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Food FYI: Caffeine levels rise in Pacific Ocean, scientists say

By Betty HallockDeputy Food Editor 

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SEA LIFE, CAFFEINATED

Scientists say they have detected elevated levels of caffeine at several sites in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon. [Daily Mail]

CORN TALK

An interview with a western corn rootworm beetle. [The Atlantic]

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CHICK-FIL-A FALLOUT

Boston’s mayor vows to block Chick-fil-A from opening in the city after the company’s president spoke out publicly against gay marriage. [Associated Press]

MEET MASSIMO BOTTURA

Italian avant garde chef Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, is currently experimenting with Parmigiano ‘cloud’ or cheese-scented steam. [The Age]

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Betty Hallock

Betty Hallock is deputy Food editor at the Los Angeles Times. She has co-written four cookbooks, including “Bäco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles,” “Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen” and “Baking at République.” She started her journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Scientific American in New York, worked on the L.A. Times’ Business desk, and was interim food editor at Los Angeles Magazine. Hallock also helped launch a food and nutrition vertical for wellness app RoundGlass. She’s a graduate of UCLA and New York University.
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