by Claire Lassam | Presenting Scout’s weekly Food Media Omnibus, a collection of links to the local and international food stories of the day…

The Georgia Straight gets the goods on the new Save On Meats reality TV show.

The new issue of Van Mag has local novelist Tim Taylor reviewing Vancouver’s chain restaurants.

Quails Gate Winery gets a little help from its American friends in the North Shore News.

Sunset Burgers is more kitsch than taste in the Westender.

Sam Sifton gives the low down on being a restaurant critic for The New York Times. Dare to dream.

The Guardian tells us that the size of our kitchens don’t matter. My 3 sqft countertop disagrees.

Melissa Carke (my very favourite NY Times writer) gives a wonderful interview at Expendable Edibles.

The Province gives Micheal Ruhlman’s new cookbook a winning review (of course).

David Lee serves up brussel sprouts even I might like in the Globe and Mail.

The LA Times picks their favourite 2010 red wines from Paso Robles to Austria.

Bon Appetit rates the best cooking apps. If you’re less likely to spill something on your iPhone than me, bring it into the kitchen!

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Claire Lassam is a baker, blogger, and freelance writer based in East Van. She has been cooking and baking her way through the city for nearly five years, working in restaurants ranging from Cioppino’s to Meat & Bread. She currently toils at the soon-to-open Cadeaux Bakery in Railtown and runs the baking blog  Just Something Pretty.

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