Hot Sake: Food News You Can Use.

- While browsing this NYT article about pulperías in Galicia, Spain we are reminded about how good the octopus is at the initially-jeopardized E.U. was when we went Friday. Come to think of it, the Baked Rigatoni with Milk-Braised Berkshire Pork, the Fried Smelts and the meatballs were darn tasty as well.

- Any occasion to talk about Bill Telepan's food is something to take advantage of. Here is a short interview with the Upper West Side's best chef. Speaking of best chef's, potential US titleholder Thomas Keller is interviewed in Wine Spectator.

- The NY Post pulls together all the disparate current restaurant gossip stories and lawsuits into a Sunday feature.

- Local vs. Organic in Time magazine.

- It may be the wrong coast, but with all the back and forth about the best burger in NYC we, are extra happy to see this AHT post about the Apple Pan in LA and enjoy the comfort in a sure thing provides.

- Ed Levine went to Barcelona last week, he ate a LOT of jamón de bellota.

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