Overheard on the Los Angeles Board

"Some days you feel like Thomas Keller is personally cooking your food; other times you wonder if they are cooking out of a can and with a microwave." – ipsedixit on the inconsistencies at Mike & Anne's

"[A]ny LAUSD school will have great cake, if the lunch ladies make it. They usually only make it once a week." – mazusc's vote for the best coffee cake in Los Angeles

"Stopped by Yamadaya Torrance today for my obligatory bowl of ramen before going to LAX. Noticed a sign announcing openings in Westwood and Costa Mesa. There was an open date of Nov 11 for the Costa Mesa branch but given the planned and actual open date disparity of Culver City, I'm not sure what Nov 11 means." – Porthos on the expansion of beloved ramen chain Yamadaya