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BEVERLY HILLS— Now that current Top Chef Vegas contestant Michael Voltaggio is situated at The Dining Room in The Langham, SBE has been on the lookout for a new chef de cuisine. According to their Twitter feed last week, the man who will take over where Voltaggio left off is Joshua Whigham, a D.C.-based chef who has worked at several of Jose Andres' other eateries including Cafe Atlantico and Zaytinya. [DD]
MID-CITY— Starbucks did announce that it would shutter 200 locations across the country, and it appears as though store #504 in the Beverly Connection is one of the many. As of Thursday, caffeine addicts will need to find their fix elsewhere. [B+S]
DOWNTOWN— Next Saturday Red Bull will host its first ever non-motorized Los Angeles Soapbox Race at Grand and 5th. What does that mean? All "vehicles" must be man-powered! However, the secret is that Marked5, purveyors of the rice patty burger thing, will launch both a new menu, as well as a new food truck concept which they recently acquired. On your mark, get set, gooooo. [EaterWire]
