competed for top honors. The pictures (full photo gallery here)......

Remember when we told you about Currywurst's February sausage? That's OK. It was a long time ago. The sausage party begins tomorrow. Every Tuesday in February starting at 7 p.m., the Fairfax Avenue sausage shop will give away free sausages (limit one per customer) but only for the first 20......

In honor of National Frozen Yogurt Day, you can get free frozen yogurt today from 4 to 7 p.m. at any Yogurtland. The popular serve-yourself froyo chain is also offering one-day-only special-edition collector spoons and cups. Expect long lines -- even longer than usual. Find a full list of locations......

Of all the regional American sandwich specialties, an authentic Philly cheesesteak may be the hardest to find in Los Angeles. Boos Philly Cheesesteaks is one of the few sub shops where sriracha is offered as a condiment -- a happy California touch, to be sure -- but everywhere else, Boos......

We're still pinching ourselves to make sure this isn't a dream. Our sister blog City of Ate at the Dallas Observer tells us it isn't. The Bacon Milkshake from Jack in the Box is here!......

Monday, Feb. 6, sees two restaurant openings: Abigaile in Hermosa Beach and Kitchen 24 in West Hollywood. Like a phoenix, Abigaile rises from the ashes of Union Cattle Co., which closed in January. Same owner (Jed Sanford), new concept (upscale American brasserie), new chef (Max DiMare of Wood Tavern in......