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 lovely Design Sponge makes dark, fudgy brownies.

Alexandra Gill gives us the lowdown on Chinese New Year foods in The Globe and Mail.

Ferran Adria gets a home cooked meal in The Financial Times.

Frank Bruni writes a compelling piece on health, Paula Deen, and yoghurt for breakfast.

The gold winner of The Korean BBQ Festival talks about beer braised pork and Joy Division in The LA Times.

Il Buco gives you a day in the life of a charcuterier with full pictures to match in Bon Appetit.

Saveur gets excited about squash in it’s many forms.

Andrew Morrison resolves to indulge more in the Westender.

The kick-off party for the International Playhouse Wine Fest gets a rave review in the North Shore News.

I made mediocre fried rice for dinner tonight. The Guardian corrects that problem, albeit an hour too late for me.

The Vancouver Sun reports on Starbucks starting to sell beer and wine in the States. How much do you want to bet that our liquor licensing policies would never allow that?

How does McDonalds not know better by now? The mega chain lost control of its twitter hashtag this week (#McDStories), and now include stories about stoner dinners and puking on tables. The Huffington Post looks into it so we don’t have to.

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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 Beta 5 Chocolates and runs the baking blog Just Something Pretty.

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