MARCH MADNESS — Serious Eats has compiled a fairly amazing city-by-city guide to March Madness eats. If you love food but know nothing about college basketball, this may be you in road to the sports chatter at your office over the next few weeks. [Serious Eats]
LOS ANGELES — Today Jonathan Gold compiles a list of the five best pig ears in LA. The dish is very, very popular right now in Los Angeles -- thankfully Gold has waded through the muck to draw up a comprehensive list of this best of the best. [LA Weekly]
NEW YORK—While enjoying a recent meal at Jean George's the Mark, Kate Krader sat next to Mr. Woody Allen. Apparently, Woody had to borrow a Mark staffer's cell phone to use as a light to read the menu in the dimly lit space. [Mouthing Off]
CASTING CALLS— Today the food blogger behind New York blog NYC Foodie and Times Square Legend The Naked Cowboy showed up to audition for the new NBC show "America's Next Great Restaurant." [Feast via Eater NY]